Is there any chance at all that student loan forgiveness could cancel loans that were refinanced with sofi?

Anyone have any legitimate passive income? I’m talking about something that takes sizeable upfront time investment to get going, but takes <5 hrs a week to maintain.

How much are your biweekly paychecks after taxes, insurance, 401k contributions, etc. and how much of each paycheck do you tuck into savings?

Why are properties in NYC so damn expensive? At this point should I just move elsewhere?

Looking for a panty dropper used car for around 40k. What would you suggest? Considering a wide range of options from x5 to F type

For those who have most of their money invested, when a building wants to see your bank statements for a new lease, can you show them that your money is elsewhere?

Can grad students get $20k forgiven if they got Pell in undergrad but outstaning loans are only for grad school?

Welcome to the NFT Bowl! Feel free to share cool projects you've found, investments you are making and why, or shill your own projects! It's also a great bowl to network and build your own team!

To make things smooth:
1) If you see or have a cool project, please post a link to help others find it quickly without having to slog through searches
2) No one is giving any financial advice. Use of this bowl is acceptance that you will not take anything posted in this bowl as financial advice.

Better to aggressively pay off $15k in student loan debt and pay off by early next year or make the min $200 payment and save the rest for down payment/emergency funds?

Anyone here have any information on where to invest your money apart from the firm's 401k match? New to investing and wanted to know where do other people invest since most of them wouldn't be investing in stocks directly.

I’m loyal to delta, but I’m moving to a city where American is the main hub and Delta has practically no non-stop flights to/from there. It’s time for me to open a new credit card, so I was considering the Citi/American one. Any thoughts?

Noogler question: are approved Amex expenses from concur directly paid by google to Amex? Or I gotta to pay? My expense was approved but has not yet been fully received in my account..

Question for the group: How to trade stagflation? Shorts and commodities / precious metals only get you so far.

What’s the best real estate shop in Dallas? Not including Winstead or Jackson Walker.

If I made $1000 in dividends this year, would I have to pay any tax on it if my total yearly income was less than $20000?

I know there is no black & white answer, but what’s your thought process in deciding when to sell and keep the profit?

What is the *prime* amount of money to bring you happiness?

Left Accenture 10 years ago... can someone remind me what the ESPP offering period(s) were and when stock was purchased? Was it 1 or 2 offering periods per year? And what were the months of each?

Hi, I'm new to Dallas. Have been eyeing on rental investment in Dallas. Looking into Zillow, properties in Arlington seem to have good appreciation. Is it good idea to invest in Arlington? What other areas in Dallas can I consider (checked Carrollton, Plano, Coppell, Addison).
Thank you.

Hi Friends,

Could some recommend some good pgs around fidelity investments (manyata tech park). I will be starting the office from Dec.

Any tips for having to attend a team lunch and a separate happy hour while fasting? Outside of Ramadan happy hours aren’t awkward bc I’ll just drink soda or something. However, now do I just sit there and stare at them when they are drinking/munching on their lunch ? 😂

1.What are different band levels in LTI?
2.Is senior specialist level above the manager level in terms of payscale/destination?
3.What does working in salesforce vertical looks like & onshore opp. for US visa holders?
4.Avg hike / variable pay per year?
5.What is the notice period in LTI?
6.Any hidden components included in salary that can be avoided or restructed before joining?
7.What can be avg hike for 9 yrs of Exp in senior specialist track?

Thanks in advance,it will cover most of the quer

Why might a company post as ‘Confidential’? This appears to be a standard job in customer service.

Hello all, my first post. Anyone else feel like their general manager won't promote them because they're afraid you'll make them look bad. Like they don't do their job well enough so you'll outshine them? Do you stay? Leave? Try to build the relationship? It's been a year. @Aimbridgehospitalityllc

Hi Fishers,

What is the best time of the year to be in the notice period?

I mean what is the time of the year where requirements in most of the companies are at pick?

Like in Dec and March you will see less requirement due to Christmas and financial year ending. Similar what is the best period?

Because in my previous switch, 15 days were wasted due to Christmas and in March lot of requirements went on hold due to financial year ending.

Thanks

Better Opportunity: Big 4 marketing or brand management? Long term outlook, pay etc

Which Marketing/Advertising leaders inspire you most? Add names below and/or react with emojis

I work for a small management consulting firm and we want to expand our DD practice. How do you guys typically approach new clients and how important is a pitch/M&A expertise deck?

I’m 22 and single. What can I do on weekends that isn’t go out to bars?

Any advice on how to actually FIND a mentor? I’m a first-gen black girl trying to navigate this whole ~career~ thing by myself. I would love to meet someone that’s actually done this before to help 😩

Hi Fisher ,
Can anyone guide me or provide the link for how to get job visa for UK or Europe from India, as I am getting job opportunities in UK but they are asking work visa for UK as the company where I am applying are not eager to sponsor my visa?

Anyone working in spain??

Who's down for a drink one day?

Down as well - also, isn't the whole point of the bowl to not have to coordinate emails and all that? Easier to do it on here no?

Any thoughts on breguet? It doesn’t seem to get much love on here.

Is it pronounced “data” or “data?” 🧐

Vanity Marketing Mags (e.g., Vanguard Law)

Anyone done a feature for Vanguard Law or similar? How did that work out for you? Did your outside counsel receive a shake down to sponsor the piece?

I have been stiff arming Vanguard for years but am curious if there’s any actual benefit. Or at least funny stories.

25M banglore .. anyone interested do ping

Whats the most reliable among german cars? I am worried about paying a lot for maintenance and repairs but also dont want a japanese tin can

Boston 🐠🐟— What are your total average hours per week (not only billable) of working as an associate? Which firm / practice area?

Thoughts on Dechert FRE (real estate)?

Any white collar defense attorneys care to share a day in the life? Best part of the work? Worst part of the work? Always been interesting in that area and want to work my way into it once I get off of leave.

“Keep costs down”???? I am happy to keep costs down by not working on this ducking matter anymore. Maybe stop saying yes to matters that are too small to justify our rates and staffing an expensive senior person on them when you’re already dying trying to get anything staffed. You didn’t have to do shit on this matter, didn’t hear you complaining about my taking the lead and managing everything for you when that was happening. >.>

V10 Firm looking for mid to senior level labor and employment attorney for a transactional practice. If interested feel free to message me.

Anyone else getting spammed for "law firm in house/gc's office" roles and know what the deal is with that? Not really looking to do it but curiosity

Advice for attacking the data room and putting together my first sell-side disclosure schedules? (Baby M&A att’y 2 months in). I have an associate mentor who encourages me to flag items I don’t understand and will walk through them with me, but at this point, the only thing I understand is that I don’t even know what I don’t know and what I do know that I don’t know is basically everything.

Anyone here a GC/assistant GC at a biglaw firm? How are the hours? Who’s hiring?

When should a stub start getting worried about not having much work and low billable hours?
I’ve asked for work but no luck. I know they say this is normal for a stub but when should I start getting worried and consider looking for exit options? Fyi, I like my practice group, so I don’t want to change to a different group within my firm, hence would have to lateral, if I have to. Also, other co-1st years are churning in high hours.

I’m a 4th year and I’ve never billed contemporaneously for even a one full week. I guess I’d just rather have one day of torture recording all my hours at the end of the month than that extra little torture daily. I’m wondering how common or rare this is in BigLaw. Thoughts?

What responsibilities should a litigation associate have by their second year?

Got staffed on an investigations matter and was asked to draft the letter. I added everything the senior associate said to and I still got a rewrite. I’m a mid level at a new firm, so I feel particularly awful about this. Feels like I’ll never be a good lawyer.

Did your firm’s leadership send a message re the horrific shooting? Before I lateraled we always got emails from leadership, which IMO were very humanizing and appreciated. New firm leadership seems to just avoid — probably to not appear politically involved. Your thoughts on these types of current events and firm acknowledgment?

6th year litigation associate with a lateral offer in hand. Would love any advice on details I should confirm before accepting? I was already thinking year end bonus match without hour requirement and confirm earliest year of eligibility for partner consideration.

iManage can kiss my ass. It shouldn’t take me 5 minutes to open a document.

Beginning to consider going in house (4th, corp) - I really haven’t thought about what I want, partly because I’m not sure what’s out there/attainable. Is it a bad idea to start by applying to a couple positions that interest me and seeing where that gets me? I’ll of course prep for the interviews but am afraid to burn potential bridges if I ultimately decline because I’m still figuring things out.

Any recommended books to read prior to beginning a summer associate position? Transactional/ Corporate & Finance

What can a junior associate do about a mid-level that constantly asks questions about things they were cc’d on, sends dozens of piecemeal emails and is generally just super high strung and needs everything right away?? No other mid-levels I’ve worked with act this way and this individual I’m working with is driving me insane and I’ve spent countless hours attaching emails and saying “as explained in the attached email…”

Looking for some encouragement. Has anyone here received an overall negative performance review or has been put on a development/performance plan and was able to turn things around for the better?