I have chase sapphire reserve and chase sapphire credit card. If I add my spouse to my reserve I have to pay $75 and if I add her to sapphire only no annual fees. What should I do ?

Recommendations for hotels in Portugal?? Preferably a Marriott branded hotel. Planning a 5 day trip to Portugal in April.

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!

Question for folks with second homes: Considering buying a vacation home but would be primarily for family use. We currently have a primary residence with a mortgage balance of ~640K, so my understanding is I could only deduct the mortgage interest on 110K of the second mortgage to stay under the 750K cap. If I were to buy the second home through an LLC, would that allow me to exceed that 750K since the expenses of the second home would be pass through expenses/income?

Does anyone else here work at a hotel front desk? How long did it take to get a promotion?

Does your firm let you take 28-30 December off? Many of my team members won’t be working those days and I decided last minute that I’d like to travel somewhere between Christmas and the New Year.

Noticing a theme on fishbowl recently among young couples so wanted to get to know how (if at all) you managed to solve the issue of being in a relationship with someone who was in a considerable debt or had different spending habits than your own?

Will Amex restricting guess access for Centurion Lounge actually make any difference?

I can see short term changes but the way Amex has been aggressively marketing Platinum card, we just will have overcrowding of primary card holders 🤷🏻‍♂️

What's next, everyone has to spend min. 50k a year to get Centurion lounge access or pay per visit.

Is KPMG, EY and PWC considerate about one not wanting to travel and chosing local projects in the IT Assurance practice? Please share your experiences. Thanks!

What does your NW breakdown look like ? In my case it is as follows
Home equity: 15%
Investments Stocks/ETFs : 25%
Retirement account: 30 %
Cash: 30%

Joining Deloitte in 2weeks. What Deloitte send laptop, do they send extra monitor, keyboard and mouse? Or does it need to be purchased using $1000 productivity subsidy? And do we need to use Amex card to purchase and then reimburse?

Considering adding a REIT index to my lazy portfolio allocation for my 401K and Roth Accounts. Thoughts?

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.

Has anyone here worked with TRS Healthcare (travel agency)? Any recs for good agencies or tips for first time travelers?

Hi fishes,

Does anyone know how long you have to wait post biometrics inorder to get the passport letter or even the visa? It's for Canada work visa.

If you are interested in earning extra income, please let me know. I do financial services, great opportunity! Dm me!

For any of you real estate investors, what tools or sources did you learn from when getting started. Can’t find a mentor currently so want to find some highly recommended books or videos. If focused on the tri-state area (NY, NJ, Long Island mainly) that would be even better. My hope is to buy and rent out a apartment while also owning a house and house hacking that by renting part of it out. Trying to understand all the steps, traps, and how to find if it’s a good investment.

I recently signed up for a 0% interest (for 15 months) credit card to help with paying off credit card debt. I’m happy with the decision. However, I’m uncertain about the best way to use my upcoming..

CLT is freaking disaster

Any tips/warnings/advice on potentially trying to move from Big 4 to either MBB or a T2 boutique firm? I’m anticipating reaching M1 in Big 4 within the next 12 months. I really like my current practice, but frankly as I eye comp across the bowl, I’m hungry for more elsewhere, even with the recent Big 4 bumps. I have 5 YOE (3 consulting, 2 industry) all within somewhat niche subject matter, as well as my MBA (non “prestigious” school however). Any thoughts or clarifying questions are welcome, TIA

Is it just me or the average billable work in infrastructure transactions has blown off steam in the last couple of weeks?

I have an interview with EY for Associate Product Manager position in Consulting. Any tips would be helpful. It’s first round and hopefully more after. Thank you for your help and suggestions.

Hi Fishes,

I have joined coforge on November 2nd and I got offer from ITC today...Can I switch to ITC by obscanding will there be any issues...Please guys please give your suggestions

What does tronc (formerly Chicago Tribune Publishing) do, exactly? What’s the role of an ad copywriter there? They are vague on both the job posting and their website—but I’m also getting desperate.

How can I approach my boyfriend who has an alcohol problem to help him get healthier ?

Any one here from magneti marelli account?

Happy Monday peeps.... Do we wanna keep this group going or delete?

How long is the H1B transfer process time?

Is there any accounting/audit firm in Australia hiring expat resources now for deployment next year or they are still on lockdown?

Just got my I-140 approved. Do I see notifications when 485 case gets transferred to FO? Also, I see recommendations to call USCIS to request for expedited case handling - is this even a thing? Hoping to get 485 approval by end of September

I got a 17.5 L offer letter from HCL. Is it good to go with ? Years of experience 6.4

Partners - Do you ever take vacations?

I have been at my current firm for about 1.5 years, and in that entire time the partner in my group hasn't been out of the office a single time. Is that normal? I can't tell if it's standard for big law partners to not take time off, if the dynamics for my group may be different (only 1 partner in the entire group), or it the partner I work with is just a masochist.

Hi

Can anyone refer me for snowflake developer position.
Total 2.4 years of experience and 1 year on snowflake.

Thanks.

Is an offer after only a first screener a red flag?

I will start managing the sales team I’m part of and transition from being a peer to becoming their manager. Any advice on how to make this change as smooth as possible?

Hello anyone reading this! I wanted to ask for any realistic, recommended job positions from someone with more knowledge and experience. I am graduating this December with my BBA and am ready to leave the job I’m in now. I’ve been applying for a range of positions I qualify for and nothing so far, which I expected. I have 3 years of experience in management operations but also have 6 years of experience with child care, is that why I may be getting rejected? Maybe I’m overthinking my resume? 😅

Got targeted for Amex platinum 100k. Is it worth it? Is there a higher targeted offer?
Considering doing it since no more personal card for BCG expenses. Also have CSR fwiw.

Heads up: Hilton is giving triple points during July if you use their credit card for booking. Good opportunity to make up to 54 points per $1. Time to stack up those points! Happy monday! :D

Can someone rank all marriot properties for me. I don't use marriot and don't know the different between a Fairfield inn, residence inn, courtyard, etc.

Have an amount of Marriott points I would would like to use to buy United miles.

Any advice on carrying out this transaction?

Best Marriott/SPG property for a couple’s stay in Amsterdam? End of December - want to be reasonably close to city center but not break the points bank (<~50k a night ideally )

Pretty sure the answer is self explanatory but first year with real status. Does Marriott status reset Jan 1? For instance if I need 10 nights for Platnium am I SOL if I stay 9 nights by Dec 31?

Lyft driver delayed picking me up 30 min, resulting in me canceling my ride and asking hotel to call me a “yellow taxi” to get to the airport because it was 5am and all ubers/lyfts were 15 min. Specifically said yellow. Hotel calls me a private lux SUV and the driver got out of the car to handshake the man who called and said hi (honestly money couldve been passed). I then get hit with a $180 ride. Marriott website says taxi should be $65. Should I complain or let it go?

If you bought a United Flight with miles can you change your flight and book with cash? I don’t have enough points for flight I want to change to and app is only give me miles option

Anyone have a special platinum Marriott support number or contact person to resolve a lingering issue?

Question for any Reservist that managed to get your AMEX fees waived, how'd you do it if not on active duty orders?

Anyone knows how chase sapphire travel insurance works? I used the first leg of the trip but cannot return due to an illness. It is cheaper for me to cancel the return leg and buy and new one way.

I am stranded in a foreign country, was traveling for personal reasons, because AA cancelled my flight citing weather concerns but is flying other flights at the same time. Is there a way for me to 1. Get an alternate flight that is not painful. 2. Escalate and get compensation? Thank you.

New year checklist for amex plat, CSR, Delta, and AA? :)

Is it just me or Marriott is actively trying to kill the SPG brand. Have been trying to reach SPG platinum customer service line - 3 attempts so far, each lasting 30 mins, no success yet.

In the UK what rewards credit card is best for relatively frequent travelers? Amex platinum / BA premium / something else?

I’m doing some research on frequent travel for a new loyalty concept. Looking for newish analysts/consultants who would be willing to answer a dozen or so questions for a $10 Starbucks gift card.

Does anyone know where on the United website where I can see all my future PQMs, PQDs, and PQSs for the rest of the year?

American Airline q - if I have Gold status and an American Airlines credit card - does that mean I get two free checked bags or one

I am sick of seeing these SPG Marriott posts!! Can we talk about something else for a change?