Any good recos on accountants in NYC? I’d really like one who is responsive to emails/calls, explains things clearly, and helps with freelance things like LLC, quarterly taxes, etc.

Recommendations for how to allocate 401k with Fidelity. Just switched jobs and have to move from Merrill Lynch to Fidelity

Do you pay your credit cards in full every month?

I ask because I’ve let my credit spending get a bit lax since moving and adopting a puppy recently, so I haven’t been paying them off in full every month like I used to (though still well above the minimum payment, and keeping utilization at 30% or under). It got me thinking about how many people adhere to this advice.

Does nagarro deducted tax from first month's salary, as company is saying that we can only show our investment once first salary is credited.

Looking to buy Rolex OP. Thoughts on new vs used? Is the additional ~2k worth it for new?

Since the Chase Freedom Unlimited gives 3% cash back on dining, does that mean you get more UR points that way vs. using the Chase Sapphire Preferred?

What’s the best credit card for a married couple who shared finances? We were thinking American Express but kind of lost.

Hi new to dfw area looking to buy a house. How’s the commute downtown from Frisco/McKinney area?

If you could go back in time what would you tell yourself before taking out student loans?

Can Amazon please do a stock split 😭

Anyone use EQ bank? What is your experience with it?

Currently at $200K base salary (31M) - after taxes, expenses (including vaca), and savings (maxed out 401K), I’m leftover with $30k-$40k. Is this average? If not, how are ppl saving more?

When you look at all these stupid ideas trying ICO, it definitely feels like dot com bubble 2 is approaching. I still think a bulk of investment is going to more legit ideas, but a lot of alt coins are gaining higher valuations. When do you think we will hit the burst? End of 2018?

Should I keep GME?

Can someone on a Manager salary afford a $675k house on a single $140k salary? With 20% down?

Is PLTR still a good stock to buy?

Is there any chance to postpone the joining date once the offer letter is released

For those who have most of their money invested, when a building wants to see your bank statements for a new lease, can you show them that your money is elsewhere?

I need to take the booster but what would be an ideal.time? How did you guys schedule booster around treatments/twe/trying all that

Making the move to BCG as a lateral associate hire, start date in mid-May. I’ve had plans to take a summer trip in early June with friends all year long, how acceptable is it to take 3 or 4 days of PTO within your first month at the firm?

In case if your H1B extension gets denial and you have to move to India, what is the salary range we should except at SC level. Anyone with similar experience?

What do you folks think about a monthly show and tell of anything data-related?
Open forum where anything relating to data & its applications would be fair game. E.g.:

-a visualization you made and/or like
-data pipelines for a personal website
-market analysis
-relevant memes
-scientific article
-data news
-what you'd like to see data driven but isn't

In a nutshell, a conversational experience. Introduce and discuss ideas. BYOB and at least 1 talking point, or if you really want a full deck

My manager continues to ask me to help other teams and do work on other billable projects. I’m sick of it .. and I’m going to explicitly say that no I can’t do it because my hours are taken by the existing project we are doing. Is this appropriate?

Anyone here from Canada, who went through TN Visa process recently with Google, that can share their experience and timeline of getting the visa? I am planning to take some time off to wrap up relocation related stuff and manage notice period as well so it would be good to get some insight on timelines. Would be great if people here who went through the process can share their experience!

I was approached on LinkedIn for an early career recruiting role in DFW, TX. I don't have direct experience, but I have the university experience/connections from working in career services. This is the first time I've considered work outside of higher education. I said my salary expectations are minimum $90k and that didn't seem to be an issue. Am I asking too little, too much? How can I know I'm getting the best salary and not just settling at the low end of the range?

What is good salary expectations in Abu Dabi for IT employee? Company name @bespin global

6’5 here, does anyone have any recommendations on a good desk that is adjustable to a standing desk? I find that a lot of standing desks have a listed max height below 6’5

Hi Fishes anyone here working in ADDA project

Folks,

Any resume site / recommendations for an analytics focussed resume I could get some inspiration from?

Been on my job for 7+ years - a bit lost as to articulating my experience effectively. I have a resume, but don't think it strikes a chord with recruiters.

Please help!

After 4 rounds of interview, HR calls to confirm whether my expected salary was 20 LPA. This is when my current is 19 LPA. I had asked for 25 LPA initially itself and she is now accusing me having increased my ask after positive feedback from the interviews.

Can someone really think that a person will be willing to switch companies at a 5% hike?

Pathetic interview experience with Gartner.

What is the salary range for Project Manager(Senior Manager) in EXL.

Hike letter batch started.

How much Nielsen IQ pay to sr support engineer role with 7.10yrs of experience?

Welcome, you all, I am joining the firm in next couple of weeks and could not find any bowl so created one. Let’s connect and get active..

Is Washington super low paying or something? They are offering me $60/hr and I’m usually $125/hr.

How’s the freelance market in SF right now?

Freelance social media managers: how to you charge for your services? What deliverables are included? What’s your rate?

FL tax questions: 1.) last year I had 4 longer w2 gigs. Should I get tax preparer or do myself? Seems easy enough but im new to this so 🤷🏻‍♀️. 2.) do you write-off travel/lodging for out of city gigs?

Old coworker/friend wants to hire me for a freelance project. Anyone have any idea what kind of number I should charge her? I want to give her a good price, but don’t want to underestimate the work.

Trying to get ahead of late payments & revisiting my invoice template. What do you guys use? Do you include the due date?

Just got word that I didn’t get a gig I was excited about for 48 hours. Freelancing is like a drug. High from the email asking your availability. Low if it doesn’t go through.

How do you format contracts for hourly rates, do you typically build in min/max hours? I am trying to figure out capacity, with something in writing. Any recommendations?

Looking for a composite artist that can help with a personal project. Need someone that is a photoshop master, and can possibly add some illustration of necessary. Recreating a couple images. DM me if interested and available. Would love to chat and figure out the best way to bring it to life. Thanks!

1099 or w-2 ? I have been given the option though the company prefers w-2. It’s a day rate booking couple of months or more (no end date). I already have 1099 from similar company this year and am leaning towards 1099, but I don’t want to be difficult. I do take home office deduction and they are not supplying any equipment. Suggestions?

SECRET WEAPON: A creative, thoughtful holiday gift is a freelancer’s secret weapon. To say “thanks for all the work”, be grateful and stay top of mind. What are some of best gifts you’ve heard of?

Been thinking about doing freelancing for a while. Anyone have any experience on freelancing for digital media sup/manager roles? How do you go about getting gigs or calculating rates? Pros/cons?

Hi all - I’m new to freelance in 2020, have an LLC and wanting to create my own banking and investment accounts separate from other family income. What is the best money management platform used by those in our industry. I see Betterment is an option. Thoughts?

I see a lot of creatives in this group - are there any freelancers working across the media vertical? My background is primarily in strategic media planning and project management. How do I jump start my FL career? Would love to build out my portfolio and of course, make more money.

On a gig with an end date but a hold for the following week. Got strong interest from a place that wants me to break the hold (not the booking) is a longer gig and is offering more $$. Advice?

Anyone here eligible for the COBRA premium assistance subsidy under the American Rescue Plan Act 2021? If so, have you received a refund or rebate yet?

Omnicom asked me to fill out the eligibility form but are still charging me for COBRA 3 months later.

Any California freelancers/ self employed know what’s up with the CARES Act being implemented? When can we expect to apply?

How do you balance FT freelance contracts with ongoing, one-off freelance client work? For me the trickiest part is not knowing when I will be free for meetings with the one-off clients.