Author: Ronald Valverde

  • A Quick Guide to Attending School in the USA for International Students

    A Quick Guide to Attending College in the USA for International Students Considering the Move  The Research Prior to the Actual Student Loan My student loan debt felt like it took a few years to acquire even before the bank transferred the first disbursement amount into my account. The very first step was finding a…

  • How To Have A Mindset For Saving Money

      “Keys to saving and learn how to NOT keep up with the Joneses” Let’s rewind a few years, before the flight that landed me indebted in the US. Thankfully, I was fortunate enough to have parents that were very transparent with finances throughout my upbringing. That blessing, along with an intrinsically analytical thought process,…

  • How My Financial Journey In The USA Began

      “…I was in my late twenties and did not exist in the USA [financially, that is]…” Image: sitting on a park bench, newly arrived at Savannah, Ga. in September, 2008. The beginning of my financial journey… In late 2008, I boarded a flight from San Jose, Costa Rica carrying 3 pieces of luggage, a…