How Do I Make Enough Money to Survive Here?
A real, honest answer to the question every newcomer quietly asks.
Become a Landlord with $100
I always thought real estate was only for people who were already rich. that’s the preconceived notion from most of us immigrants, that you need serious cash to have access to real estate.
Rent Your First Apartment in the US Without Credit History
I still remember the feeling of pulling up apartment listings for the first time after landing in the US.
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Credit Card Debt Nearly Sent Me Back Home
Her name is Precious. She is a licensed practical nurse from Lagos, Nigeria, who has lived and worked in the United States for fourteen years. She works days now, a hard-won shift after a decade of nights, at a rehabilitation center in the Houston Medical Center
She Retired at 58 With Nothing When She Arrived in the US
Her name is Marisol. She is a registered nurse from Cebu City in the Philippines who has lived and worked in the United States for twenty-two years.
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Remittance Scam Cost Me $12,000: Avoid This Mistake
Her name is Claudia. She is a registered nurse from El Salvador who has lived and worked in Houston for eleven years. She works night shifts at a community hospital in the medical center.
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From Broke Newcomer To Homeowner: One Migrant’s Journey
Carlos arrived at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport on a Tuesday afternoon in March 2019 with two suitcases, $1,400 in cash, and the phone number of a cousin he had met exactly twice.
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How I Built My US Credit Score From Zero as an Immigrant
The number 643 is burned into my memory.
Not because it was good. It was not. But because it was the first time I had ever seen a number attached to my financial identity
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Avoid the 1% Cash Tax: How to Send Money Home for Free
Every month, without fail, I open an app and send money home. It is not something I think of as a financial transaction, even though technically it is.
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Free Tax Filing Resources Every Newcomer Should Know
My second year in the United States, I paid $89 to file a tax return that was so simple it had exactly two forms: a W-2 from my employer and a bank interest statement for $14.
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