August 23, 2026

Michael Harrington

Michael Harrington is Personal Finance Editor at The Personal Finance Report USA, where he covers budgeting, debt payoff, credit and saving for readers making decisions with real money on the line. He writes for the person with a card balance and a thin emergency fund rather than the person with a portfolio. Every figure in his work links to its primary source - the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve, the IRS or the CFPB - and every tool he recommends, he has used. [FILL: one true sentence about background or why this beat - do not invent a credential or a degree.] Reach him at [email protected].