How would you save for a house/down payment today? Savings, bonds, investments, etc? Assuming a timeline of 3-5 years.

Anyone know how hard it is to get a Tudor Black Bay GMT S&G from an AD these days?

How much did you give up on alcohol in order to have a healthier life? At what age?
If not 100%, how frequent is it “worth it” for you to have alcohol at the expense of some level of hangover?

Does anyone know any general manager in the auto industry based out of Dallas, TX?

Has anyone left nursing for something else? If so, what are you doing now?

Hi All. Is Legato offering permanent WFH option ?

Netflix/Amazon/HBO recommendations for when you’re feeling down in the dumps?

Thoughts on jumping in to a 9 to 5 at a Big Bank vs Corporate finance? Consider work life balance, potential to start an entrepreneurial venture and maximize $ per hour?

Which title sounds more senior: Associate Director or Principal Director? It’s a pure ego question to be answered with your guts.

Any CAIA holders out there? How have you generally been viewed?

SM asked us to shifted client billing hours to non-chargeable code... Will significantly impact utilization... Sucks

Rising second year attorney looking to lateral firms into a different type of practice area in my same city, does anyone know of any recruiters that they can recommend to help the search in Florida?

Working through nanny contract right now. Anything you wish you had put in up front that you didn’t? Also- wrt vacation, how do you handle additional days you take off? We are giving our nanny (cont’d

CDs who are guys - any advice on dressing well and gracefully as you get older? I’m in my late 40s now and somewhere between dad bod and granddad bod. Where do you find clothes that look good on you?

Hello Fishes,
Any referrals for Data Engineer with 6 years of experience working on GCP Bigquery,dataproc,pyspark and hive.

How much time does Wipro take to release the offer letter?. Hr had told me that he is waiting for the BU head approval to release the offer letter but haven't got it yet.

What salary I can expect from advance auto parts and microfocus. Security Engineer, yoe 6

How has your experience been with FAANG interviews , do they expect full working code or just the right approach would do as well , please share with company name nd years of exp while applying.

Looking for new positions in the SaaS world. Would love to know if anyone is hiring. I have 4 years SaaS experience and currently worked in the e-commerce SaaS space for over 2 years

Every work day feels the same ... I wish they all felt like a Friday instead of a Wednesday

Received a letter from Wells Fargo today. They are offering a refinance of fixed 30 year mortgage at 3.5%. I have no idea how they can do this judging by today’s interest rates. Currently my interest rate is at 4.5%. Judging by Wells Fargo sketchy history, I don’t trust it, however has anyone else gotten this offer?

From a FIRE perspective is it worth moving back in with toxic parents (to both save on NYC rent prices and help them out a bit financially)? Imagine being constantly miserable/mentally stressed anytime I will be at home, and a 2 hour commute each way to work, but parents don’t at all restrict my freedom (can stay with friends, go on mini-cations with boyfriend, etc. as often as I can/want).

Newbie question here. From what I’ve read and learned people typically take two FIRE approaches: 1. REI and 2. Index funds. First, am I missing anything else? Second, if you did the index fund version, and you retire at say 30-35, how do you use that money? Isn’t it locked in until 59 1/2?

What is your greatest dream for your life?

I currently make over 180k base salary as a single filer with no large purchases planned and 12 months of expenses saved.

Should/Can I do a mega backdoor AND backdoor Roth? Or do you have to choose one or the other?

I'm currently on Fidelity for my retirement plans.

Is there a need to invest in any other securities beyond a target date fund? Using one with a low expense ratio (vanguard). What are people's thoughts?

Have you all looked at 529 plans vs other investment accounts for kids? I'm a little overwhelmed on how to decide the best one to enable good savings for my son's future

NY state took my tax refund because of an outstanding liability. Is there a way to get my money back?

Is $78k enough for starting salary in SF? I’m splitting rent with girlfriend, so won’t be much more than what I pay now in Chicago, under a $63k salary. Is it a smart move?

Would you pay $2300/month on rent if your take home pay is $7000? Don’t have any loans. I am single. I go out on weekend prolly spend $100 max. I live in Chicago. This place is really close to work. 10 min walk. I don’t like commuting by train/bus. I don’t have a car.

Have any of you thought about parking some of your emergency funds in a muni bond (tax exempt) etf? I have ~1yrs worth of cash in High yield checking/savings accounts (2% interest), but am in the top tax bracket and am worried about the tax drag. I know munis have performed abysmally with the fed tightening, but am wonder if most of the pain is priced in at this point. Thoughts?

How much do you donate each month/year? What is your total comp and age?

Thoughts on QYLD, XYLD and RYLD? How bullish are you 🐠 on it? How much of your portfolio would you put it them to start creating passive income in your 30’s?

How come there's more anti-FIRE related topics here lately? Ex. Taking on credit card and car loan debts. Or do people think that falls into FIRE?

Quick question: will you buy vanguard index funds through a vanguard account or their ETF versions through Robinhood or Ameritrade (already have Robinhood and Ameritrade) ?

Trying to build a strategy focused on index funds.

Thinking about adding my child as an additional cardholder on Amex or other credit cards to build up their credit. I don't know if they're ready to actually have the card in their possession, but idea would be to establish early credit history.
Does it work? Is the purpose really to "build their habits" as Amex website suggests, or do they actually benefit from a longer credit history & piggyback off my good credit? First-gen professional here, so appreciate advice & resources.

AMZN, AAPL, MSFT, & GOOG are not going anywhere. Cloud computing and data are so big and I see no point in why people invest in other companies as a safety if these 4 giants run the world as we know it. How wrong am I?

25 y.o. If I plan to move to the EU in 2-3 years due to my partner relocating and settling down there, is it worth it to save in IRA/401k? I’m obviously doing what my company matches because free money, but otherwise I don’t know what’s best for planning for the future/retirement.

Is 1600 a lot to spend on rent with a 116k salary? No car payment or other major expenses monthly. I’ve never lived alone and am used to paying a lot less for rent. Debating if it’s worth paying 1400 for a place that is not as nice, but ultimately I don’t think it makes much of a difference?