Dear Olga: Emergency Savings
Dear Olga,
How much emergency savings is enough?
Thank you,
Stressed About Money
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okirshenbaum
- Jan 8, 2020
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Traditional vs ROTH
Dear Olga: What is the difference between a Traditional IRA and a ROTH IRA?
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okirshenbaum
- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Commission slowdown
I bought a fixer-upper home when I was making 6 figures but now that the commission has slowed, I ran up my credit cards. Please help!
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okirshenbaum
- Oct 30, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Self-employed creative
Dear Olga, I started freelancing a few years ago and still don't understand how taxes work. HALP! Thank you, Anonymous Dear Anonymous,...
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okirshenbaum
- Oct 2, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Debt Advice
Dear Olga, What is your best advice to get out of debt? Thanks, Jack Carter Dear Jack, My first piece of advice for getting out of debt...
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okirshenbaum
- Sep 25, 2019
- 3 min
Dear Olga: Investing for Beginners
Dear Olga, I know very little on the markets and how to evaluate stocks, please halp! Thanks, Investing Beginner Dear Investing Beginner,...
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okirshenbaum
- Sep 18, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Credit Score
Dear Olga, My score is 778, am I gonna die? Thanks, Clueless About Credit Dear Clueless About Credit, Understanding your credit score is...
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okirshenbaum
- Sep 11, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Student accounts
Dear Olga, What are the biggest money drains on students' bank accounts and what can they do to reduce costs? Thank you, Money Scared...
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okirshenbaum
- Sep 4, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Tight on cash
Dear Olga, Should you use financing for big purchases? What are the advantages and disadvantages of financing and how can you decide...
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okirshenbaum
- Aug 28, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Mortgage with bad credit
Dear Olga, How can you buy a home with bad credit? Or rather, should you ever buy a home with bad credit? And why or why not? Thank you,...
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okirshenbaum
- Aug 21, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Rolling over retirement funds
Dear Olga, I am unemployed and not sure if I should keep my 403 from my former employer as it is or roll it into an IRA. Thank you, Kim...
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okirshenbaum
- Aug 14, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Clashless envelope system
Dear Olga, How would you use an envelope style system for bill paying when you don't use cash? Thank you, Anonymous Dear Anonymous, The...
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okirshenbaum
- Aug 7, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Fresh out of college
Dear Olga, I'm graduating college and about to start my first full-time job! What advice do you have for me in terms of budgeting and...
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okirshenbaum
- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Bad Credit
Dear Olga, I have a really bad credit record. Long story. Someone has offered me a way of clearing out my record, so that I can get...
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okirshenbaum
- Jul 24, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Step-by-step Budget
Dear Olga, How do I ACTUALLY set up a budget? Every time I try, it seems like there are missing parts. Is there a step-by-step way of...
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okirshenbaum
- Jul 17, 2019
- 3 min
Dear Olga: Helping Family
Dear Olga, I live far from my family. My niece and nephew are teenagers and I would like to have some financial contact with them. I was...
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okirshenbaum
- Jun 12, 2019
- 4 min
Dear Olga: Starting a Business
Dear Olga, I am writing a business plan for my business but I have a challenge with the financial statement and how to go about it. ...
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okirshenbaum
- May 29, 2019
- 1 min
Dear Olga: Retirement Savings Without a 401k
Dear Olga, Can you give me tips to start planning for retirement when my full time job does not provide me with a retirement plan? Thank...
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okirshenbaum
- May 22, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Paying for Graduate School
Dear Olga, I have been working as a Developer (entry level) for 1.5 years. I used all of my money so far to pay off student loans from a...
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okirshenbaum
- May 19, 2019
- 2 min
Types of Student Loans
With student debt in the US up to a staggering $1.6 trillion, it's important to understand some of the basics.
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