Looking to buy a home in 1-1.5 years. What are some good neighborhoods inside the beltway for 500-650k range?

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Single unit, townhouse, condo? Regardless don't do PG county.

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I went to majority Black schools K-12 but sure I'm afraid of Blacks.

Probably Alexandria VA or PG county MD, maybe silver spring?

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What kind of space/size are you looking for? What’s important in the neighborhood?

Do you need a good school district? If so there are lots of good options in Nova or the northern MD suburbs. In DC, good rule of thumb for a good school is to stay West of Rock Creek Park

You need to define “home.” In many DMV neighborhoods, that won’t get you a single family detached home. If a condo counts as a home, the options change radically.

Do you need Metro walking distance? Are you open to buses? Or open to 100% driving? Do you need walkability?

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I’m seeing lots of posts about really bad losses. If you trade you’re going to lose money - hopefully not all the time, but many positions will be mistakes. But you need a process to find ideas and manage positions. Two books you should read are “The New Trading for a Livinng” and “The Laws of Trading.” Both look at psychology, process, and risk in different ways that can help you work out your own process. The next 18 months will be much harder than the last 18 - time to start learning.

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Hi fishes, could any one help me on how to withdraw of money and how much can be withdrawn ?

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What’s going on with the stock market today?

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Had my sapphire preferred for 4 years. Can I downgrade to a freedom today and re-apply for a sapphire after a couple weeks to get a new bonus?

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Really hoping to avoid judgment on this post. Has anyone had to sign up for government or state assistance after becoming unemployed? Was the process difficult? I have a young son who's at home with me all day right now and I'm looking for a job that I can work from home, but in the meantime we need to eat and I need to pay my rent. Thanks for any advice.

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Bank error 30k in your favor. BTC… Where to start?

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So, Partners... What's your spending breakdown like? Curious to see what expenses y'all have. # of yrs as Partner may also help.

Thanks for sharing! Again, just for fun and curiosity.

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Anyone have fee based fiduciary financial advisors they’d recommend? TIA!

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ELI5: back door Roth and mega back door Roth. What are they, who do they benefit, how to realize?

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I was given a 15k, 0% loan to pay off my student loans upfront from a family member. Would it be better to invest this money and just pay back my family member monthly since the 4% rate on my loans would be less than (hopefully) the amount gained in the market?

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Are there any tax benefits from working from home?

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Hii ,
First time investing and hence I did some research on investment and planning to invest 40k in the below fashion.
10k-ELSS 10K-Equity MF 10k-Debt MF 4K-NPS 6K-PPF . Is it fine or any suggestions are welcomed. Also if anyone can suggest me which ELSS or mutual fund should I select considering the current market scenario

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Is Carvana legit? I've never seen any reviews just a hundred commercials. I could google this but wanted to know if anyone in here sold through them successfully. Thinking of selling my Benz E350, 2013. Let me know.

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Alteryx stock - thoughts on the company as a longterm investment?

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What are some of the best books you’ve read about people and investing? Such as dealing with people (business psychology almost) and then investing (real estate more specifically)!

I am looking for books that give practical advice, not just big picture theory and motivation.

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If I invested a small amount through a SAFE and the company is now kicking off a seed round that will be a priced round, should I invest in more in the company before or after this seed round? Assume I have the money and the risk appetite - just want to know if my money buys more before or after the priced round.

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Got a loan rate for 3.375% for an appt. This seems a little to high. Thoughts?

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Has anyone quit their job because of a relationship? I started my job 3 months ago and now my employer wants me to move to NY. The thing is, I fell in love during the pandemic with a friend that I have known for 3 years. It's frustrating since I know I could continue my job from home. I would honestly quit my job and wouldn't mind the job search again.

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Looking to explore opportunities in the PE space and wanted to know if anyone has a review of Kingfish Group and the kind of work they do?

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Hey designer fishies! I'm conducting an interview tomorrow for a new Director of Product. This person will be managing our team of Product Managers and Product Designers.

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Thanks in advance!!

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I think Alexa is my best friend.

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Feeling old. Selling my $4000 motorcycle and buying a $4000 couch.

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Hi fishes. Could use your guidance on my thoughts for few days. I’m a Bcom graduate with no exposure to tech or IT. I have been working in retail banking and now Im in Investment banking operations. Im thinking of upscaling myself by learning SQL, Tableu. Will These be useful to move forward in my career?

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Hello people,
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Is there an appropriate way to turn down an assignment because it is non-billable? Two of the partners I work for keep asking me to write client bulletins and articles with them, which is great, but now I’m starting to worry about meeting my billable hours requirement.

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Anyone with June non-premium filing had their H1b approved?

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Is there a risk involved with this approach assuming your current employer doesn't provide you with a counter offer and they ask you to leave immediately (and your h1b visa hasn't been transferred either)

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How much does a Senior Consultant earn in London? In a consultancy firm.

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In case anyone is looking to get into product management, I came across this image which shows some books you could read to get into the role.

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