Jennifer Musselman is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer. She is author of The Hip Girl’s Handbook for the Working World and co-author of The Hip Girl’s Handbook for Home, Car & Money Stuff. She has been featured on television’s HGTV, The Other Half, Fox News, local television and radio news programs nation-wide and in For Me magazine empowering independent women with hip-how-to on everyday living matters including negotiating a salary, changing a car tire, safe-guarding home valuables and jump-starting a car. She has also served as guest speaker at numerous colleges and low-income housing workshops as a girl-next-door, lifestyle expert.

Prior to books, Musselman began her writing career in magazines and has been published in Shape, Seventeen, Teen, CosmoGirl and Twist, among others. Simultaneously, Musselman has risen up the ranks at MTV Networks’ Nickelodeon Television Channel over the past ten years, where she currently works as a senior director in the Communications department overseeing and implementing corporate initiatives in the media. She purchased her very first home, a humble, but adorable, condo in Santa Monica, California where she currently resides as sole proprietor. Musselman was recently nominated to run for President of her homeowner’s association. If elected, she will be responsible for improving and managing the quality of life at her 69-unit complex.