by Nenye | Feb 20, 2022 | Finances, International Students
Foreigners on F-1 Visa or H1B visa are limited on their options of how to make money in the united states. The USA government are opposed to international students making money outside of their campus job. The only other way they are able to make money is through...
by Nenye | Feb 19, 2022 | Finances, International Students, Lifestyle
I arrived at JFK airport in New York from Lagos Nigeria years ago, when I was just a teenager. I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed about being in America. As a child, all the movies I watched about the United States were set in Hollywood in LA, showing off the most...
by Nenye | Feb 13, 2022 | Finances, International Students, Lifestyle
An emergency fund as the name implies, is money saved for and used during emergency situations. It is a fallback fund in certain situations like losing your job or unexpected car costs. It is similar to a sinking fund but quite different. As an international student...
by Nenye | Feb 12, 2022 | Finances, International Students
About a month ago, I paid $410 to the USCIS to apply for STEM OPT. The USCIS (United States Citizen and Immigration Service) is a sector of the U.S government that oversees immigration purposes. International students apply to the USCIS for OPT (Optional Practical...
by Nenye | Jan 8, 2022 | Finances, Lifestyle
Isn’t it funny how little financial education we get in school? In both college and high school, we are given a ‘next to nothing’ education on managing our finances. Some of which includes managing a credit card, building your finances and securing loans. Yet we are...