Any idea how much I should be paying to paint 1800 sq feet house interior, ceilings, trim, and doors in HCOL?

Hi All,

I have 2 offer please suggest which 1 to go with.
1. CTS 9 ( 8.55 Fixed 45k Variable)- Tech Lead
2. Vodafone 9 same as CTS they matched plus JB-50K - Band I
Exp 3.9
Skills: Oracle DBA
Your inputs will be highly appreciated to choose best comparing WLB and Job Security.

whats avg ctc for a product manager with 20 yrs exp in nokia (India). any ball park figure, please share

Do you guys respond to emails and phone calls over the weekend or have you been able to put boundaries in place wit your boss?

What is the average time now to hear back from interviews? Are people just getting ghosted or is there feedback?

How diligent is Mintz background check. When it comes to education? My references, credit, criminal and work experiences will check out. However said I already graduated school when I am in reality a month away from graduating. The company sent over the contract and start date at the same time as the background check.

Have you seen an upswing in same sex dissolution matters in your area? If so are you in metropolitan or suburban location?

Hi Guys,
I have multiple offers including offers from TCS.
But the TCS offer is less. So I'm not planning to join. Will the company block me if I do not join.

Any salaried workers figure up their *actual* hourly rate? Oooof what a mistake that was🥴

Thinking about jumping in with Berkeley's flex option for the evening / weekend MBA.

Thoughts?

Would you quit a consulting firm where you like the culture but not the work, for another consulting firm where you like the work (obviously don’t know culture)? New TC is 20% higher/ will stay higher

hi everyone
second-year Economics student here! I want to land an internship in capital markets for next summer but it has been really hard to be seen and ensure an offer. It is already too late? Any recs? Is anyone still recruiting for next summer?

Anyone know US car insurance companies that recognize Canadian driving history/experience?

A toxic co-worker tried to throw me under the bus to cover their mistake in a call with leadership 😢😢. I showed the proof of conversation the next moment without hesitation to everyone. Suddenly their tone changes and tries to divert the topic 😒😒. I am distraught 🙁🙁

Is it better to live in a good apartment with decent school district or live in an average apartment with good school district. it’s hard finding anything around 1600 near Philly. Should I find a place which is more expensive and sacrifice standard or living? Thoughts ?

Best budgeting app? I’ve tried mint, personal cap, Banktivity - dont like any of them. Want something that lets me treat my transactions like a to do list that needs to be categorized.

What is a reasonable monthly food budget for a family of 5 (with 3 young kids)? We have been spending ~$1600 per month, including restaurants/takeout and grocery store trips, but trying to assess whether that is reasonable.

I’m a new renter, is it common to pay pretty steep fees with online rent payment? Looking at a 35 dollar “service charge” that I’d like to avoid if possible

Looks for advice on how to stop spending so much money. I like really nice things and spend a lot of money to get them (food, clothes, furniture, apartment, gifts, etc.) I use everything I buy...

What is a reasonable monthly budget for single folks living in Manhattan? I eat out rarely - maybe 2x / week and have the usual high 1BR rent + Wi-Fi + electricity and am netting monthly expenses at around 4K. Any other ideas on managing your money better?

I’m an authorized user on my parent’s Citi AA Executive card to get the AA lounge access. However, they consistently go over 30% of credit usage / sometimes over credit limit (cont.)

Has anyone here successfully re-negotiated rent since the height of the COVID crisis? Live in NYC and can’t go back because I have to regularly take care of a family member with an immunodeficiency.

Feeling over my head money wise. Moved to a HCOL area and bought a townhome since rent was so high as well. Mortgage is $4k including taxes. I make $200k a month. Did I make a mistake?

I stopped contributing to my 401K for the last three months in order to pay off credit card debt. I am 28 and have about 68K in my 401K. Was this a smart decision? I want to get out of debt as quickly as possible and I have no student loans or car debt.

I just cut $37 off my budget by:

Cancelling LinkedIn Premium, which resulted in customer service providing me 50% off for 6 months
Changed from Dropbox to Google Drive
Borrowed someone’s Netflix

Looking for recommendations on good personal finance apps.. have used mint for a while but wife and I are looking for something we can both link all of our accounts together on…need both mobile and web app

I’m saving up for a first home (3-5 yrs out, 30k saved) and looking for insights on safe amount to spend. HHI 300k (very recently doubled), 30k student debt, children in next few years, 29yo. We enjoy spending on vacations and hobbies so lower fixed costs, and interested in FI. Trying to figure out a balance between getting a dream home but setting up a secure future. We live in NE so housing and tax is high and stressed by the sticker. Any insights would be appreciated

I recently signed up for a 0% interest (for 15 months) credit card to help with paying off credit card debt. I’m happy with the decision. However, I’m uncertain about the best way to use my upcoming..

Are there any debt consolidation options for a professional family man with a decent credit score, who's let high interest credit card debt get out of hand? I get the mailers that entice with a low advertised rate, and then the offer comes back at something slightly less than what I am already paying. I am thinking something along the lines of a bank that I can talk to, and explain exactly where the money is going, not being apposed to a direct deposit to the card companies themselves.

Can folks recommend good investment options for gaining Compound Interest, high returns long terms in your financial portfolio. Have regular 401k, share holding, kids 529 r plan, hsa saving account, very limited exposure and currently downward trending stock and crypto. Any recommendations? Also do folks have any fiduciary investment planners that u can recommend