Order What to Do with Everything You Own to Leave the Legacy You Want: From-the-Heart Estate Planning for Everyone, Whatever Your Financial SituationMarni Jameson is America’s most beloved home and lifestyle columnist. Besides writing a weekly nationally syndicated column on all things home, Marni is the author of five best-selling books:

• THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS: How to Create your Dream House on a Budget

• HOUSE OF HAVOC: How to Create a Beautiful Home Despite Cheap Spouses, Messy Kids, and Other Difficult Roommates

• DOWNSIZING THE FAMILY HOME: What to Save, What to Let Go

• DOWNSIZING THE FAMILY HOME: A WORKBOOK

• DOWNSIZING THE BLENDED HOME: When Two Households Become One

“At Home with Marni Jameson,” Marni’s popular syndicated column, appears weekly in more than 20 papers nationwide, reaching 5 million readers with her trademark humor and advice. A long-time reporter for Tribune Media, including the Los Angeles Times and Orlando Sentinel, she has also written for such top-tier media as Woman’s Day, Family Circle, Sunset and Fit Pregnancy. A frequent speaker, Marni has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs, including NBC Nightly News, Fox & Friends and Martha Stewart Living.

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Marni graduated with distinction from the University of Kansas with her bachelor's degree in journalism, and received her master’s degree in writing from Vermont College. She taught writing at UCLA for nine years and has provided writing workshops to public relations agencies nationwide.

The mother of a blended family of five grown children, Marni lives in Winter Park, Florida, with her husband, DC, and their three unruly dogs. There she runs a national health-care nonprofit and tries to create a beautiful home.

Marni’s award-winning reporting has appeared in some of the nation’s top-tier media.

• California Home

• Child

• Colorado Homes & Lifestyles

• Family Circle

• Fit Pregnancy

• Forbes

• Los Angeles Times

• Parents

• Reader’s Digest

• Woman’s Day