Kat Brancato

About

• More than 10 years home and personal finance experience

• Featured Better Homes & Gardens, Family Handyman, and Real Simple

Kat has over 10 years of lifestyle and finance writing experience, sharing her knowledge on home renovation projects, home ownership expenses, gardening, organizing, cleaning, and more. Her work has appeared in Better Homes & Gardens, Family Handyman, Real Simple, and many other publications. She combines her extensive retail banking background and personal homeowner experience to provide tips and simple solutions for home-related topics. 

She and her husband are renovating her great-great-grandfather's log cabin and working on starting a homestead. She also enjoys helping others learn how to slow down and simplify their lives with her lifestyle blog Simplicity & Sunshine.

Subject Matter Expertise: Home financing, organization, and cleaning

Published Work

• How to Clean Quartz Countertops, Real Simple

• Here's a Full Guide to the USDA Gardening Zones, Real Simple

• The Cost of Clutter and Clever Organizing Tips That Save Money, Better Homes & Gardens

Favorite home style: Hygge style