The S&P 500 is up 236% over the last 10 years. That’s is insane! This isn’t bitcoin or Tesla, but holy crap that ain’t bad. I’m not sure how the next 10 years will look but I’m down with S&P and chill strategy.

Have you ever been racially discriminated against in a personal healthcare situation/not at work? While you were ill or in the hospital? Obviously horrible when it happens to anyone but it takes the cake for me when white people in healthcare discriminate about Black people when they don't know they work in the same field and know how they should be treated.

What are good exit opportunities or things to move onto after becoming CRA?

I have my annual review coming up and want to hear thoughts on what a reasonable raise expectation is. I report to the COO and currently make $94k + up to 10% annual bonus based on company hitting their revenue goal + I have 3000 stock options. I have 3 YOE in customer success but pivoted to a non technical program manager role at a series c tech startup last September. I have been getting consistently positive feedback at quarterly reviews. What raise should I aim for?

Recently received offer from TechM. Does TechM provides job security?

How much can Tech M offer for 7.3 YOE.

Tech stack- ITSM Tool

Any one knows about Navistar Project?

What do y’all believe should be the average pay for an ekg tech?

What’s the paternity paid leave criteria at Amazon?

What do we think is going to happen with student loan deferral? Any recent new grads thinking they’re going to pay back any time soon? Some argue Biden is going to keep pushing interest pause til next election then forgive 10k as a strategy to help get re-elected? I only have 15k to pay and can pay it anytime, but no incentive to when that money can be earning more elsewhere in the meantime, thoughts on what is really going to happen?

Curious about PA M1 bonus. IA to be precise. What’s the percentage?

Dear Fishes,

I have recently joined PWC AC Bangalore(Lateral) and waiting for project allocation.

I have got a meeting invite from a person with another one in CC with subject 'Invitation: Potential Staffing Opportunity'.

Can somebody please explain what's this meeting is about?

TIA

So the fiduciary rule got tossed yesterday

Have 50k in a checking account at a local bank getting no returns. I like having liquid assets since I support currently myself & girlfriend and any unexpected expenses my mother & younger brother have. Any advice how to calculate what I should keep on reserve vs. invest + learn about consequences of pulling investments early (more tax, fees, etc.). I feel like the inability to access funds when my family needs it has been the reason I haven’t invested outside of 401k and have this cash reserve

I’m curious why more non-US citizens interested in FIRE don’t go live in a no/low tax jurisdiction even for a few years e.g. Dubai, some Caribbean islands. I get that some people will have family circumstances (e.g. elderly parents to look after) so it won’t be possible for them, but for a significant proportion it will be an option

What stocks are you guy guys buying right now in this market?

What’s the meaning of life before FIRE and after FIRE?

What is a reasonable fat FIRE number for a married couple? Can’t figure out if numbers I see are for one or two peopl

What’s a good, practical tax book to read for someone who knows nothing about taxes? I feel like I should familiarize myself with them but don’t know where to start/find the topic very overwhelming and dense even as a finance attorney. Welcome to other beginning finance book suggestions too! (Already read Kiyosaki and Ramsey)

Are we on recession? My portfolio is super down - low cost ETF investor here

Anybody using Marcus high yield savings? 1.9%APY seems like a no brainer, just want to be sure I’m not missing anything.

Anyone here over 70% in VOO or VTI? Is that a smart move for less-involved investor?

FIRE - What is your total net worth so far? What's your profile?

Should I move to another firm and take the higher pay (20% more) and do more work I’d enjoy doing and have better growth and long term career potential, while sacrificing my current title (would have to step down from associate to analyst), WLB, and team chemistry?

Anyone know of a good cross-border US/UK financial fiduciary?

Vtsax vs fxaix?

Listening to Rich Dad Poor Dad and I keep expecting every story to end “and then everyone clapped” 🙄

Does anyone use yieldstreet or crowdstreet for real estate investment?

Trying to open an account on TreasuryDirect to buy i bonds, and I am required to get an authorized certifying officer to sign a form to complete the process to open an account. Anyone know what that is? I went to my bank and asked, they don’t think they can sign it 🧐

Hi FIRE friends! My mom is going to get about 250k from the sale of her house in a few days. She’s 58 and has very little saved for retirement (immigrated to the US at 45 so only about 50k in her retirement savings currently). She’s maxing out 401k, Roth IRA, and HSA. I’d love to get all of your thoughts, where do you think she can put the money from the sale of her home?

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?

I’ve been reading a lot of FIRE books lately and want somewhere to discuss. What are the biggest takeaways from your FIRE journey/ research?