Jill Cornfield

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Digital Editor, Freelance

New York

Business and Finance

Covers: Money. How to get it, how to spend it, how to invest it.

Doesn't Cover: Cryptocurrency. Special situation funds. Hedge funds. Funds of funds.

I do a lot of different things. Coffee, personal finance, recipes, more coffee. Always time for baking.

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Jill Cornfield’s Biography

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I have written about retirement for company plan sponsors, financial advisers and ordinary folks who want to know What To Do. (Confession: I didn't do much about retirement until embarrassingly recently.)

I’ve written about selling Girl Scout cookies, a visit with the Duggars (pre-scandal, of course) a militant anti-sugar mom, Kathy Ireland, why financial education is a waste of time, a blogger's video that made advisers' blood pressure soar, a New York City weekend for a family of four on a …

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9 secrets of a millennial millionaire-in-training

Take a close look at someone who's firmly on the path to financial independence - on a schoolteacher's salary…

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41 Percent Of Americans Pay For Unexpected Expense With Savings

When Sarah Ballard's kitchen tile floor shifted and tiles began to crack, she knew she'd have to come up with…

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How to help your shopaholic friend save money

You know your friend who's always fretting about her credit cards - and always buying new shoes? If you think…

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Simplify your finances: All you need is an index card

I like my personal finance clean and uncluttered, and with references to smart living. But you get the opposi…

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I started saving for retirement - 30 years late

This is embarrassing for a financial writer to admit: I didn't save for retirement until relatively recently.…

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Learn from my financial cat-astrophes

We all need to be ready for financial shocks - those unexpected, everyday emergencies that can wreck your bud…

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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I learned to type on a manual.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

Anything on #OHnewsroom.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Sometimes a ballpoint pen and a legal pad. Sometimes a Mac. And the usual CMS and mail delivery platforms. Strunk & White is usually nearby.