Closing on a $1M house end of next month. With the looming, yet to be confirmed recession, is there anything I could potentially negotiate with the sellers prior to close? E.g. buying agent fee reduction. What is realistic in this environment? Chicago suburbs

At what income level should one be comfortable to spend 2400/mo on rent in HCOL? Assuming single, no kids, no debt or major expenses.

Hi All,
One of my friends has recently joined capgemini and has following doubts related to tax proof.
Can we edit the tax declarations in HGS portal every month any day?
Does Capgemini asks for rent agreement along with rent receipts as a part of tax proof submission?
Also which proofs needed for,
80c - elss lic
80d - insurance for senior citizen parents
80ccd1b - nps

What other cards to add to my collection? I have AmEx Platinum and Chase Sapphire Reserve. Fly Delta so AmEx is handy for lounges. Use Sapphire for dining/travel. Should I add Chase Freedom Unlimited?

Question on option price in relation to theta, does the theta component recalculate each day, or it changes even every minute? Say if u buy and sell within a day, expect to lose some theta value?

I NEED HELP WITH CREDIT SCORE issues: Two months ago my credit score went down by 30 to 40 points due to dad missing credit card payment by a day (i got added to as authorized user on his credit card for me to build credit but now I’m filled with regret). I was devastated by it. This past month I have been making more payments and paid off my aug statement in full thinking it will boost my credit score. But I don’t know why it went down another 10 points. More below:

What's your opinion on restricted stock?

I haven’t had much luck on fiverr with my gigs. Really eager to start a side gig and have a second source of income. Any suggestions or insight would be great!

Is it wise decision to invest more than 3% in PPP. Now a days cgi share price is growing rapidly.

Any thought on individual contribution(more than 3%)

# CGI

I recently joined citi. I have been given choice for to select superannuation as 13% of BS or 12500/- monthly or zero.

This is one time selection and not reversible.

I am already investing 1.5 lakh in 80C through SIP and EPF.

I need more detail about superannuation and is it beneficial or not?

Also is there any retirement age in IT field 🤔 (or in citi)?

VOO vs. VTI - which one to buy now? Or a mix of both?

I’m an early startup having raised a bit of money from family and friends to help grow my business. Time is moving fast and I’m potties I won’t hit my targets and being the return back to those who invested.
Once I have used the money that’s been invested there’s no way of seeing it again and still bringing the return quick enough.

The numbers still show it’s possible, I still believe in the concept and I’m still growing, I think I just have some imposter syndrome.

Any advice?

Anyone using the full limit of Section 80C to invest in NPS?

Any investors have insights into what you look for investing in a social media platform? Is this something you do or do not have interest in/why?

Background is development of a social media platform looking for a $100k investment to get off the ground in a great market with tons of opportunity and proof of concept.

Guys, I had very less HRA for April 2022 till August 2022. I was showing 1 lac annual rent .I joined new organisation in sept and now HRA is 43000 per month. Would that be okay to show high rent as 30000 per month to my wife as landlord. Earlier I was paying 9000 rs per month to different landlord. @ IBM

Anyone received Sodexo amount credited in your account for this month??? Still I didn't get the Sodexo amount

How much are your biweekly paychecks after taxes, insurance, 401k contributions, etc. and how much of each paycheck do you tuck into savings?

Is the only way to find out your case tracking number through the physical receipt notice?

Are people called to chennai once every month especially SBA's @Tiger analytics? Or is it a permanent wfh for now?

Guys once u start getting letters for tax pls ping here, not sure if today also tax people will get letters

Hey Fishes,🐟
How can I get Freelance/internship work ?

I want to try different roles, and want to do freelance/internship so that I can give my self some hands-on experience.

Anyone else’s mom driving them crazy about mother of the bride dresses? Wedding is a little over a year out 😂 Any store recommendations for MOB dresses?

Mid-senior level transactional folks: how do you originate deals? The only deals I originate come from when one of my corporate clients randomly decides to sell a business. There has to be another way to land more deals, right?

I am an in-house marketing director. Get good feedback on my performance and generally contribute to the organization. The majority of my work is self-generated, I don't get too many emails from across the organization. Is that a bad thing?

Are there any virtual / remote work friendly high tech patent litigation shops?

This strike at Facebook is messing up my numbers. Has anyone else been in a situation like this? They were a major source of work for me. What can I do? I really need advice.

There's a lot a chatter (not Chatter) in this bowl over the last year about consultants joining Salesforce. What about the other way around - consultants leaving Salesforce or plotting their exit? We know you're out there....

Don't know how to choose BTW Kellogg and Booth. Want to be done at the end of the week

Anybody else in the banking sector and feel things have been so much more hectic since covid?

As a follow up, which platform offers best courses for learning Blockchain coding ---Udemy, Udacity, Stackskills, Coursera or others ?

If anyone works at a charter without a union, are teachers generally invited into the decision making process at your charter school? Does your school have leadership committees/teams with teacher representatives?

I have an interview for a Principal Renewals Manager role at Slack/Salesforce this Wednesday and I was hoping for some advice on how I can wow them? Ive done a lot of research and made loads of notes but get very nervous in interviews and dont always articulate how I would want to / say everything I want to cover. It also doesnt help that the job im in at the moment makes me absolutely miserable and im desperate to leave… help!

How did you decide what you want to do and what skills to learn? Interested in product management but also digital marketing but also strategy. Idk what skills or systems to learn or even how to choose one, they all seem interesting.

What qualities/skills (hard & soft) do ugrad hires that are “rockstars” or those on the fast track to promotions posses that make them so valued?

Who the hell pulls out a cigar on descent and just holds it in their mouth??

Got a premium subscription to Peacock to watch football yesterday because they advertise that you can watch live games… but when I searched for the game I was looking for, it didn’t show up. The game was still live. Has anyone else had this issue?

what’s the associate salary and bonus range at mckinsey?

Are there any books or classes about convincing people that have irrational arguments? Trying to figure out how to frame conversations that lead to my conclusions that aren't based in logic and fact.

Any podcast recommendations for a new government consultant? I’m specifically looking for a podcast that can help me stay abreast of what’s going on in the consulting world and one that can ultimately help me do better at my job.

People who have made it to the perceived “top/best” place in their career field/education (MBB, FAANG, top PE fund, HSW, etc): do you feel satisfied? Have you had to recalibrate your goals? If so, what are those goals?

My mentor gave me great advice today : “Every time I talk to you, you are stressed out with work. You care way too much about your job. It’s just a job. Stop letting work impact you so much.”

Best consulting firms without the massive ego?

What’s better - Being a skilled public speaker/conversationalist with clients or being the expert in particular field?

All I want to do is curl up in bed with hot tea and a good book. Recommendations for if I ever achieve said dream?

Anyone have familiarity with short term disability? If I take it for mental health reasons, do I need to tell my company / HR the condition I have / will the insurance tell my company ?

Any great tips/tricks for reducing cost on current engagements/increasing value delivered?

Heading to business school soon with the intention of existing into tech post-MBA, preferably as a PM. Should I focus solely on prepping for PM roles, or should I be interviewing for consulting gigs as well given how unpredictable PM exits are? Will I be able to exit into tech as a PM after a year or two in consulting?

A friend of mine from a top tier consulting firm was counseled out. Do you consider it ethical that his career counselor is intentially spreading the information to his colleagues and to other consultants from other companies in the project? What can he do about it? Specially that he considers the potential layoff is purely based on the current situation (chargeability was low) and not on his performance (they said that his contribution to BD during his bench time was low)?

What's the overall pulse of CLA on the consulting side of the firm?

Honest question here-hw do I work better with Indians who come over frm India(on-site) to client?My patience with them is at an all time low since they jst dnt gt the methodology & hate owning anythng