Is buying a land in Austin suburbs a good investment idea ?

Anyone recently got a mortgage through SOFI? can you please share your experience?

Does anyone know of any credit cards (including private label) that offer Spanish applications and/or servicing?

Which one would you prefer b/w local lender v/s establish financial institution when buying a home?
What are the pros and cons of each?

Currently on short term disability in CA and trying to figure out what the tax situation is. It looks like they don’t take out taxes, so should I set that aside? I can’t find any info on whether it’s tax-free income but I definitely don’t want to assume incorrectly

Would you prepay your mortgage (2.75%) or invest? Would you refinance 15 year or 30yr? I understand that over a long run, you can invest the difference and increase wealth. But it generally takes 10+ years to break even. What’s your reason NOT to do the 30yr mortgage?

What platform do you use to buy Bitcoin and Ethereum? I need to move off of Robinhood and am looking for a platform with low transaction fees for buying as I DCA and occasion sell each year to step up my basis.

Hello folks, any credit card suggestions with good benefits and cash-back? Please advise. TIA

Has anyone diversified and invested in govt bonds? What’s the yield like? Is there a lock-in term?

New to this welcome any article or insights

25lpa in big 4 or 22k aed per month salary in sharjah with 4.5 days working in govt company which one is better ?
Have wife and kid with no emi and loan and living in own house in India.

Max out 401k before contributing to taxable brokerage? Roth IRA is already maxed out.

What’s a good target annual earning % for interest and dividends relative to portfolio size? I am new to investing and am generally just invested in the SP500 and total stock market via index funds

For background checks... who do you guys use and would you be willing to share monthly membership fee/cost per check? I currently use HireRight and have been happy overall... but I don't feel that it's very competitive at $48/check. Thanks in advance!

Have about 5k to invest - should I do FXAIX or FSKAX?

Currently am contributing money into both 401K and Roth 401K. Should I also open up a Roth IRA?

Currently maxed Roth 401k, Roth IRA, HSA, and ESPP at 23 YO, should I consider an after-tax conversion? I’ve read about back-door Roths but I’m still far below the income limit as an analyst. Definitely looking into early-ish retirement, should I just invest the rest in a regular brokerage account until I reach the income limit? Am I even allowed to do a conversion? Any advice is helpful :)

Currently maxing out my 401k and HSA and investing about 1k/mo in ETFs. Also recently started buying I-bonds given inflation. What are other things I should be thinking about?

24 yr old, 110k TC, maxing out Roth IRA and Roth 401k, no debt or large expenses. Also have ~35k sitting in a bank account. What should I do with that money?? Am I better just sitting on it for a while then watching it shrivel up in my brokerage account?

Does anyone think Biden will *not* further extend the pause on student loan payments until after the election?

Watch out for $SDGR - Bill Gates backed recent IPO- potential next meme stock . No options yet.

When there is FUD you buy

Hi fishes,
what is the increment range at S&P global for software developers ? IHSMARKIT is soon to be merged with S&P global. So wanted to know if it is better to wait for the merger or make a move.

What is the salary range for Enterprise Agility Manager- Technology Strategy & Advisory?

Hi friends,
I'm a .Net developer with skill set of:Azure, .net core, microservices, web API, MVC.
Yoe:7 approx
Currently serving notice, LWD 27july.
Can you please refer/guide me for some good organization like Adobe or MANG or something like Microsoft?
I'm tired of working with organizations like Infosys, TCS and yes I need a good salary honestly.

Thanks.

Do female and male journalists/reporters make the same amount of money as each other, or is there a pay divide?

What's your date of Jalsa??

Has anyone at Google relocated from San Francisco to a lower cost of living city (Denver, Atlanta, Austin, Miami, etc.) ? If so, how much lower was your salary after readjustments?

Hi all,

I'm trying to learn SAP MM (P2P Cycle) from scratch. I have only worked on SAP C4C (Cloud CRM of SAP) until now. So, no ABAP experience or any On Prem Functional modules. Where do I start? Where will I find the necessary resources? Please help.

Thanks!

What should be the ideal package for a SAP ABAP consultant experience of 5 years?

Are there any Business Analyst jobs in Kyndryl pertaining to SDLC, Agile-Scrum? If yes, how to search for such jobs? As jobs listed on career portal or even PROM doesn't provide accurate detail or the job title is not in line with the description. And at what band are such jobs?

Looking for an actual Business Analyst job so as to have work exp. and eligibility criteria for certifications like PMI-ACP, IIBA-AAC, CSM be matched.

Hi all, I am trying for role - Customer Engineer GCP. I have 5 years exp in (GCP cloud predominant for 3 years now) DevOps field in Financial Services area including FinTech (Fidelity Investments), Bank (HSBC) & Insurance(CNA Insurance - currently working). Also have a Masters in MIS. I have got & cleared calls from AWS for AWS Developer, Architect roles & failed on-site FB Production Engineer role interview. I have applied but not got a callback from Google? Any advice, highly appreciated.

Anyone know anything about Greycroft for an associate VC role?

I have an offer from Principal Global Services. How is the company culture? Is it better than most other companies? How about growth opportunities?

12/2 Thread (BC):

Is it wrong to work low budget favors from the small local production/post shop and never give them a chance at a regular budget job?

Any companies still hiring MBA interns this summer? My friend at Booth had a summer consulting internship that just got cancelled and is looking for other places to apply ASAP.

Nice places to live downtown for under $1600 per person? I’m seeing like 3 apartments that fit that price range

Which one would you prefer b/w local lender v/s establish financial institution when buying a home?
What are the pros and cons of each?

Kyle, Texas - anyone know a decent spot for apps and a nicer happy hour type setting ?

Anyone know the best place to live in Austin, TX if you work at Tesla? I didn’t want a super far drive going into work so was hoping to find something 20 minutes or less.

Hi All, just moved to Austin TX! Looking to see if anyone has any connections/advice or opportunities at any tech companies specific to sales! 4 years experience in mortgage lending. Thank you in advance!

What are the best social clubs in the area?

Anyone looking to move to southeast Austin soon?

Curious how many of you live outside of Austin but commute to work within the city? Or if you’re fully remote.

Ladies: looking for gym recommendations. Me: mid-40s, out of shape mom. I have chronic acid reflux that does get in the way of workouts at times. Prefer strength training over cardio and small group settings. Mixed gender is fine, but I generally prefer a community of folks closer to my age. Does such a place exist?

Location: Tarrytown/ Westlake ideal. Can travel as far north as the Central Market on N Lamar and as far south as the Central Market off of Westgate.

I rented a house that had been vacant for a bit & the prior tenant didn’t do a thorough job cleaning up. Agent indicated the owner would be open to having the house cleaned but I would need to have the house professionally cleaned when I moved out (that was fine w me). I just received the bill from the owner for $250, which is super annoying bc there was no expectation communicated that I would foot the bill for this, more so bc the cleaner did a LOUSY job. More in the comment below

I'm in Austin for the weekend, what's everyone getting into tonight?

Any place to go few hours drive from Austin? Have a 3.5 yo so want to keep it enjoyable/relaxing for us at the same time keep the kiddo engaged and happy. We just need a good change of scene.

Downtown Austin nice highrise apts? I hear good things about bowie and northshore. Stick to those two or any other good ones at that similar price pt

Moving back to ATX from NYC early February of next year to be closer to family, and looking for a new job. Have 2.5 YOE in consulting (primarily financial services) and also did a data science boot camp this past summer. Does anybody know of any roles at the intersection of strategy and analytics? Alternatively, has anybody had a positive experience with an external recruiting agency?

Does anyone work at IBM, Salesforce, or Palo Alto Networks? I’ve been interviewing with all three and would love some insight about how you like your company/red flags you’ve come across.

Looking to sublease a 2/2 at the Santal in SW austin overlooking hill country views July-November 2k/month

Are there any good networking groups?

I found an Austin young professionals group, but it’s almost entirely realtors and loan people. Which is fine, but I’m looking for more typical networking professionals groups.

I liked the Project management institute, but I’m looking for more. Either General professional, finance, tech, or healthcare focused ones would be ideal.

How’s the dating scene in Austin? Any advice for a single 30 yr old Male who recently moved here?

Friends are telling me it’s super hot in Austin during Summer. Is that really bad? I’m thinking moving to TX, from DC