Hi fishes,

I will be moving to Bangalore in June for the first time and wanted to know how much monthly expenses(approx) one can expect for a 1bhk and other expenses like food, utilities, maid etc.

Thinking about moving to a big city with the following preferences. I am thinking about Dallas, philly, or Chicago. What’s your experience living in those cities? Is there any other city I am missing?
1. Growing economy and population
2. Great food scene and things to do as a young professional
3. Relative LCOL can’t afford housing in NY, SoCal, etc.
4. Diversity of culture especially a bigger Chinese presence

Go big or go home. Mega funds only.

Hi All,

I live with my mom (Property owner) in delhi and pay 16.5k pm as house rent for HRA deduction.

Now, she need some lumsum amount of 5 lakhs and I would like to pay this but also show this as house rent while filing ITR.

2 MAIN QUESTIONS -

1. Can I pay 5 lakh and show as house rent in HRA while filing ITR?
2. Total yearly rent is 16.5 × 12 = 198k. Can I show remaining amount i.e. 302k as Rent for next year?

Thanks in advance.

Considering buying a house in Edison. School ratings look good and NYC commute is bearable.Checking on Zillow and the cost of the house might go around 700k. Is this a good idea? Any other towns that I should explore.

Following up on a similar post about NYC, for those in SF - salary and what do you pay in rent?

Have 6 months of emergency savings, really tempted to cut it down to 3 and move the rest into market (index funds / ETFs). Have you had this temptation? How have you handled it?

Can grad students get $20k forgiven if they got Pell in undergrad but outstaning loans are only for grad school?

Do you need to do anything to receive the 10k forgiveness, or is it automatically applied based on your income and circumstances?

My own investments are 7.5L in roughly 1.5 working years at ZS as an associate. I'm 23. Is this enough or I need to invest more?
I've also spent 3-4L on things like an iPhone, many big purchases at home as well.

Looking to learn more about investing - any recommendations for insightful and interesting books?

What car do you currently own/lease?

What are your favorite personal finance books? I just read Rich Habits and really liked it. I am also reading the Psychology of Money. Looking to read some more!

Is there a consensus on the “smart” way to buy a home these days? Looking to buy our first home within the next year. Given the market, I almost think we missed the boat on traditional turnkey SFH. Are there pockets of RE that are “smarter” financial investments? For example: homes w dated kitchens / bathrooms we can live with, and then upgrade later? Or duplexes that allow us to live in one unit and rent the other? Any resources you brilliant fish could send my way would be appreciated. Thanks!

Did anyone buy a home in NYC last year? Interested in learning some data points -
1) home price and stats (no of bed/bath), 2) first home or not, 3) HHI, 4) location (borough/neighborhood)

What do you use for investing? Any apps, particular banks? Germany here

I have an offer of $80k pa at Greensboro NC location, is it worth considering the cost of living over there?? Do I have to negotiate?

We can help you in tax planning and getting tax refund upto 2.5 lacs.Let us know if seeking help/clearification.

As someone new to the working world should I put money into my 401k? I see people talking about how the economy is making them lose money in their accounts and I don’t want to be throwing it away.

Mega backdoor question - I wanted to take advantage of this while it still existed so I contributed to after tax 401k the last few paychecks. Is the correct process to do a withdrawal/rollover directly to my Roth IRA account? It seems like I can do a direct deposit from the 401k but it is asking if this is a checking or savings account which seems wrong.

I’ve been able to save $10,000 since I moved back home with my parents a couple months ago due to cirona. Any smart advice on what I should do with the money?

HELP! I feel like I can’t even blink without my COVID patients dying.

got a job offer in Canada.currently based in the US. company has started the work visa process, what are the chances of it getting approved? They said the process takes 4 to 6 weeks. Top 10 tech firm

Will Deloitte have their GC enrollment again in April?

Anyone wants to join PwC and needs referral?

What’s worse than the delivery person messing up your delivery. Cus i can’t think of anything at the moment

Working on applications for academic positions (tenure-track), and finding it extremely difficult to write a research statement that is not too close to my current research that hiring faculty would think I lack originality, but also not too far-fetched/unrealistic or on topics that I find interesting but has insufficient knowledge/expertise.

Any tips?

New to startup ecosystem. What are some resources, books, podcasts that help you along the way? Are there any communities you interact with regularly on Reddit/discord/meetup?

Any concurrent filers for L1, L2 renewal and EAD under regular processing? How much is it taking currently?

Have any biglaw fathers here taken paternity leave as the primary caregiver? My firm offers 8 extra weeks of leave for the primary caregiver but I’m not sure how “primary” is defined here. My wife is undecided about returning to work FWIW.

Is there anyone out there who uses Fast Bridge for Progress monitoring who is willing to teach me how to read this stuff? I asked one of my co-workers and I was told it doesn't help and its garbage.....HELP

Hey guys, can anyone quide me to get some freelancing work, or projects?
Thankyou in advance

Would you rather use Excel versus CRM to store data and manage records? If so, why?

Ibegin is not accessible …seems the site is in maintenance, any one facing issue right now ?

Does JPMorgan Chase blacklist if we accept their offer and don't join.

In-house people: how do you handle not getting what you need for PR efforts because other teams don’t understand the level of detail you need? Would also appreciate any advice on how to educate non-PR/Comms team members on how to support you.

For context, I’m a solo PR Manager at a tech startup and really struggling to get basic information/commitments to allow me to do my job.

Hi folks i work at bellandur and wanna live in the apartment with my family. Please suggest me nearby areas.

My office is in Whitefield and my spouse’s is in E-city. Can someone suggest where to rent?

Hi Fishes,

Moving to Bangalore for the first time.
My office is at Manyata tech park. Could you suggest some areas where I could search for accommodation (rented apartment) that are not expensive.

Anyone from ZS associates here. I need few clarification for DAAC role and the location.

Hi Fishes

I am thinking to purchase scooter in banglore so i have couple of doubts.
1. Should I have to purchase electric scooter or normal petrol scooter?
2. In electrical scooter which is good Ola,bounce or Ather also consider budget too😊

Please suggest me your thoughts!!

Any football groups around Whitefield that i can join for weekend games or something?

What should be ideal budget for a 2 bhk in and around white field (unfurnished/semi furnished) in a high rise gated society

Hey guys
Can anyone tell me how a day at Amazon SDET looks like and is it a QA Testing role or a SDE role?
I am really confused as to should I go for SDET or not if you could manage to highlight the salary difference that would be great!

Hi All,
Please help me to get referrals for any openings requiring SAP BODS skill set.
Kindly like my post so that I can enable my DM option.

TIA :)

I am working as SDE2 and may be promoted to SDE3 in coming months. What are the compensation I can expect ?

(For one of my friends)
How is the career as a Functional Consultant vs Valuation/Corporate finance professional?
Profile:
MBA (Finance and Ops)
Looking for good growth, decent wlb and good pay

What's the standard ctc for 6 years experienced people in IT

How is Deloitte USI for Consultants in Oracle Cloud Service line ? Please share your views

Got bored in Bangalore. How to you spend time on weekends or if you don't have friends here

Good PGs or room in Global Village or RR Nagar ?
Less deposit & spacious.
Can afford rent around 10k.