Valerie Lai is a social writer at NerdWallet. She has written sponsored content for Business Insider and led influencer marketing campaigns at Disney Interactive. She currently lives in San Francisco, where she teaches yoga and eats a lot of ice cream despite being lactose intolerant. She has also lived in Texas, Shanghai and New York City.
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Budget Diary is a series that shows how real people budget by asking them to document their expenses over a typical month and reflect on their spending and saving habits.…
In this series, NerdWallet interviews new homeowners across the country about their unique homebuying journeys and the financial decisions that helped them along the way. (Do you want to share your…
Say hello to 2019! We’re here to help you easily make smart money moves this year so you can save more and spend more time doing the things you love.…
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