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I'd appreciate any feedback!

Offer help - yesterday I’ve received an offer from DataDog for Services Architect 3 role on their expert services team (ProServe) - pre sale solution and engagement.

Offer was as follows Base: 155k RSU: 22.5k (90k total over 4 years, 1 year cliff).

I currently make 170k base + ISO (private company so kinda hard to evaluate). I’m 4.5 YOE

I said it needs to be more in 210-220 range in order to switch. She’s going to talk to the manager on Monday and get back to me.

What do you guys think?

Hi Fishes
I joined recently as an experienced employees and am not comfortable with the assigned project. Is there any option to ask for release from the project

Deutsch LA - how are you guys feeling about keeping VW?

What is the best way to approach a boss to resign? Great boss but not my field of law and got an offer with another great firm, for more money, and in my specific field.

I supported day and night for a project but they have never recognised me . Finally they recognised and provided rewards for a managers pet who used to work with help of my support for solving all the issues.
I regret now that I should not work for company. I should concentrate on my own wealth and health.

Any good ideas for Summer Associate projects in M&A? I’ve been assigned as the summer project coordinator for corporate this year.

Has anyone cashed out a term life policy? Any hiccups? What was your experience?

Any good tips on how to practice case leadership for candidate led cases? I struggle with hypothesizing the next step in a logical way for some cases when giving little direction.

Could you please help me what are the skills and technology needed for Google technical account manager? How is the interview process?

Anyone here ever represent themselves in a Travis Co JP (small claims) court? Tips on what to expect?

Need 11 likes to get access to DM feature. Need help

Hi all..
I have interview scheduled next week for ACN-digital-analytics-cdm.
JD- azure stack
YOE -3
Can someone help me.. what kind of questions will asked?

I work as an dental insurance coordinator. I am looking to find out the average income for someone with 10 years experience and a bachelors in health care administration.

Hi, Can anyone refer me at Gitlab for IT Helpdesk Analyst Position?

Hi
In the present scenario, what's a better option for current students b/w two for job opportunities (considering visa sponsorship challenges) aspect: 1) study on f1 and then avail cpt/opt for job
2) study on h4, apply for h4 ead (assuming their spouse already has an approved i140) and look for jobs.

Anyone have an ergonomic desk chair that they love? In the market for one and overwhelmed by all the choices.

I’m a third year analyst in PE in NY and really want to transition to tech, but am having a hard time even landing an interview. I’m getting interviews at financial firms. Any tips on how I should present myself for tech industry finance roles?

I have 10k extra to invest. How should I grow it? Any growth stocks to recommend?

I’ve been listening to “millionaires unveiled” (highly recommend for FIRE content) and it seems like every other guest ends up doing real estate investing. If you do it, what books or online courses would you recommend to get started? If you have experience in real estate investing, would you ultimately recommend it?

I’d love some help thinking through this. I’m currently renting for $1600 base ($1800 total) and live in the least desirable part of town, and expect it to raise to about $2k/month. I was planning to buy my first property in the city and Airbnb part of it, but it will take me about a year to save up the cash (~$500k starting). Eventual goal is to move more rural but trying to build to FI. I found a property in my ideal dream location for $280k but it needs work, and can’t Airbnb it. Continued

Has anyone here taken up lower pay or reduced hours as they were further along in their FI journey? I’m really struggling with accepting the loss of potential earned income after prioritizing every $ for so many years

Context: 35F, 750K NW (no debt or mortgage), 200K salary, but live far below means. Want to go to 60% hours so I can enjoy life more and prioritize mental health, and eventually have kids one day

Has anyone taken a mini retirement ( 1-2 years off)?

New to MBDR, topped off pretax 401k today and will get full company "match." Going forward I plan to do after tax contributions, does it make sense to change investment direction to money market to reduce the likelihood of nondeductible losses or taxable gains between dates of contribution and rollover?

New grad. Takes home around 5k/month after contributing to 401k. Spends 1600 on rent + 400 on food and little joys of life. Could you please advice me on how do I invest and make the most of the remaining 3k? Grateful to be here and really want to learn from you veterans. Thanks 🙏🏻 in advance.

Joining a startup without a traditional 401k (not US based). Are there any other equity investing options besides IRA and standard brokerage contributions?

Who’s on their way to FAT FIRE?

I missed all of the market rallies due to restrictions at my old job and personal stupidity/FOMOing into crappy investments.

But I’ve moved to a new job - any advice on capital allocation for a 24 year old who’s making 250k, with 125K in NW? Obviously still in a great spot but am definitely behind some of my peers who’ve already become millionaires…

HHI of about $520k. 2 little kids. No debt but very little in actual savings (estimate $250k). Looking to buy a home, what’s the realistic price range I should be going for?

What does FIRE actually look like for yall? Does that mean you literally dont work anymore and just plan to take distributions out from retirement/savings? Or just not work in a company but still rely on some type of passive income like monthly rental income or a passion proj turned business?

What’s your retirement withdrawal strategy? Age, $$, reinvestment into other instruments (life insurance, property, trust…?)

Curious about net worth milestones. How long did it take you to go from 100k - 1m? What was your “story” (income/savings rate/asset allocation)? I realize many probably achieved this in the bull market we’ve been in, but still curious.

Need help from experts here. I have about $3K in traditional IRA that I contributed 5 years ago, post tax. I want to start doing backdoor Roth IRA this year. I understand I can contribute $6K into a traditional IRA and immediately move this to Roth IRA account. But I am confused about that $3K that I currently have in a traditional IRA. Can I leave that $3K alone, open a new traditional IRA account, contribute $6K and move to Roth IRA immediately? Or does that 3K have any implications for me?

I finally need a taxable brokerage (for more than the beer money I have in Robinhood anyway), and overwhelmed by the options. Will be 95% index funds, 5% continuing to dick around in individual stocks/etfs. Already have IRAs at vanguard. "Real" money in vanguard, fun money in robinhood? Quit adding to RH and focus on V? Something else entirely?

Do people here consider having children and what it means for financial planning?

What will you do once you achieve your FIRE target? How close are you to achieving it? In what ways did you have to calibrate your assumptions and expectations along the way?

How much do you save / invest each month?