Any group still busy heading into the new year? Been dead for months and still dead. Real estate — V30

Anyone familiar with nanny taxes?
We've always just paid cash to our previous nannies and our new one is requesting to be paid via a W-2.
That will force us to pay additional 7.5% in FICA as employers.

Can we pay her on a 1099? How does that work and do we have to contribute anything ourself if we do similar to W2?

Please keep unhelpful judgments to a minimum regarding us trying to pay cash

I’m loyal to delta, but I’m moving to a city where American is the main hub and Delta has practically no non-stop flights to/from there. It’s time for me to open a new credit card, so I was considering the Citi/American one. Any thoughts?

I'm a long time user of mvelopes budgeting software, and we just got a notice that they're shutting the platform down at the end of the year.

Looking for a recommendation for an "envelope based" replacement. They suggested Every Dollar, but it doesn't handle credit cards well.

I am 29F and earning 13LPA. I have been working for 4 years of which 3.5 years I had very low pay and close to 0 savings. I have been able to save 6L now.

My investments below:
* Elss funds - 2 (total 1.5L annually)
* Large cap mutual funds - 6 (total 40K sip per month) current portfolio of 4L
* FDs - 2 of 25K each
*Medical insurance - company provided

Can someone advice if this is a good investment plan for future? What can I do better? Do I need another Insurance? Where else to invest?

Any suggestions for financial planner or advisor in New Jersey area?

Advice please! I have $200k in a savings account (on top of 6 mos. emergency $) and plan to retire in 10 yrs. I'm VERY risk averse and would stash it in a CD but rates are so low. What to do? I don't want to risk losing $ but feel I am in a way by not doing anything with it...

Went all cash yesterday before closing. Looks like I timed it right. We shall see!

Hoping to earn rental income. Any good advice or resources on getting started? What’s your experience been like? Thanks for sharing in advance!

Newly married and looking for finance tips. We have setup a joint account to manage joint expenses and that’s about it. What other things we need to think through?

Think this consolidation period is going to end in the near term, primarily driven by:

1. Microstrategy “open sourcing” their playbook for purchasing BTC as public company

2. Coinbase to offer staking for ETH in Q1 ‘21 - think how much will get locked up.

3. GME / stonks fallout - retail may moreso see the benefits of decentralization and crypto. Yes Coinbase is CEX to get you onboard, but DEX can’t be turned off.

Well, its a good thing I sold ARKF when it was $55 last year

Is NFLX a buy at $260

Can I simply upgrade from Amex Blue Cash Preferred to Amex gold? Or would both just be open at the same time since one is technically a charge card?

Recently received notice from landlord rent is going up ~20%. For reference, it is privately owned condo and did not sign at a COVID discounted rate. Super frustrated. What are others seeing for rent increases?

If you were 22 years old with $55k in cash and $14k in student loan debt what would you do?

What do you all think of fundrise and start engine Real estate Reit ? Any experience? Would you invest here if you didn’t have the time to actually buy and rent properties? Any insight is welcome.
Thanks

Any recommendations on where to invest 10k? I have about 15k in stocks but I don’t think I’ve done a great job picking stocks. Also for people making 150k+ how do you budget your money monthly?

Can someone please recommend me a solid tax accountant in NY- will be forever grateful 🙏🏽

Making $37 hr full time with benefits. Chattanooga Tennessee

What is the average Manager salary in Netherlands? (4 big or MBB or boutiques)

So I got an offer to join FDD team for competitor, but having doubts and thinking about staying in audit. Doubts are unpredictable schedule and up to 50% travel. Can't figure out what is the best move

Any production companies ever consider copyrighting their directors’ treatments?

I mean no offense to the creative team working on an obviously tough client, but the new Liberty Mutual ads are KILLING me.

Is salary credited?

1/3 Question on tax treatment of nonpriority unsecured claims converted into long-term note decreased total liabilities under Chapter 11. An accrual based C-Corp taxpayer completed a Chapter 11 reorganization and converted a total of $1M A/P to suppliers into a $410K LT note (a $590K liability reduction). Should we view this $590K as the Sec. 108(a)(1)(A) excludable income? After reading through IRS Pub 4681, I think it makes sense to view the $590 as "Reduced Price After Purchase", but not

Any book recommendations about human psychology / thought processes?

Just got rejected from PwC. Can I apply again after few months hitting 1 YOE?

#OverheardAtWork "I just came off of the ice, what happened to vision 2020?"

Can a relationship survive with two tops/bottoms? I met a guy I really liked but we are… on the same side

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I'm trying to find good examples of design systems with gamification. Does anyone have some recommendations? Thank you! 🌞

Hi Fishes anyone here working in ADDA project

If joining bonus is declared to be given, then is it paid soon after joining or at the month end...This is in context with Capgemini

I joined my company as a BI- Analyst and now they are teaching us SAP HANA (DATA MIGRATION). Is it good start for a fresher??

Do all these recruiters sound like car salesman? Any advice finding someone who will actually help you? Or am I better finding exit opportunities myself

Anyone here who’s be willing to case over the next two three weeks? I’d love if you’d be open to prioritizing me next week and I can get y’all back the next two weeks? Interview on November 4th.

How to access Nagarro mails on mobiles? Any specific application we need to download?

How do I tell a firm I screened with that another firm I screened with is moving forward with full rounds? I would prefer the former firm, even though the latter firm is ranked higher. Thanks for any advice

Hi boys & girls!

Joined a big firm (Big4) not long a go and starting to feel like I got a good grip on my current work.

I've always been very technical, so I think that the only thing I am missing now is making sales. (I really wanna make partner)

Can any seasoned lawyer share tips and materials (i.e. books) which can help?

Would it be a good idea to join a Social Club where potential clients spend time? (gym/tennis/paddel/events)

Any advice welcome!

Blast to the past - Anyone going to closing dinners and/or getting deal toys?

Tips for bankruptcy associates who eventually want to move in-house? 3rd year associate in bankruptcy/restructuring group doing mainly bk lit but a few deals too. Need to stay in BL for at least another year for the money, but eventually want to move in-house. The path to in-house seems more straightforward for general commercial lit or more standard transactional practices. Any tips for someone who’s practice is a bit of a hybrid (and who will never likely do discovery or handle a depo)

Do you have a supervisor who makes you feel like nothing you do is right?

The biggest lie you've told during a job interview? And did you ever get caught?

New to due diligence and not sure the timeline of projects. Tips to stay organized of the project and timeline, and how to update those leading the deal? Just keep track of new info and provide as necessary?

Interviewing to crossover from plaintiff to defense work, wondering what a competitive salary offer would be from a firm in the V20-30 range, 5th year, antitrust practice. NY/DC scale. Thanks in advance

Does anyone know what Kirkland’s billing year is? Aka when do hours start again?

Midlevel and seniors, how do you review juniors’ work without redoing them? Any tips on giving instructions or spotting mistakes?

Any NY/NJ firms looking for healthcare corporate/regulatory/transactional associates? 2019 grad. Barred in NJ but planning to take the steps to get admitted in NY. Please PM if you’d like to discuss further or if you have any advice you can offer!

Is "attention to correspondence" an appropriate description for the 17 hour block bill yesterday? Asking for a friend.

Joining a big firm next week as fully remote lateral and flying out to home office for orientation. The schedule has me in office until 4:15. I’ve already been told I won’t have any actual work. Depending on how many people are there and how it feels, I was planning to stay an hour extra but should I hang around the office until later? First time visiting this city so it’d be great to take in some sights too (although that’s not a priority of course).

Anyone have slow months where you burn through a lot of your allotted pro bono/professional development hours to keep hitting minimum daily hours? The past few weeks have been like this for me. Should I be concerned (I.e., will this reflect poorly on me, come review time? Will I have dug myself too much of a hole if I keep burning my non-billable hours?) I’ve been asking partners if I can assist in any projects so I can fill my plate, but I’ve only gotten small (4-6 hour) tasks handed my way.

What is the average adoption assistance benefit at big law firms?

Which Big Law firms in San Francisco/Bay Area have good L&E groups? Good as in legitimate group and not some group that claims to do the work but really just writes blog posts and answers some advice and counsel questions. Amongst those, any intel on culture, WLB, etc.?

Do I look crazy if I’m sending emails with revised drafts out at 3 am? I can’t help that I’m more productive at night…

Very Noob question: First year here that has done DD for a couple of deals representing the seller now. Essentially all I did was note whether certain agreements have change of control provisions, and if so, what the specific language is. I understand what the CoC do, but why am I doing this? Specifically, what does the buyer do with this? It seems like these provisions should trigger but nothing then happens...

I got that coveted big law job.

But I would much rather want a family of my own and someone to hug and kiss, something I feel really sad about around christmas.

Never had much contact with my dad, and two years ago, I broke off contact with my mother because I realized that she had been a manipulative narcissist my entire childhood.

Working 50-60h weeks on average doesn’t help your dating life though, and who would want to date someone with no family anyway

Stealth layoffs at CWT confirmed.