Me and my husband booked a house back in March for 1.3 M in Bay area. We paid the EMD of 30K. Since then the real estate price has dropped and interest rate has increased. Should we let go of 30k and wait for market to cool down further or should we go forward with the purchase. Closing is next month.

Off the topic.. being in IT field and living in Bangalore, what do you think is best renting a house or opting for a home loan and paying similar emi for 20 years?

Hi all - I'm on a £100-110k base + bonus at a tier 2 firm. This is in the region where personal allowance for tax starts eroding away..
Wondering what options I have to make this as tax efficient as possible (legally), considering a salary sacrifice pension and student loan.
Also what are you investment recommendations? Stocks and Share ISA? What are the good alternatives?

"I lost my W-2... Ugh how can i do my taxes?" #ShitTaxClientsSay

What’s a reasonable amount to coinvest in a PEs fund? ~$300k nw

How many policies a month do you sell?

What’s the fastest WI-FI provider in Austin? I have Spectrum abs it’s not fast enough for my house of 5

Hey people! Curios, what was your first splurge purchase with your big law money. (Assuming you have student loans, mortgage/rent etc.)

Has anyone successfully “ported” their mortgage? Just learned about this and doing some research since rates are so high now. Current rate is 3% and new home will be more expensive, for context.

Hi guys,

I got my full and final settlement today but I can see no tax deduction. Does anyone know the reason. 4k tax used to be deducted every month till now. I also got gratuity and leave encashment along

What are some good modern/post-pandemic personal finance books you can recommend?

Hello NYC fishes. If you pay your fares via OMNY for SBS bus, and there is no ticket to show if fare cops ask you for it. Apple Pay history won’t show up immediately after transaction (Chase), then what do you do?

Are y’all waiting to do a mega backdoor Roth to see what they do about build back better this year or just moving forward with it?

Starting at Deloitte in a few weeks as a Specialist Leader. The 401k match is only .5%? Why so low? Does it ever increase?

(1/2) People who work in the Bay Arae peninsula (Menlo Park) and live in the east bay- which is a good place to buy a house, upcoming, easy to rent or Airbnb in case I have to move back to my country! Prefer single family home as young as possible.
1- brentwood
2- Pleasanton
3- Dublin (expensive)
4- San Ramon (very expensive)
5- what else?

Looking for suggestions on stocks to invest for beginners? Any suggestions on YouTube channels or articles/people to follow to read and stay updated on these things?

Whats the second source of income for a IT employee ?

Under contract to buy my first home - house hacking a triplex. Property has been leased by the same three tenants for the last 5+ yrs, rents haven’t been raised since they moved in. Market rents have risen 70-100% in the same timeframe. All seem like ideal tenants (retired and take great care of the units) but I’d like advice on how to approach the rent increase conversation. Rents don’t make/break my mortgage payment but I’m leaving a lot on the table if I don’t increase significantly.

Recruiter from VACO reached out. Any idea how is experience with them?

Need advice & perspectives: I got a verbal review from my manager saying he couldn’t see me as senior cuz I didn’t follow the design doc format he mandates from all designers. While I have been the only designer who does almost everything from design, UI asset creation, wiring up UI in Unity (I am in mobile gaming).
Also the product I’m on has been in MVP stage, things move extremely fast and design decisions changed constantly. He’s not on my team.
Am I crazy for thinking him a bad manager?

How do you maintain focus? I find myself distracted every 2 minutes.

How do you detach from work? I’m wired at this point to be so attached that even when I’m off I’m super stressed out, and have to look at emails and keep up or else I get severe anxiety. Anybody?

Does Centurion Lounge access justify the Amex Platinum fee? 80% of foreseeable travel will be through IAH, DFW, and LAS.

Anyone taking SSRI and Bupropion at the same time for ADHD? Diagnosed as high functioning ADHD with anxiety. Curious to see how this combo has worked for you. Day 3 on it and not sure if I’m feeling a bit of placebo or if it’s actually helping my focus.

Hi Everyone!

I am looking at hiring a Sr. Salesforce (Sales and Service Cloud) and Sr. Salesforce (Marketing Cloud) Consultants. They can be based anywhere in North America. If anyone is interested or knows someone who might be. Please shoot me a message or comment below.

PS - Open to Full Time Permanent opportunities or someone looking for contract work is also okay.

Hello all, I work full time as an RN at the VA. I’ve been looking for a side hustle to do on my own time. I would love to review cases such as prior authorization, records for 2nd opinions, etc. The positions that I come across generally require a commitment of at least 24 hrs which is not feasible. Anyone know of any opportunities?

Anyone in Philly during the week?

Hi All, just sharing what on mind to vent it out from my system. Maybe with this I could gain some insights and inspiration.
I have been working as a data scientist since 2018 & have been the bread winner. I have neither been under a proper mentor nor with a team of peers from my field to help me out. I was alone and confused. I have never really got the chance to prove myself which makes me all the more depressed. I'm not sure what to do with my future, indecisive and low on confidence.

Hi Fishes,

I have been invited for an interview for a Senior Associate position at PWC AC's ethics and compliance department. I am currently a Senior(TL) at EY, will this position of a senior associate be a sort of demotion for my career?

an someone please suggest me good keywords that needs to be there in resume for a person like me having 4+yeras of experience in Procure to pay and RTR profile. Plus talking about other factors I have done my full time MBA and looking for job in finance profile.

Also Any reference will be highly appreciated.
YOE-4 yrs

Lawyers who draft prenups - are you interested in referrals? If so DM me your email and name and I will reach out. I’m not trying to sell you anything don’t worry - just need attorneys to refer to.

Is there a demand for privacy professionals? Been seeing this discussed more and more recently

Any update on lottery?

Can anyone refer me in sap as a Sr developer in react and node

Hi all. I am looking for an immediate job as a PO or PM in Delhi NCR. My LWD is 15 Dec

How’s McCann Health doing these days? Culture/businesses/client?

Blow me one last kiss 😘

Trying to get a 45 y/o sibling in to consulting (was an entrepreneur prior in the restaurant industry). No college degree but willing to bust his but to learn. Books/online courses recommended pls

Anyone did a H1B transfer recently using premium processing ? Trying to understand timelines

Would you rather stay in a boring job (good pay, good wlb, boring work) for a year and get your green card or switch to a better company and let the greencard go? The boring job is also does not have a lot of work in the pipeline.

Any recent H1B stamping experience in New Delhi? Will appreciate if you folks can share any insights ......

Hi Fam!
Any suggestions on what medical insurance we can buy for parents traveling to the US? I’m looking for reasonably priced ones that offer good coverage! My mum would need a better plan than my dad, since she recently underwent surgery! Also, is insurance better from US or Indian companies? Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Y’all hear about the incident in Dallas last night?

How does ZS pay partners in India

My passport expired at the end of January. Can I still travel to india if I plan to return by early Jan (before passport expires)? Or does india require 6 months validity on the passport. It’s a US passport FWIW. I don’t have time to renew since it’ll take 3 months!Thanks!

Planning on getting married in a temple in the US. Does anyone know what all paperwork (eg marriage license, certificate, registration) I should be thinking about and how to get it done?

I currently make 60LPA in Hyderabad and my firm has an offer for 150k in Chicago. Is it worth? I am generally happy with the package in India and have good savings as I own my house in Hyderabad and I am not a lavish spender. I have been onsite in US previously with an allowance but I did not go crazy over the so called American experience. Single earner with one kid.

Hello All,
I’m not sure if it is a right platform to post but thought it might help my friend.

I have a Telugu Christian friend, she is looking for a match. She is 27 and working in a good organization.

If any Christian male here is interested please let me know, just trying to help her out.

Thank you.

Desi fam, for those of you who have a HSA account, do you know if we can use these funds for medical expenses in India?

I Visited India recently. Felt so bad talking to some people after hearing what they went through during covid. I wish we could do something.

T20 spoiled ODI batting behavior.

For Indian citizen who wish to travel with their spouses or kids who are US citizens, do not have OCI’s and wishing to stay more than 30 days in India. I dropped by Indian consultant in DC and received 1 year multiple entry visa (x-visa) for my kids. I didn’t have to provide any reason for emergency other than saying we wished to stay longer than 30 days to spend time with family. No questions asked, provided the money order and applications and recieved the visa in 30 min CONTD...