How much did you spend on your most recent personal car and what car/year was it?

Anyone have a recommended tax person in Chicago?

26M here looking into a micro-buyout opportunity in the Digital Asset Management SaaS space (library document management).

The buyout is projecting 8.9x cash on cash returns and IRR of ~53%. Entry valuation $5M (3.2x ARR), expected exit valuation $24.8M (5x ARR). Currently 38% ebitda margin, forecasted 55% in exit year - 5 year holding period

The minimum is $50k. Is it dumb to spin up an SPV with a few friends to invest in this? I know the GP of the acquiring firm.

Taxpayers are abused the most in this country across the globe. It’s frustrating to see that only 1.5% of Indian population pay direct income tax, still govt. is milking them like anything and unable to do anything for these taxpayers. I’m paying 1 lakh tax every month, and what’s my return, 🔔🔔🔔,

If a tax payer loses his job , govt. is not even paying even few thousands for unemployment allowance, who have been paying lacs to government as tax. What’s your thoughts on Indian taxation?

I’m 26 and have ~40k sitting in my savings account. Annual income 140k. Maxing out 401k. No debt. Planning to invest 25k but don’t know where to start. Should I get a wealth manager? What is the best way to approach this?

Opinion on the Milton (Cambridge high) vs Suwannee (Peachtree ridge high) to buy a house? Have a 3 yr old.

What is the best way to get euros out without fees and at the actual exchange rate? Is it best to use an ATM at the destination or is there a better alternative?

$2k into XLV or VHT?

Any recommendations on where to invest 10k? I have about 15k in stocks but I don’t think I’ve done a great job picking stocks. Also for people making 150k+ how do you budget your money monthly?

Need some guidance. Total newbie with Bitcoin and want to start investing. I downloaded Gemini. Any thoughts on the platform? Also understand cold storage is a must the bc an exchange not FDIC backed?

Can anyone give me a rough breakup of expenses in Dubai please for a single person. Is 12-15k AED reasonable every month?

I am using my first credit card from last 4 months. Can i apply for second credit card? Will this hamper my cibil score?

I am utilising less than 30% limit on my first card.

How did you get started with your personal investing in stocks? I am 26, F, and currently have a 401k, and some money in stocks but not much. I’m extremely interested in investing have been reading and listening to podcasts. Any advice?

Is there anyone from Canada here? I’m looking for some information on working out of the country, but selling insurance.
Thanks

Sorry if this has been asked a few times but - relocating to Charlotte and looking for apartments, preferably in southend. Any solid recommendations or places to avoid?

Looking for a 1 BR - 2.4K a month or less.

TYSM!!

You know it's bad when you start having dreams of yourself preparing tax returns! #WorkInYourDreams

Starting to get into investing and generally a pretty risk averse person so not out here trying to make fast money. What mediums do people generally use to invest? Think I’m too easily stressed to pick individual stocks, but happy to take suggestions for platforms for both. TIA!

House flip question

Hey all newbie here. My husband and I are living that Double Income No Kid life wanting to (Financial Independence) Retire Early.

Both in tech in the Bay Area. I’m in Arizona visiting family and am thinking of an investment property. Does anyone have a book/course/video that they personally have used and recommend for flipping houses? I want to do some research there’s a lot of content out there.
Thanks a bunch!

Mortgage PITI payment would be about 50% of take home pay, but it fits easily within my budget. We max out 401k, HSA, and backdoor Roth. We also have about 150k in savings in case things get tight and saving an additional 1k per month. Is this still too tight?

What happens to carry if you move funds? Would your new fund “buy you out” or how should you raise this?

Art Director.
Sr. Art Director.
Art Supervisor.
Group Art Supervisor.
VP, Group Art Supervisor.
VP, Associate Creative Director.
VP, Creative Director.
SVP, Creative Director.
SVP, Group Creative Director.
EVP, Group Creative Director.
EVP, Executive Creative Director.

Seriously: why so many levels? Sounds like a lot of BS… basically should be: Art Director, Creative Director, CCO. Agree?

Does anyone know for Deloitte’s life sciences compliance and op risk group if there’s a case for SC or M level?

How much of variable pay is paid out in UST ?? In my package i have 4lac of variable component. UST Global IBM ??

Follow up post to my last post…My husband was laid off from the company where I also work. I am feeling really isolated / depressed about working and moving forward. I’m also getting to a stage where I’m really sad that people haven’t reached out to either my husband or myself to send well wishes or provide support. It’s like they don’t know what to say or I make them feel awkward so they don’t bother…I’m trying to focus on a few that have been supportive but it’s hard…Any words of advice? 😞

Hey trying to bring this bowl back to life, how's everyone doing? Busy season blues/last year of school/interning/ looking for a job? I'm finishing my last year of grad school before I work in the sum

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What uncommon adjustments to WACC have you guys came across?

I’m planning on getting my real estate license this spring! My biggest hesitation is that I currently live downtown Chicago and do not own a car. I really do not want to buy or lease a car as the area I live in requires a garage spot to park. Is it realistic to believe that I can be a real estate agent in Chicago if I rely on Uber/CTA?!

Hi everyone! I have my first round of interviews at Dapper Labs this week for a Content Marketer role. They mentioned in the email that they would want to talk about compensation during the call. Does anyone have an idea of what the band is for this role/department?

Any attorney referrals in Brooklyn for a tenant having major issues with their landlord? (Just moved into Apt that’s pest infested, has no gas/heat, and landlord is totally unresponsive)

Hi, what is diff between EPAM anywhere and EPAM systems.?

is it safer to join EPAM Anywhere considering recession@?

To all who have exited from life sciences consulting, what firm did you work at, what did you exit into, and how is it going?

Best books you read this year that aren’t about sales, marketing or prospecting?

Think a bear market's on the horizon?

Told a friend of mine in tech I was considering moving to BCG. He asked me if I would have to move to Boston.

I followed up by asking what he thought the top consulting firms were. "I'd guess PwC and then McKinsey are the best. I've also heard of KPMG, Deloitte, and Bain, but I don't know much about them."

Just a reminder that outside our bubble no-one really cares about firm prestige etc.

Best consulting firms without the massive ego?

Any book recommendations?

Found out today I got accepted into a Professional MBA program that I was seriously doubting I’d get into 😃😃😃 maybe it wasn’t such a Monday after all

Do you prefer the grocery store wine section to be organized by varietal or country? Vote for country here

Good books for case prep/valuation. Econ consulting, if relevant. TIA

What key traits show you that a Senior is ready for Manager?

I just took an international trip via KLM and my ticket was bought through Delta. I’m a Delta Diamond Medallion. There were zero (actually negative) perks with flying with partner airline. More below

With the latest news on vaccines (including Ebola vaccine helping eradicate disease in DRC!), it got me thinking - what’re the greatest achievements in human history? And where do vaccines rank?

In other news: American Airlines pilot arrested just moments before take off for failing breathalyzer test at Reagan. #slowclapamerican

how does an aspiring startup founder get a business idea or inspiration?

TFW you look at yourself in the mirror at the hair stylist and realize your face looks like a bag of smashed assholes after too many screen hours, airport hours, and drinks...

ATL 🐋es... any good non-Delta options to choose from... Delta fares are frequently 3x the competitor's, but don't know which competitor's program are worth signing up for. Appreciate any inputs.

Delta form for emotional support animals includes: Goat, Alligator, Peacock! Is that true?

Does anyone know where I can go for a short period of time to get a business work setup? Two monitors + keyboard + mouse and good WiFi? I have a timed case study coming up and would ideally go into the office to do it but it is closed and i don’t have a good wfh setup.

How bad would it be if I changed jobs 5 months after joining ? I just joined a new role and I’m looking to change in November cause I hate what I currently do.

Has anyone rented out a space at a Marriott hotel for an event? Aren’t you supposed to get Bonvoy points based on the amount you spend?

Just got Southwest Companion pass and have a ton of points to burn. Where should I go for long weekend with the wife?

A senior client director gave me major kudos today in front of of my direct manager and sent a message to my senior director. Not a bad way to start the week, but man am I mentally exhausted already lol.

Best books on leadership and self development?