budget girl: 401ks, food stamps & inheritances: answering your money questions!
Sep 17, 2026
What to do with old 401ks and if inheritances affect food stamps.
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L BURNSIDE 20 minutes ago (edited)
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. I HAVE TO ADMIT , AT FIRST I WAS SKEPTICAL OF ANY YOU TUBE BUDGETING VIDEOS, BUT AFTER I HAVE WATCHED SEVERAL OF YOUR POSTS I HAVE TO ADMIT, I'M A CONVERT. YOUR IDEAS ARE VERY REAL WORLD, AND I AM IMPRESSED THAT YOU ALSO REPORT YOUR FAILURES . VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT POST AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST . BTW, WHEN YOU BEGAN THIS FRUGALITY LIFESTYLE, HOW MUCH DEBT DID YOU BEGIN WITH ?
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kira elain 3 days ago
how do u raise money??? i am tryin to get money for my phone bill which is $45
Ann marie White 5 days ago
question for next time how did you decide exactly how to break down how much to put in your sinking funds do you estimate an amount for the yr ?
Lila2cute 5 days ago
Budget girl... I need your help! My father told me that since I have received food stamps in my past that he would not be able to leave me an inheritance. He says that the government would keep any money that I received from food stamps and take that from any inheritance that I would get. Is this true? It seems a little backward that anyone who in the past received assistance should not be able to receive any money in there future in the form of a gift?
Happy Budgeter 5 days ago
Question! I recently had to quit my job where had a 401k with about $600 in it. We are still in baby step 2. I don't have another job yet, so I can't roll the funds over into another employer sponsored 401k. Should I withdraw the funds and take the tax hit? Are there other options you recommend?
Amithity 80 5 days ago
How do u come up with the amt of debt left to pay that u write in ur video title? 3-18 u had $17359 left and 4-25 u had $16696 left (a diff of $663) in about a month span. Is that the amt that ur debt has gone down considering ur payments minus interest paid? Just trying to figure out a way to track my "dents" Im putn in my debt accuratly.
Amy Wise 5 days ago
Hello I absolutely love your videos and was wondering if you would give me some advice on my situation. I graduate from college in a month with about 30k in student loans and I have no idea what I want to do for a job. My old part time job offered me my job back after i graduate but I absolutley hated it there. Should i suffer back at my old job just to make money? Or should I take time off like my parents suggest? Thank you!
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