Planning to downgrade my chase sapphire reserve to no fee card. Not sure of $550 annual fee is worth in no-travel time. I don’t use doordash or lyft. Let me pause there and see if you have any thoughts... ?

Planning for a 7-10 day family (kids age 5 & 9) vacation to UK during Thanksgiving. Looking for guidance on weather during that time and activities that would be appropriate that time of the year.

Any suggestions for short trips during winter in December around Toronto ?

I have H1B visa from previous company. Does anybody know the process to transfer it to PwC?

PS - Just wanted to be prepared for travel if any opportunity comes. I know it is long shot as travel is restricted.

Any tips for interviewing for a Analyst role in VISA implementation sector ?

Hi! I’ve started Green Card process at my firm. Both me and my spouse are working on an H1B visa. Can I / Should I be including her on my application as a dependent? If not, then what would be her path to Green Card through my status.

Was there ever a time you wanted to give up being a real estate agent?

Anyone stay at the W Costa Rica? Planning a trip to Costa Rica and trying to decide between that and the all inclusive Westin right next door.

Is Tokyo doable as a solo traveler with zero knowledge of the language? Thinking of doing a group trip there but adding on a few days alone in Tokyo at the beginning. I’m pretty well traveled in general and do just fine alone, but a different alphabet certainly makes things harder (if translations aren’t common). Female if that makes a difference.

St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort - anyone been and worth it?

FIRE Newbie here - wondering how everyone is retiring early (30’s 40’s 50’s) if the majority of your savings are tied up in tax preferential retirement vehicles you can’t really touch for another few decades?

Any book recommendations for philosophy, psychology, and business? Or any book you read last year changed your values? Going to fly international, gonna read it on flight. 😍

Not sure if this is the right bowl, but how can international students effectively apply for paid internships or jobs ( public health ) with the hope of securing sponsorship to stay in the United States Post graduation and OPT?

What is the best-kept secret among realtors?

Can anyone recommend good investment options in Bank of America HSA account? I feel their funds are very limited compared to what I have seen from 401k and IRA. Anyone recommends your HSA account?

I recently joined a company after being self employed. I’m on hubs’s health insurance. We have no kids. It’s United healthcare. The company offers United as health insurance. What’s the best way to compare plans? I have not been in this situation before so apologies in advance if this is a dumb question.

American has a promo listed on their app - use Rocketmiles to book a hotel and earn X000 American points. Has anyone here used it? If I book a Marriott properly, can I apply my Marriott retroactively?

Hi all, my office is in RMZ ecoworld. Please suggest 1bhk house available for rent nearby starting from Oct 1

Has anyone built their Real Estate portfilio without debt and used cash to purchase properties? Curious to see if there was a specific approach that can be taken to do this?

Any upcoming law conferences/events?

Can someone offer some advice on how to potentially join finance transformation at the Big 4?

Looks very windy at cota…

Any recommendations for good country music like Chris Stapleton?

New office in Hyderabad??

Could someone please suggest how to handle this situation?
My manager (Technology Director) sees me as an emerging thread to his position and stopped sharing details / trying to avoid including me in visible projects etc.,
FYI - His manager is the division head and Managing Director.
Why I think my manager tries to move me out?
- I am 18 YOE with a technically strong background
- Upper mgmt is starting to identify me as the backup for all systems. My manager tries to move me out since then

Curious if anyone started sweating intensely during their sleep as they got older or if it was related to a condition. Some nights, now more often, I wake up completely drenched. Any ideas?

What's your favorite example of a product that you don't understand how they even pitched it to the CEO? My current favorite is this bottle of water that says "lo cal." Hahaha

What are some good child care options for single parents? Have a toddler that is in preschool, but need to think about child care after school. Currently have my parents helping out with the child care, but they are not a long-term solution. Don’t know what my options are… especially when I have to travel in the future. Thinking about au pair as it seems like a cost effective solution, but wondering what other options are?

I want to get into 1040s..currently at pwc and tried to get into PFS but HR basically discouraged me and said it was a decentralized group. What big 4 would be best to go to ?

Any fish still awake and working? 😀

Why would anyone want to be a dental assistant when they're paid so little...?

I hope someone answer this and guide me I’m a CSR for about a year now working from home I have always wanted to work in a hospital setting was told about a job at Baptist of south Florida for a patient financial representative position did a panel interview was nervous however I emailed the supervisor she said HR was to contact me once they review my application and interview me again… I just don’t know what to expect hr to ask me…

Can anyone suggest a good therapist in dt Toronto for someone in their 20s?

Buying a house for ~900K in one of the Boston suburbs - my household income is ~230K. Am I stretching too far?

Better mortgage vs. Rocket mortgage - anyone shopped with both and what swing your decision?

Hold-OMG,XLM,ETH
Load-LTC
Sell-XRP

Thoughts?

DMV area - shelter in place order coming this week? It seems inevitable.

Any suggestions for self help books on anxiety? Been dealing with anxiety for quite some time now and have been seeing a therapist but also just want to see what other resources are out there.

PwC parental leave benefits?

EY fish - when you are laid off, is it immediate the day you're told or do you get a little warning?

How is utilization calculated? What happens if we are on the bench?

Fam, my mid-30's brother just moved to Toronto from the mid. east. He is looking for a place to share as a room mate, and any leads in banking (experienced forex trader & currency risk manager). TIA.

Books to learn more about how to drive sales in consulting? Any recommendations?

What’s the worst work space you have had at client site? For me - 3 people in a 4ft x 8ft closet off of a break room with no windows.

Notice there are so many people with debate experience in consulting. Kinda impressed. Any highly recommended books related to debate or communication in general?

About 20 aircrafts in queue to depart from PHL, no other aircraft can leave the gate. More delays.

It’s been 9 weeks since I had to go to bed on Sunday nights with 4AM alarms, one of my far and few happy moments in these uncertain times..

Beside toastmasters, what are other ways to improve communication and public speaking skills? Books, podcasts...?

Just heard of more layoffs in Tech. The S&O bug is spreading :/

One of the reasons I want to transition from industry to consulting (tier 1) is that I get frustrated when I have to collaborate with mediocre people. My assumption is that Tier 1 consulting firms hire really sharp people and if I can get in, I’ll be collaborating with folks on top of their game (not expecting much from clients). I’m aware there are personal aspects I need to work on like my mindset, patience etc etc, but I just get so frustrated with blatant stupidity.

I’m interested in consulting for the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry. What cities would be the best base for me?

M/SM and above, why do you label a meeting as “touch point” or ask if you can have a “quick chat” when it’s something serious? Millennials like us always assume we’re about to get fired - I actually have been laid off in a meeting with that title. But at my new job, my boss asked for a “quick chat” to literally ask me to change the title of a meeting and then chat about christmas. Now that I’m in management, I want to understand it better.

Currently making 90k. Have an opportunity at a boutique consulting firm for level up and 160k but being hired for a single client team. On a work visa so concerned about potential downturns. Thoughts?

Joining EY soon. Should I be worried about layoffs happening supposedly in June/July?

Hypothetically if you met someone on a train, started a conversation, and found they had an interesting background. Do you ask for their business card? How would you make a professional connection?

Have you found using a standing desk increase your productivity? How else do you increase your productivity? I am so distracted all the time