anyone willing to trade me marriott points for hyatt points based on nerdwallet market rate?

Favorite road trips out of LA for a 3 day weekend?

Planning to buy a condo in 451 W Huron - Yay or Nay? Will live for a year and then rent it out. Don’t want to renew lease another year.

What’s the general guidance on the order to maximize retirement contributions for tax benefits for an normal individual and for a self employed/small business owner before moving to taxable accounts or alternate vehicles like cash value life policies?
I’ve seen for individual: match trad 401k->match roth 401k->max roth IRA->max trad IRA->max trad 401k->max roth 401k->max HSA
For self employed: max SEP IRA/solo 401k->max roth IRA->max trad IRA->max HSA

Of course situations differ but in general?

My ctc shows 10lpa + 20lac esops. But I'm not sure if I'll get this 20lac stocks for free or do i need to buy them by paying? Distribution is 4lac per year for 4 years. Pls explain.

Anyone ever stayed at Westin Tokyo? Is the concierge lounge any good?

I have 2 Cathy pacific business class seats on hold from NY to Vietnam via Hong Kong in December through AA miles. If I need to cancel, will I get my aa miles back even with it being booked on a partner ?

Hi, I'm going on a family vacation to Dominican Republic in January. Looking for some suggestions on best things to do, see and experience.

I started investing in Vanguard Mutual Funds and and did some research online today and it seems like we can’t do that and it might not be halal. Does anyone have any insights here?

Looking for an investment advisor who is 1) a fiduciary 2) has a CFA/CFP/CPA or some combination thereof. No exceptions. DC/Baltimore area.
TIA.

Hi fishes, need urgent advice. How is the HDFC Index Sensex Plan? I have invested 75K but it's in loss as all others. Should I continue to average it out or stop investing in it? The loss is higher in this compared to other funds.

Do you guys use the hotel gyms for weekday workouts? Or do you seek out local gyms? When I incorporate the drive time, having to coordinate getting a car that I share with coworkers, price, etc. it...

I’ve been in Minneapolis 1 week and the skyways are killing me. How long did it take you to learn to navigate through these rat mazes?

Brisbane hotels - Hilton or Sofitel?

How do you all plan for retirement while in the Middle East (especially for European folks)? Did you sign up for your home country retirement plan while abroad ? (My home country offers it but at a very high cost)

What do you think is a reasonable total fee for a prenuptial agreement where both parties have significant assets and there is some negotiation? What about for a dissolution with a complex asset situation and children? I had a prenup a few weeks ago that came out to $7,000 and another about $5500, and I didn’t overbill, but I am willing to write some off if that seems excessive or I am just slow. There were several negotiations on the higher priced one. (Continued…)

How much do you spend on transportation per month? Realized I spent a few hundred bucks on Uber alone last month...seems way too high.

Should we keep MNLO stock? TIA!

Looking to book two Iberia tickets using avios NYC to MAD business class in March but can't seem to find availability - can anyone help?

Successfully made the jump.

Places where I applied and got an interview so at least I know they look at fed backgrounds. Might want to check them out. These were DC area.

Amazon
Google
Marriott
Visa
Facebook

I just joined a non-dream company as a 10+ years experience guy. My friend working in my dream company forwarded a job requirement from his internal postings. I want to give it a try but in case I get selected how hard or bad would it be to quit current company? I want to know what consequences I should be ready to face. Can someone please advice?

Is blockfi only a bank and not really investing in crypto?

Billables are low this month. Like I have 65 billable hours in so far. I’ve messaged partners over the last week to try and get more cases but there are tons of new associates who were just onboarded and were at a low point for business. I’m freaking out

Hii fishes, i am starting to interview at jpm, can anyone guide me on the process and what should be my salary expectations be for Software Engineer python, yoe 1.5+ at mumbai

My BGV is in progress for JPMC. I got mail to upload experience/relieving letter. I still didn’t get the relieving letter from my previous company. Shall I upload resignation acceptance letter for this?

After how many days of test can i expect interview call?

Got laid off on Friday. Three days and I'm already bored out of my mind. Besides Jim, what are people doing to pass the time in between job hunting?

Mastercard or amex? For a strategy role

How does everyone bill for family law matters? Do you always bill hourly or is there some flat fee, monthly or quarterly fee structure that could work, even in contested matters? I have cases that the clients end up spending $20-$40,000 on a contested divorce and this is really out of their budget. I feel that if my firm could charge a flat fee of $10-$15,000, it would still be beneficial from a client predictability and volume standpoint and would generate more referrals.

Could anyone help me understand the levels for SEM role in Comcast Engineering Center India?

I attended a couple of rounds of interviews for Software Engineering Manager 1 (as the JD said) on a quick schedule and wonder if I should have asked next level instead.

YoE - 15, Hands-on EM, can code, do project and people management
Tech - AWS and .NET

Also an indicative range of CTC I should ask for will be helpful. Currently I'm underpaid at 20.1L as I worked in the same company for 12 years.

Best night spots in Vegas that are safe to go with clients?

Best gyms in Philly? Pre-covid I was doing a mix of OrangeTheory, F45, Corepower Yoga, with a few other places mixed in from ClassPass. Thoughts on the nicest gym? Located in Fishtown but would go down to nolibs/old city/midtown village too

Can we talk about being BLACK in the workplace. Its draining!! Alsooo can we talk about the COONS at the workplace. Making it harder for us!!!!

Does anyone else think that IBKR’s customer service is kinda shitty compared to other brokerages?

I’m a 62-year-old CD. Am I the oldest living creative in the business? Just curious how many 50- or 60-plus fishies are out there

ENG vs Wales

I am getting an offer from JPMorgan. Salary would be 15-18k plz gross monthly. I am a family of 3. Will that be sufficient salary. Please advise

What do folks think about the Uber credit card? I already have CSR and citi double cash. Worth getting it?

Currently have chase sapphire but thinking of switching to Reserve. Should I?
Wife will also be authorized user, we do travel and will use this card for all our purchases

Just got an offer to upgrade my Amex Gold to Platinum with a 100k point bonus (spend $6k in 6 months). Is this worth it to upgrade to platinum? Would you do it

American airlines is so dumb. Was trying to purchase MCE seats for a long-haul. You can’t
purchase it online after check-in. And they can’t uncheck you over the phone. Good thing I fly Delta!

How many people do you think each SPG/Marriott ambassador looks after?

Did EWR pull out of priority pass? Seems like there are no more lounges listed at the airport. Kinda disappointed with the sapphire reserve lounge access…

Final day at current company tomorrow and I have 100k+ AMEX points I need to use before they disappear forever. How should I redeem them to get the most bang for my buck?

My DashPass via my CSP is expiring at end of the month. Does anyone know if I can get another year of it by adding another eligible Chase card on the same account??

Every time I try to use Hertz points abroad the site says that location doesn't take them. Can I call and use them or am I just SOL using them anywhere internationally?

Traveling to DC for 4 days. Looking for Marriott with parking and maybe concierge lounge functioning. Anyone use a Marriott recently they can recommend?
Open to other suggestions too. Thanks

Flying Qantas (One World). Will the segments count towards my AA status?

Points wizards - I need some United miles stat. What’s the best conversion point source right now?

Thanks!!

I screwed up. I’m a newb and didn’t know how mileages work and my gold status w AA is about to expire. I travel weekly and idk whether I should fly w/o status or pay $400 to extend it. Thoughts? 😭

Is there a United status challenge?

Anyone complained about a car rental and got points for it? Got a car from hertz and the car battery keeps on dying. Got jumped, drove around for a bit, and died again...

Does Centurion Lounge access justify the Amex Platinum fee? 80% of foreseeable travel will be through IAH, DFW, and LAS.

Need 6 Marriott nights to titanium (spend doesn’t matter). 1 - would any hotel manager cut you a deal? (Ie if 6 nights is 60k; let me pay 30k and get the nights and I won’t use the room?); 2 - where are cheapest Marriott hotels? I found 10k per night in burbs of Chicago? 3 - would any cheap Marriott let me run this scam remotely? (Ie call Abilene Texas, check me in without my showing up)

It says on Bonvoy breakfast voucher that gratitude is included. Somehow they always expect additional cash tips?

Which award did you pick when you hit 50 nights in SPG and why?

1 night free
10 upgrade nights
5 Elite Qualifying Nights