Diana Crabtree is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She is the Chief Financial Officer for a private equity firm in Denver, Colorado. Diana owns and operates her own tax and financial consulting business. She also is an Adjunct Professor of accounting courses at the University of Denver.
Diana was born and raised in Medford, Oregon. Her parents divorced when she was five years old. In her childhood, she witnessed much family conflict over money, including disputes over child support payments and general "penny pinching."
Her earliest money management experiences began in elementary school with a $10 allowance each week. This money was usually "invested" in candy and ice cream at the 7-11 store, with little to show for it twenty minutes later. Additional income was sometimes earned through Kool-Aid stands or babysitting.
Diana started her first part-time job at age fourteen. She began saving for her first car, which her mother matched half of the $1,800 cost. Her mother paid most living costs (Needs) except for clothing, school lunch money, and gas for the car, which Diana paid for from money earned at her part-time job. Diana paid her own way through college with academic scholarships, grants (Federal money not required to be repaid), and student loans. She finished college with student loans of approximately $25,000. She began working as a CPA immediately out of college. She has since paid off her student loans, purchased her own home, and regularly contributes to retirement and investment accounts.
Diana enjoys rock climbing, trail running and yoga. She and her "teenager" Chloe (a malamute, pictured here) live in Denver.
Money for Teenagers is Diana's first book.
