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Charlotte Hilton Andersen

location-pin Denver, Colorado

Expertise: etiquette, relationships, psychology, human interest

Charlotte Hilton Andersen

  • Has written more than 50 stories on etiquette for Reader's Digest
  • Published in Shape, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, O Magazine, Fitness, Redbook, Seventeen, What to Expect When You're Expecting and many other magazines and sites
  • Ghost-authored two books for celebrities
  • Won multiple journalism awards, including an Eddie award for her coverage of COVID-19
  • Certified personal trainer and fitness instructor for 10 years and tenure-track college professor for seven years
  • Author of The Great Fitness Experiment

Experience

Charlotte is an award-winning journalist who covers etiquette, relationships, psychology, health and lifestyle. She has written more than 50 etiquette stories for Reader’s Digest, spearheading the site’s popular Polite Habits and Best Messages series. With a knack for capturing the essence of an interview subject, she also specializes in human-interest and “as told to” stories. In addition to Reader’s Digest and The Healthy, her work has been published in Shape, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, O Magazine, Fitness, Redbook, Seventeen, What to Expect When You're Expecting and more.

Articles

Self check-out lines in Costco store

Here’s How Many Items Costco Allows at Self-Checkout

And how to check out without making enemies
Baskets are lined up in the parking lot of a Costco warehouse

Is It Rude Not to Return Your Grocery Store Cart at Costco?

Costco's parking lot raises the stakes in the age-old shopping cart debate. Here's what employees say you should do.
USPS mailbox

Mail Theft Is Skyrocketing—Here’s the Best Way to Prevent Your Important Items from Being Stolen

Your mailbox is a target. Here's how to protect it like a pro.