Anyone living the dream DINK lifestyle to help reach FIRE earlier? Still very single myself but would love to hear success stories!

An honest confession. I am 35 years old female, married to a guy and have 1.5 year old son. I know I like females and often have those dreams where I see myself with some female or the other. Contd..

Who else is questioning their life today?

We got GUAM #RedWave #MajorityInCongress #NoNeedToCountAnyMoreVotes #America

Trying to get a new laptop bag. What brands should I look at? Thank you!

Hi BNY employees,

What was your last rating ? Hike % & bonus % of CTC ?

Provide your input in comment.

Hi Folks,
How much salary should a lateral hire ask for this position , at Airbus Bangalore?
Scrum Master in Scaled agile Framework (safe).
9+ years experienced , with relevant experience of 3+ years.

10 years after I joined Deloitte, and 8.5 years after my EB3 priority date - today my wife and I received our GCs. What a Diwali it is going to be tomorrow. Cheers!

Anyone here took the USI localization program?

Just found this NFT bowl. Looks dead in here. Let’s get it rockin

My ex is always saying how good he would be in sports, singing,dancing like you name it he got it 🤦‍♂️Yet he’ve been unemployed for years unemployed 😳. Am I wrong to feel some type of way?

I’m finally taking steps to move from a service role into production. Nervous but excited. 401k plan background, so I plan to approach this market as a 401k specialist advisor. Best prospecting tips?

Am I right to feel like my partner doesn’t love me after 4 years of dating when they say they don’t want to marry me if I don’t win the H1-B lottery next year? They say they’re not ready to “settle” but they still love me and I’m feeling disappointed and not sure what to make of this

Do Coforge release offers for chennai ? Is it wfh?

Please DM me if you’re able to provide a referral for Meta or Microsoft

I live in constant fear that someone is going to nominate me for the black and white photo challenge thing and I’ll have to pretend I didn’t see it.

Anyone down to meet at a bar/restaurant for happy hour sometime to discuss career advancement/advice. New to consulting

Guys, Anyone know the diff between S&P global, S&P global market intelligence and S&P global capital IQ.

Also, please tell me how it makes difference to a employee (developer)

13 LPA in Capgemini. How much it would be in hand including tax. Also are they providing WFM options. What are other benefits/ allowance in Capgemini.

Can someone please explain a “backdoor” ROTH? When its required/why? I’m very new to all this. I keep seeing this mentioned but no idea what it means.

Just want to hear from people who hit FIRE and pulled the plug on working. What are you doing these days? How great is your life? Any regrets?

Need advice. 44 single female with 250k cash in bank, 140k in 401k, 15k in CD with 2.25% interest and 200k home mortgage. My taxable income is 230k with bonus. Have opened a trading account in (contd

If we did the after tax voluntary contribution (with the intention to roll it over to back door Roth) but don’t get it rolled over before the year ends, what happens? Can we do it after Jan 1? If not, is that now just a separate retirement account w our employer (did mine w McKinsey, after maxing out Roth $19500)

Getting a fat bonus > 50k. 401k will be maxed, already dump 3-5k in each kids 529 and have more than six months of emergency fund. Already own a house at 2.85 etc. not flexing or anything just want to know what folks would do with a sizable bonus. Need ideas please. Otherwise dumping in VTI lol

Digital nomads? I have enough for coastfire and was thinking of bouncing around and teaching English online to stay afloat. Opinions?

Has anyone invested in TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities) before? I’m considering opening an account for my children and have read something about interests from TIPS can be exempted from federal income tax if used for higher education. What’s the pros and cons of investing in 529 vs TIPS? TYIA!

Can you start this if you’re 34? Kind of late to the game or nah?

I am in my early 40's and have about $300K invested and some in cash. I have $70K in credit card debt (no lavish lifestyle, just 2 bouts of unemployment and some major medical expenses, even after insurance).

I live below my means, LCOL city, used car, max my 401K, save my bonuses, etc.

I am going to get a large bonus where after tax, I'll get a couple hundred thousand.

Should I prioritize pay off all credit cards or pay down half/some of the cards and use the rest for a house down payment?

Husband and I are at about 2.5m NW with only 25k in crypto. We are in our early 30s. Should we put more in crypto?

Bio: About to finish my first year (23y) in a few months and have 10k in a 401(k) plan and 28k in a checking account (I attribute living at home for most of my savings). I have 19k in private loans (5-6%) and 35k in federal loans (4-5%, 0% rn) from UG.

Question: Don’t know too much about investing outside of basics and unsure if nows a good time to invest based off my experience level but I want to maximize my savings. Also, my mom has a 8k loan at 7% as well as my own loans. Any advice?

Have you calculated how much total tax you pay each year? Last year I made $185K and paid $68.5K in total taxes, which includes federal income and payroll taxes (social security and Medicare) and state income tax. 37% of net income went to taxes. How much in taxes are people paying?

Is it possible to live off 12k/year?

My goal since early 2020 was to hit $100k NW by Dec 2021. It’s going to be March 2022 and I’m at $86k 😔 It’s mostly due to healthcare-related bills I didn’t anticipate.
Trying to decide if I should still go through with a 1 week trip to Spain in May that I’ve been wanting to do for years :/

For those of you who are recently married - how did you FIRE and pay for a wedding?

I don’t think I have enough saved (80-100k) to justify a financial advisor. But I also was never taught/learned about money management and planning. Are there any good resources or books in which I could learn about how to invest in my retirement?

What stocks or funds do you invest your IRA contributions in. Just opened up my IRA last week and looking to see where to invest in.

Anyone do FIRE after doing an MBA in a HCOL city? I’m curious how people who graduate from top mba programs and work in NY or SF as consultants and manage to do FIRE