Provided by Wikipedia Beth Kobliner (born January 18, 1965) is an American personal finance commentator, journalist and author of the ''New York Times'' bestsellers ''Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties''. and ''Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You're Not)''. In 2010, she was appointed by President Obama to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability, and was instrumental in developing the council's ''Money as You Grow'' initiative. The site, MoneyAsYouGrow.org, has reached over one million visitors. In February 2014, Kobliner was appointed by President Obama to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans.
Kobliner is also the co-author, with her then nine-year-old son, of the 2013 children's book ''Jacob's Eye Patch'', illustrated by Jules Feiffer.
Kobliner served as an advisor for ''Sesame Street''s financial education initiative, and appeared in an outreach video with the character Elmo. She is a contributor to the ''Huffington Post'' and Mint.com, has participated regularly in public radio's national programs ''The Takeaway'' and ''Marketplace'', on which she discussed teens and money with her daughter in the "Beth and Becca" segment. Kobliner has been a columnist at ''Glamour'' and ''Redbook'' magazines, and has contributed to publications including ''The New York Times,'' ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''O: The Oprah''''Magazine'', ''Parade'', and ''Reader's Digest''. She was a featured correspondent and national outreach advisor for the PBS special ''Your Life, Your Money''.
