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 19, 2019
- 3 min
Affiliate Marketing, What Is It?
I have written posts on budgeting, savings, and paying down debt but I have still to write about income or how to find additional income....
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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 12, 2019
- 3 min
Graduate Student Loans: Compare Federal and Private Options
This guide to graduate student loans will help you understand what is a FAFSA form as well as federal and private loan options.
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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 20, 2019
- 2 min
How Much of Your Food is Spoiling?
We've all been there: it's another week, another run to the grocery store. You have the go-to shopping list that you've used as long as...
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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
- Jul 13, 2019
- 2 min
Shmoney Guide: Making Money Choices Doesn't Need to Be So Scary
Are you living paycheck-to-paycheck, but not sure why? 😨
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okirshenbaum
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
How To Write a Check
As the world moves towards being cashless, one form of payment still lingers, especially in America. Checks! In 2015, Americans wrote on...
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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
- Jun 8, 2019
- 2 min
Saving With a Purpose
How can you apply the envelope system as a saving strategy in today's cashless world?
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okirshenbaum
- Jun 2, 2019
- 2 min
Summer FOMO vs Your Wallet
This weekend it feels like summer has finally reached us in NYC! I've been dying for some natural vitamin D so I'm stoked 😊 As the...
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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 25, 2019
- 2 min
How I Funded My Undergrad Tuition
When it was time to prepare for college, I had my eyes set on Marymount Manhattan College. As a private, liberal arts college in the...
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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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okirshenbaum
- May 8, 2019
- 3 min
Dear Olga: Wedding Planning on a Budget
Dear Olga, I've been "planning a wedding" for some time now. The truth is I'm building a freelance business and my fiancé doesn't make a...
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okirshenbaum
- May 1, 2019
- 2 min
Dear Olga: Starting a Nonprofit
Dear Olga, I don't have the best credit, but I'd like to start a nonprofit. How should I go about this? Thank you, WantToHelp Dear...
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