How much are you paying for mortgage payment in Atlanta area?

Decided to payoff my mortgage.

what you buying?

Cons of moving 75% of my savings to an Intermediate US Treasury ETF (SCHR)? I wouldn’t mind losing 4-5% if the market rallies, but would rather put cash to work if the market keeps tanking

200k in student loans. Unmarried, no kids. If you had to choose - Would you prioritize paying them down/off or saving up for big ticket items like a house/retirement?

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

Anybody here a FTB in London, UK?
If so what kind of mortgage rates are you expecting?

What is the *prime* amount of money to bring you happiness?

Anyone been able to work from Dubai for a UK/US firm and benefit from no taxes? I know if you are a US citizen you pay taxes where you are globally, but if you are British, then you only pay income tax on UK income - so if you live more than half the year abroad you are classed as non-domicile resident, but wanted to hear if anyone’s done this or heard about it?

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)

Does j2 background check decline you if they see you’re still employed with j1?

Anyone here willing to explain their thesis on bitcoin? Thanks!

I want to setup monthly recurring investments in index funds with a long term return perspective. Looking to diversify into 7-8 funds - Any recommendations?

Hi everyone!

Wanted to know if Amex uses a lot of proprietary softwares/ processes which have no value outside of Amex?

How do you invest and save for your children? I’m thinking about setting them up with custodial brokerage accounts but don’t want them to have a heyday at 18. Did you create irrevocable trusts or?? They are too young for earned income and I don’t own a business so no IRA investing opportunities here.

I've heard from multiple people about how inflated the assets are and high the P/E ratio is, hence not a good time to invest in the market. Long term investors, how do you deal with this argument? P.s. I understand the time in the market>time the market.

Better to aggressively pay off $15k in student loan debt and pay off by early next year or make the min $200 payment and save the rest for down payment/emergency funds?

hello, in elss is mirrae tax saver good or quant tax plan?

Hi everyone!

Wanted to know if Amex uses a lot of proprietary softwares/ processes which have no value outside of Amex?

Restructuring/Bankruptcy associates, how slow have you been this year so far? Seems like industry wide it’s been a very quiet year.

Any recommended study material for CIPP and/or CIPM (still debating the two)?

I’m a manager and one of my direct reports makes more than me. It really bothers me. Anyone else been in this situation before? What’s the best way to handle it?

P&T moving to cohort. Thoughts …

I have billed 4+ hours today helping a partner prepare a 10 slide PowerPoint for a board meeting tomorrow. Let’s say half of the time was fixing spacing and formatting. I really don’t care as I am billing all of it, but am I wrong in thinking this is unjustifiably too common and a waste of time?

Heard BCG laid off quite a few people this summer. Is this true?

Interested in becoming a Google cloud product manager. Here are my observations on the experience you will need to be considered.

Here are my observations about the skills and experiences that PMs have and how people are joining that group.

They are all technical. All of them could easily be very technical cloud consultants or cloud engineers.
Tl/Dr. If you couldn't get hired as a cloud engineer or cloud consultant - you probably can't become a PM

I have around 1 year of experience in Java and total 5.5 years in total.

I got a lead role in a company with good package.
The role is of java fullstack, microservices.
I studied hard on spring boot and microservices but my hands on experience is less.
Would I be able to survive,I am a quick learner and deliver projects on time....but first time switching so asking.

Hi everyone, applied for an investment consulting internship few weeks back.
It's a client facing job, but it might come at a later stage of a job, maybe after finishing my internship and getting a job offer.
I'm interested to know what is the must develop skills, must take courses or must read books to get insight, develop the required knowledge and skills for the position. I majored in business management finance and currently preparing for CFA level 1. Thanks in advance ☺️

My priority date is end of 2013. My husband is only petition - we filed in oct 2020 when my date became current. If he decides to switch his job right now, will there be a lot of additional paperwork/ rework? Is it not recommended?

I was interviewed in Microsoft on 1st week of May for Program manager role & I thought I did really well in all 3 rounds however I haven't heard back from them since then. My recruiter is also not responding. Do I still have a chance?

Doing a new business "take potential new clients out for drinks" thing. Any advice on keeping my sobriety on the DL?

Hi everyone

I attended interview at amazon for l5 application engineer role ,they told i will be hiring for l4 as my performance was not upto mark one more interview round to go,what will be the salary range for L4 and L5 for an application engineer at amazon could anyone please tell me ?

I got an offer from Cigna are they typically open to negotiations on hourly pay? 👀👀👀👀 I just need like $3 more/hr… that’s it.

Hello fishes,

I need a referral in PWC for Salesforce Developer Role. I hve 2+ years of experience in Salesforce lightning Development. Please let me know if anyone can refer me. Thanks in advance.

NYC is too damn cold. Favorite affordable / easy warm getaways for this time of year?

Such beautiful weather today 😌

Where did you meet your significant other in the city? Looking for ideas to meet new people!

What are your best recommendations for places to see live music and check out art in Atlanta?

Head shot recommendations ITP?

I live in metro Atlanta. I’m looking to move to a space that has a more suburban feel, but is still close enough to the city to not hamper my social life. I like going to the party - not constantly living in it. Any suggestions? Currently renting, but open to buying in the next three years.

Any guesses/predictions on when this housing market gridlock ending? Reasonable prices and reasonable mortgage rates? Umm like a 2017 or a 2018?

Where in Atlanta do you live and how much is your home? I thought Atlanta was supposed to be an affordable city? In the market for a town home and it’s only getting more expensive .... single income.

Anyone got extra tickets to worlds or is going?

Need a morning workout buddy

New to the city and looking for people to hang out with!
23F, if that matters!

What do you wear to atlanta ballet performances?

Who all is looking to buy a house and in what area?

What are your thoughts on Porsche’s consulting subsidiary? Would it compete with T2 or T3 when it comes to industrials and automotive?

Anyone have recs for a really good couch cleaner?

With this crazy sickness going around what medication is everyone taking? It’s been a month since the cold and cough entered my house and it’s still here.

What’s the move tonight?!?!

Anyone got a lasik surgery in the Atlanta metro area in the last few years? I am thinking of getting one and interested in knowing more about where to get it from, your experience and other feedback. Thank you.

Looking for part time /remote BI analytics assignments in Atlanta report /dashboard development using Tableau Cognos or power BI

Anyone have a ticket for Meduza at district this Saturday and not going anymore? It’s $57 now with fees and that’s too much. Might as well buy the VIP which is $80 w fees but that is probably a huge scam so guess I’m not going

Anyone willing to refer for KPMG Atlanta office, financial solutions practice? I'm relocating to the Atlanta area. TIA

Now that it’s officially peach season. Best peach things (fresh peaches, peach drinks, etc.) and where to find them in ATL?