It is time to invest? Worried that keeping everything in cash will hurt when inflation comes.

I work in sf and Nyc and have now saved enough where I’m wondering if it makes sense to buy rather than rent an apartment as an investment. Tricky part is I’m still quite young and this wouldn’t be my lifelong/family home. Have also considered buying in less metropolitan areas and renting them out for passive income. Curious if anyone’s gone through this process before and have thoughts ?

For any real estate investors

22 years old and currently focused on using my left over income to invest and pay off my debt. I am set to pay off my college loans by next year and, when I do, I want to look into investing into real estate. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get into/learn more about real estate investing? Or how I can have enough knowledge on the topic to be able to invest wisely when the time comes?

Any books? youtubers? etc. How did you all learn about it?

What other cards to add to my collection? I have AmEx Platinum and Chase Sapphire Reserve. Fly Delta so AmEx is handy for lounges. Use Sapphire for dining/travel. Should I add Chase Freedom Unlimited?

💳Credit card help💳 Starting a new job in two weeks. The new company does not give a corporate card, so I get to pick my own. If things were normal and I was traveling / spending as usual, getting the CSR or AMEX platinum would make sense. But with things the way they are, what should I do? Work related expenses will be minimal, but Im moving/furnishing an apartment so personal spend will be decent. TIA!

Roth vs Traditional 401k, thoughts?

If you could buy a house in nyc, would you pick west village, Williamsburg, ues, uws, or Astoria?

Owe ~$4,500 in taxes for 2020. Anything I can do to reduce this amount? Going to contribute some extra money to 401k to get me to 19,500 for the year. Anything else?

I’m currently signed on a contract for my first house for new construction that has gas heating. I have not lived in a house with this before and this entire time have been battling the anxiety of it even with detector. The house, location, and price is all everything I could dream of. Any advice on what to do in this situation?

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.

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.

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

I received my fnf from Accenture today. I don't know why 18k as 'other perquisite' is mentioned in income tax computation sheet?

Is it wise decision to invest more than 3% in PPP. Now a days cgi share price is growing rapidly.

Any thought on individual contribution(more than 3%)

# CGI

I have a prospect who is a US resident living in Canada on a temporary work visa. They are being told by their advisor that they must liquidate all their accounts (brokerage, IRA, and 529). ...

If you only stay a year after returning what happens to the 10K relocation and 20K early signing? Are you required to pay back half or is it all yours?

Have an acquaintance who is a single mom; she purchased a used car 3 mos ago. Six wks later her 17yo wrecked it, air bags deployed, and estimates have ranged between $10-$18k in needed repairs while $21k is still owed. Acquaintance was switching insurance policies and flubbed the coverage dates and there were a few days where the vehicle was uninsured. No GAP insurance. I'm not seeing many options for her besides to continue pmts, fixing just enough to drive or voluntary repo. Thoughts?

Am I the only one feeling glad we didn’t get selected for a particular airline pitch?

If you’re a fourth year in biglaw, what responsibilities are you given in m&a? I feel like I still haven’t had a ton of opportunities working on purchase agreements (and mostly just take the lead on ancillary work streams) and I’m afraid I’m falling behind others in my class year.

Is anyone willing to look over my resume to let me know if I’m qualified enough to be a consultant at Deloitte? TIA

Hi Fishes,

I'm a Java Back-end Developer with 6+ YOE (will be 7 in a couple of months). My current ctc is 11 LPA and I'm looking to change companies.

What can i quote as my expectation?

My employer is going on a hiring blitz and is offering new hires of the same position a higher salary than I currently have, is this normal or should I demand a raise?

Hi Anyone from US Tax . I recently got an associate 2 offer and they have mentioned phone allowance , mon le connection allowance and bus subsidy, what are these. ?

Also what's the salary you people get

Has anyone here ever been fired for being rude to a customer?

Currently stuck in risk but interested in Cyber. Have done one related engagement from a regulatory perspective. But a lot of posts here making me think it’s harder to break into than I expected (non-technical background). If you had a six sigma green belt / supply chain degree/exp., would you still go through the effort of going into Cyber or take easy risk money being offered / easier transition back to supply chain? 2-3 YOE and trying to decide career course, any advice highly appreciated

If I move to the Bay Area from Austin, are there any major negatives that will be really hard for me?

I just saw the trailer for Tim Burton's new series "Wednesday" and I can't wait! Does anyone else have a show they are super excited about?

23 year old consultant looking to meet fellow ambitious and like minded friends… moved here recently. Any recommendations? Living in south end

Any fish from LEK London willing to refer? Currently interviewing with other top consulting firms in London and keen to pursue LEK
YOE: 6
Appreciate the help!

These questions about salary are so annoying and repetitive. Stop being a lazy ass and search for the posts that talk about this. Yes, I said! Done with this shit 🙌🏻 #scrolldown

Is Slidequest worth it? Please help!!!!

I just started a new job as a Director. I’m the only black person in management on my accnt. It’s really hurtful but the other managers try to tell me what my job is and what I should be doing (Cont.)

Does anyone become more jaded towards their company / being in consulting by being on this app / seeing what is posted in their company bowl? I feel like this is the place to talk about things we typically wouldn’t talk about in the larger workplace setting (which is great, don’t get me wrong), but can’t help but feel that this app definitely helps me see the ugly side (more so than the nice side) of consulting.

Best consulting firms to target for Supply Chain & Operations Strategy apart from MBB after graduating from MIT SCM

Divorced consultants, how much of your marriage not working out had to do with our tough travel schedules and spending a lot of time away? If not for this reason, why didn’t your marriage work out?

A reminder to all: we are going through very difficult times. Please help someone who has gotten laid off if you can!

Nothing beats the feeling of canceling meetings!

How do you treat carpet for dustmites. Suddenly started having allergic red spots. Antiallergic medication is not helping. I am suspecting dustmites as there is no sign of bedbugs.any recommended brand i can spray over carpet

Are there any good movies or novels that show skill development - like follow through? Self-management? Money management? I read a lot of self help books so I know a lot of the theory, and books peppered with examples help, but I feel like most 1 paragraph examples don’t five justice to how hard it may be to change a behavior.

Officially made Diamond status with Uber! 🙌

Are any top consulting firms hiring for experienced analysts currently? I know ACN and some others are cyclical for resources 2-3 years out of college, but I’m looking to make a move sooner than fall

Is it easy for someone in tech working in ops/business side to switch to MBB consulting?

How does your firm measure utilization? I work for a small boutique that defines it as utilization = number of billable hours/2,080 and full bonus payout occurs at 80% plus.

I got an email from a Cybersecurity Advisory Partner with the subject "Catch-up". Last week we all rolled-off from project abruptly b/c the client terminated the contract. Am I getting laid off?

"Congratulations Mr. Smith, you are one of our top 50 guests!"
"Great! Any chance of an upgrade tonight?"
"Nope, sorry"
👺

What are some of the perks you get as a SC @EY or @D? Work phone, food vouchers, gifts, cringe benefits from SM/Ps etc..

Asking for a friend who's is deciding between these two companies and coming from industry!

How can I get one of my coworkers to stop apologizing before they make any comment or possible feedback that may come off as a critique? I’m an analyst, so they aren’t trying to suck up or anything :(

My SO has ~100K sitting in a savings account. She’s a student so very low income. Does it make more sense to start a 401K + IRA and invest it in chunks of 25K? Or max out this years retirement and then just throw the rest in an ETF?

Hello,

Currently, in accenture. I have had very bad billable hours and not much achievement this fiscal year. I am worried of getting fired, so i applied for another job. Got offered may be 5% above my current pay with 5k bonus, but in lower level at Deloitte. I think working lower level will give me more opportunities to learn as i think i have lot to learn. I made decision based on my gut and accepted the offer. I have not talked to anyone on accenture side yet. What you think?

Weird American thing. Friends usually love to have us over but not over Thanksgiving b/c they are nervous around their family. So weird.

If I just chill on the bench for long will I still only get fired at the end of the year?