Sylvia is a Certified Financial Planner and a Certified General Accountant. She has more than 20 years’ of accounting and finance experience, and is also a popular workshop leader and college instructor. She is also the author of the best-selling Simply Essential Personal Budgeting Kit, a step-by-step guide that shows anyone how to take control of their finances. (also published by Self-Counsel Press). Her website offers money-saving tips and links on financial planning.