Arielle O'Shea is a staff writer at NerdWallet covering investing and retirement. She's been reporting on and writing about personal finance for over a decade, and holds a bachelor's degree in English from Shepherd University. Her writing has appeared in Esquire, Money, The Billfold, Women's Health, USA Today, Forbes and XO Jane, and she contributed to the book Money 911 while working for author Jean Chatzky. She likes bad reality TV and increasing her 401(k) contribution. You can follow her on Twitter @arioshea.
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