Emma Johnson (writer)

Emma Johnson (born October 23, 1976) is an American journalist, blogger, radio host, author, and media personality. She is best known for her blog Wealthysinglemommy.

Emma Johnson
Born (1976-10-23) October 23, 1976
NationalityAmerican
OccupationJournalist, Author, Blogger, Podcaster, Radio host

Early life

Johnson was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and grew up in Sycamore, Illinois. She was raised by a single mom and has two younger brothers. She went to the local public schools as well as studying abroad in Luneville for her junior year in high school. She graduated from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1998 with a degree in print journalism and studied at Universidad San Francisco in Quito, Ecuador for the 1996-97 school year, and also worked at the student newspaper, The Daily Illini.

Career

After graduating from college Johnson held an internship at CNN in Atlanta. From there she worked as a general news reporter for the Valdosta Daily Times in Valdosta, Georgia, and then the East Valley Tribune in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area where she worked as a health care reporter.[1] Johnson moved to New York City in 2003 where she was hired at the Associated Press's then-new financial wire. Since 2005, Johnson worked as a full-time freelance business and personal finance journalist.[2] Johnson is a well-known business and personal finance journalist. Her articles have been published in The New York Times,[3] The Wall Street Journal,[4] USA Today,[5] MSN Money, Glamour,[6] Forbes,[7] Men's Health,[8] Woman's Day, Parenting, WIRED, SUCCESS,[9] DailyWorth,[10] RetailMeNot,[11] and The Huffington Post.[12] She is currently contributing editor at SUCCESS magazine.

Blog and podcast

As a blogger of Wealthysinglemommy, Johnson writes about her life as a professional, single parent in New York City, and speaks to issues faced by professional women. She is known for taking a strong stand that women should continue their careers and strive for financial independence after having children, for shared parenting, and that mothers should be open and honest with their children about their dating.

Since launching in August, 2012, the blog gained an international following and media attention. The blog has been criticized for being unrealistic in her dating advice, and judgmental of other women's choices, including by bloggers at The Chicago Tribune.[13]

Wealthysinglemommy has been cited by major media outlets including being named to The New York Times Motherlode's blogroll.[14] Parents magazine named Wealthysinglemommy “Best of the Web,” and the site was listed as an AOL DailyFinance: "20 Personal Finance Influencers to Follow on Twitter.[15]" Johnson and Wealthysinglemommy have been quoted as an expert in the New York Times,[16] Wall Street Journal,[17] O the Oprah Magazine,[18] NBC TODAY's blog, Headline News,[19] HuffingtonPost Live,[20][21][22] Woman's Day,[23] Ryan Seacrest Radio, NPR,[24] Business Insider,[25] Fox News,[26] The Houston Chronicle,[27] CBS Radio,[28] NBC Nightly News [29] and Yahoo! Personal Finance.[30]

Johnson’s podcast, “Like a Mother with Emma Johnson,” features interviews and commentary on issues facing professional mothers, including work, career, business, relationships, parenting, politics, and sex. Named to USNews’ "Top 15 Personal Finance Podcasts,[31]" Like a Mother has featured Arianna Huffington, Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger, Free-Range Kids’ Lenore Skenazy, Tinder founder Whitney Wolfe and feminist journalist Rebecca Traister.[32]

Author

Johnson's first book, The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children, is scheduled for publishing in October 2017.[33] The nonfiction book is published by Penguin Random House.

Radio

"The Emma Johnson Show"[34] was a nationally syndicated AM radio show. This hour-long call-in talk show explored issues of interest to modern women including parenting, work, career, dating sex and feminism. Guests included bestselling authors and national media personalities including Laura Vanderkam, Katrina Alcorn, Farnoosh Torabi and Miki Agrawal. This show ran from February, 2014 to September, 2015.

Personal life

Johnson lives in New York City with her two young children. She married in 2005 and divorced in 2009. She is single.

Publications
  • 2017, The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children
  • 2018, 30‑Day Kickass Single Mom Money Makeover: Get Your Financial[35]

References
  1. Tribune, East Valley. "Search". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  2. "About Emma Johnson". Emma Johnson. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  3. Johnson, Emma (February 22, 2004). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: SOHO; Savvy Fashionista or Asian Stereotype?".
  4. Johnson, Emma (March 10, 2006). "Velvet Above Ground And on Your Walls". WSJ.
  5. Johnson, Emma (12 July 2006). "Destination weddings aren't worth the price". USA Today.
  6. Johnson, Emma (November 1, 2006). "One Family's Secret: Our Parents Died of AIDS". Glamour.
  7. Johnson, Emma (12 July 2006). "'Till Debt Do Us Part: How To Navigate Debt In Your Relationship". Forbes.
  8. Johnson, Emma (April 10, 2012). "6 Tricky Money Talks Every Man Must Have". Men's Health. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  9. "Author profile". SUCCESS magazine. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  10. "Author profile". DailyWorth. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  11. Johnson, Emma (12 June 2012). "Meet Emma Johnson". The Real Deal.
  12. Johnson, Emma (12 June 2012). "Contributor bio". The Huffington Post.
  13. Petron Gosser, Erin (January 23, 2014). "Wealthy Single Mommy uses "poor" judgement". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  14. DELL'ANTONIA, KJ (April 26, 2013). "The Motherlode Blogroll: Freshly Linked but Never Final". New York Times. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  15. Staff, AOL. "20 Personal Finance Influencers You Should Follow on Twitter". AOL.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  16. "Virtual School on Snow Days". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  17. "Signs of Divorce: What to Look for and What to Do". Wall Street Journal. 2017-02-06. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  18. "3 Time-Saving Strategies to Steal from the Overscheduled". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  19. Philips, Kyra. "Raising America". Headline News.
  20. Menendez, Alicia (April 26, 2013). "What Women Want Is An Alpha Male, Says HuffPost Blogger Emma Johnson (VIDEO)". HuffingtonPost Live. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  21. Minkosky, Alyona (June 11, 2013). "Save Marriage With 10-Year Contract, Proposes Blogger (VIDEO)". HuffingtonPost Live. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  22. Lamont Hill, Marc (June 5, 2013). "Dating After Divorce Is Just Like Dating As A Teenager". HuffingtonPost Live. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  23. DeLano, Ellie (May 2, 2013). "A Ten Year Marriage Contract - What Do You Think?". Woman's Day. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  24. Wong Ulrich, Carmen (November 1, 2013). "Marketplace Money". NPR. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  25. Woodruff, Mandi (May 11, 2013). "Personal Finance Advice from Moms". Business Insider. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  26. Revelant, Julie (September 8, 2013). "How to Handle Working Mom Guilt". Fox News. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  27. Sukel, Kayt (August 14, 2013). "Why is America So Afraid of Single Moms?". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  28. Green, Jordana (August 22, 2013). "Author Emma Johnson joins the show to discuss the best options for divorced parents". CBS Minneapolis Radio.
  29. Scarborough, Chuck (April 12, 2012). "Last-Minute Tips for Tax Time". NBC Nightly News. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  30. Torabi, Farnoosh (December 2, 2013). "Top Fashion Deals on Cyber Monday". Yahoo! Personal Finances. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  31. Quinn, Morgan (2015-03-13). "The Top 15 Personal Finance Podcasts to Follow". US News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  32. "Like a Mother by Emma Johnson on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  33. The Kickass Single Mom by Emma Johnson | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
  34. "The Emma Johnson Show". Episode archives. Libsyn. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  35. "Books by Emma Johnson, The Kickass Single Mom series". Wealthysinglemommy.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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