Last Updated: May 2026 When I first received my OPT EAD card, my first instinct wasn’t to celebrate — it was to calculate. For the first time in the US, I had a steady income, but I also had a ticking clock. The constant, nagging fear was always there: “If I make money in the […]
Last Updated: May 2026 I still remember my first tax season on an H-1B. I was commuting like my American colleagues and seeing the same taxes withheld from my paycheck, but when it came time to file, I felt like I was facing the world’s hardest exam. The question that stumped me the most was:
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April 2026 When I got my first full-time job after graduating, my coworker told me the first thing I should do is open a Roth IRA. I didn’t even know what an IRA was. Here’s the breakdown I wish someone had given me. Side-by-Side Comparison (2026) Feature Roth IRA Traditional IRA Tax treatment Pay taxes
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