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Elizabeth Aldrich

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How I Think About Money “Money stress impacts every part of our lives. I want to live in a world where no one has to worry about how they're going to make ends meet or pay a hospital bill. Financial education can help us get there.”
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Forbes, Business Insider, CBS News, LendingTree, Bankrate, Investopedia, ValuePenguin, The Motley Fool
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B.S. in economics from University of Oregon, B.S. in philosophy from University of Oregon
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Willamette Writers
Elizabeth Aldrich is a writer at NerdWallet specializing in Medicare. She has been a financial journalist for 10 years, and her work has appeared in Forbes, Business Insider, CBS News, Bankrate, USA Today, CFP Board and Yahoo Finance. Prior to NerdWallet, she was a banking editor with expertise in Federal Reserve policy and produced studies that were cited by First Financial Bank and researchers at University of Chicago Law School and USC Gould School of Law. Elizabeth holds degrees in economics and philosophy from the University of Oregon. She is based in Portland, Oregon.
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Medicare Basics: What You Should Know Before Enrolling | NerdWallet

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