My mother grew up in a very male-dominated society, where girls had to do extra to make it. She wanted her girls to have a better shot at this thing called life than she did. To accomplish this she embarked on a lot of life lessons, especially on money matters.
In this post, I discuss the three money lessons she taught us, in honor of Mother’s Day.
What financial planning strategies do you need if you are foreign-born (immigrant) or a foreign national?”
If you are one of the 45 million foreign-born individuals now calling the US home, you have specific financial planning needs that go beyond what a traditional financial planner offers.
Read on for strategies that will allow you to maximize your US resources and your worldwide assets while staying tax compliant.
Everybody is keen to have a Roth IRA account, but messing up with the rules can be very costly.
You still have time to make a ROTH contribution for 2022. But please, don’t make the following mistakes as you make the contributions.
If on a work visa, please pay special attention to the last point.
What is some useful tax vocabulary to know?
Taxes are complicated, which leads to making mistakes, which can and do impact your financial life.
Here are some basic tax concepts to be aware of as you get ready to file your 2022 Taxes
Good financial planning will ensure you are well-prepared for when bad things happen.
If you are on a work visa, and you get laid off – you have 60 days to find another job or leave the country. In this post, I provide a list of things you can do ahead of time to avoid having to scramble last minute if laid off.
My biggest job fear when I got into the tech industry on an H-1B visa was that I could be let go at any time.
Sadly this is an issue facing many foreign-born nationals, currently in the US on various work visas. If this happens to you, here are some steps that may help you get back on your feet quickly.
Foreign-born families and other immigrants tend to send a lot of money overseas. So in this post, I’m answering the question – do I pay taxes when I send money abroad from the US?
Do you know what it’s like to feel at a loss or a disadvantage, to be faced with newness after newness, and to feel overwhelmed – because everything is new or because you never learned personal finance?
Almost everybody is looking to invest in I bonds. But can a holder of an H-1B, L-1, O-1 or other work visas invest in them?
What are they?
How do they work?
How do you buy them?
What are the tax consequences of owning them?
Use this checklist to check off all your 2022 year-end financial items – hopefully leading to tax savings at tax filing next year or in the future.
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