Best use for amex points? I have just under 100k.

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Give them to me

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Gift cards have a good exchange rate. I typically go Brooks bros.

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http://thepointsguy.com/2016/05/best-ways-to-use-100k-membership-rewards-points/

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International business class flights

OP Do you want to travel? If so, what are a few places? Solo, with an SO, kids?

Travel and no kids or SO.

Where are you based? Countries/regions you'd like to visit?

Based in Atlanta and Europe or Australia

Plenti has a promotion going on now

Look at Air France/KLM discounts, they've got 25% off economy/business rates to Europe, I think Atlanta was included in the October one

Bose QC35

$1000 in gift cards. Pimp out yo kitchen

I used just under 100k to get a new bicycle. 🚴👍

ZS that might be one of the worst uses I've ever heard holy shit

What? It's a nice bike, and I like cycling. You do you.

How much does the bike retail for?

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Hi Fishes!

My cousin has moved to another company from DXC technologies.
In DXC, PF amount is not credited in to EPFO directly.
We have UAN and it looks like not activated.
How can we transfer PF amount from DXC to EPFO portal?
There is no relevant response from DXC till date.

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The basis of my bitcoin investing thesis

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Didn’t realize crypto had MLK Jr sales too! 🤑💰

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What app do you guys use to buy? Seems like Coinbase only has 3 cryptos, RH only 2. Is there a single app that has all or a large selection to choose from ?

FIRE Newbie here - wondering how everyone is retiring early (30’s 40’s 50’s) if the majority of your savings are tied up in tax preferential retirement vehicles you can’t really touch for another few decades?

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My international flight is delayed due to closure of Pakistan airspace. Going to miss my connecting flight (on a different carrier) . Can I apply for trip cancellation insurance with chase for this ?

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How to check what is there in full and final settlement as they just sent the amount to my account...not any mail or anything to check.

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Just hit $100k NW today and it’s pretty exciting for me. I was at -$50k (student loans) before graduation in May 2019.
No crazy luck in crypto or investments. Just basic saving, 401k, ESPP and low expenses. Next step is to start investing by myself and taking some risks!!!

TC: $82.5k

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How much do you keep in the bank vs brokerage?

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Hello,

The immigration firm(for the new company I’ve accepted offer from) reached out with a link to put in my details for H1 transfer. They specifically mentioned that they won’t support dependent immigration.
My wife is on H4, how do I go about her immigration requirements? Does she need a transfer or amendment on current visa once I get my visa transferred?
Thank you

Maxed out Roth IRA contributions when I wasn't eligible for 2021 (got a salary bump mid year). Do I need to recharacterize? It's a very small account that's been open for only two years. That's the only IRA account I own. Do I need to open a traditional IRA and roll over 6k + realized gains into that account and keep the Roth IRA. So confused how this works and got conflicting information from Merrill.

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Finished Rich Dad Poor Dad and appreciate the emphasis on creating alternative cash flows (vs. just income). Does anyone have book recommendations on creating wealth? I've focused heavily on income + 'safe' investing, but intrigued to learn more.

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Should I put $20K towards my student loan balance of $230K before the no-interest period ends or max out my 401k, which I have contributed nothing to this year. I’m 25. Employee matches 4%.

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Is this an aggressive position? Would you use final regulations effective for tax year beggining Dec 16, 2020 to support a deduction for calendar tax year 2020? Proposed regulations didn't include this exception. More details below.

Does American Express gives the Diwali gift ??
Amex

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Hi everyone! I’m a young professional right out of college getting into investing and personal finance management. Trying to better understand and educate myself on personal finance and investment strategies. Can someone recommend some recourses (books, podcasts, experts to follow, etc.) where it’s clearly explained for beginners? Trying to make sense of 401Ks, Roth IRAs, emergency funds etc.
Like I’m looking for someone like Dave Ramsey but for investment and money management advice.

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Anybody take the leap and quit without another job? I have plenty of savings, just worried about finding the right job after a few months break. Would love to hear experiences good or bad.

I’m seeing lots of posts about really bad losses. If you trade you’re going to lose money - hopefully not all the time, but many positions will be mistakes. But you need a process to find ideas and manage positions. Two books you should read are “The New Trading for a Livinng” and “The Laws of Trading.” Both look at psychology, process, and risk in different ways that can help you work out your own process. The next 18 months will be much harder than the last 18 - time to start learning.

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Hi, how much a Junior Art Director in a big network should be making? What's the curve like from his first year to fourth year?

If he would to jump to a mid-w position, how much should he ask for?

Did 4 rounds of interviews. Last 2 with 2 partners at EY. Haven’t heard back even after 1 month. One partner even commented “you will be a good addition to the team”. Hiring manager gave EY email after her interview call with me.
Fast forward two weeks, no communication. Recruiting was surprised that I was still chasing for this position, month later. Got to know last week that hiring team was continuing to interview candidates. Should I drop the idea to get hired? EY hasn’t rejected me yet.

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Advice & resources? My spouse and I are starting to make good money (ages 28 & 31, $105k & $70k) with $10k in savings (we were hit hard financially this year) and 2 car payments.

We live in a cheap apartment ($1.3k) that is sh*tty. Don’t quite have a down payment (especially not in ATX). Is it dumb to rent a house for a year at $3k/month while we save up again?

We both didn’t come from $ and are figuring out how to not be idiots 🙃 tbh we would prefer to rent forever but that feels dumb???

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Comp at AlixPartners and Alvarez... go!

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Hey!

I am starting a job at
Capital One soon as a senior software engineer.

I was wondering if people enjoy working as a SWE at Capital One? I’ve heard good things, but am curious to hear what others think.

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Hi Fellow Fishes,

Good Day! I have got offer from
HCL Technologies
My YOE is 3 years(Tech stack- Oracle DBA) and CTC I got is 10 LPA gross.
Will it be worth joining hcl at this PKG considering I am switching from TCS. Or should I take retention offer of 8.5 LPA.
Please give your advice.

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Brendan is a fucking gaslighter and deserves to rot in bachelor hell…

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I got to know that PwC is hiring very aggressively for cloud roles.
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What will be the fixed salary bracket for Associate Director in Tech Risk Management under Consulting?

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Currently in tier 2 management consulting and recruiter reached out for Business Integrity, Associate role at Meta. Is this role entry level? Base ~102...tempted because it's meta but not sure it would be a step backwards career wise?

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First round interview for an SSG coming up. Does anyone have advice on what to prep for? Maybe some sample tech probs as well. TIA

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Been working at my company as a new grad for almost a year, but don’t see myself in the team that I am in (working with Salesforce) for long term. Interested in frontend dev and have been learning on my own. Manager says chase doesnt have much React opportunities. Is it possible to make a switch when I barely have experience? Are there companies that will hire by seeing that I am willing to learn and am interested in frontend even tho I don’t have much experience with it yet?

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thoughts on “net 30” payment terms? has a company ever not paid on time? what do you do when that happens?

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Hi Fishes,

Does anyone know about TE-DL Data Platforms Team/Project in KGS. My joining date is 11th April and I will be part of this team.

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I'm trying to buy a bigger than normal whiteboard for my home office: any recommendations?

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EY fish - when you are laid off, is it immediate the day you're told or do you get a little warning?

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what is another better disclaimer word on slides other than ILLUSTRATIVE

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Favorite statistical modeling technique to use? ANN, SVM, LR, PCA, etc. And any specific reasons? Industry, ease, interpretability, etc.

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Any idea on Mckinsey solutions ?

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I tried asking this in my own bowl with no responses, so seeing if other consultants have run into this situation. I’m on parental leave, I got an offer for another firm, great opportunity and pay. How does one go about a resignation mid-leave when you would start the new job before the leave ends? Two weeks notice or just say I am not returning effective the day of the new job? Any things to consider besides potentially repaying the employer healthcare premium?

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Travel every week from Chicago to Arlington VA. Urban area -not bad for diversions but for what it is--am I missing something--it's expensive, kind of stuffy feeling, and food is just okay,

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No way LaCroix is good for you...

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