Thinking about using my VA loan in a few years. Any advice?

I heard that Jeff Bezos lives off of loans to pay his expenses and does not take any sort of income from investments as a way to not pay individual income taxes. Is this true? And how is it possible?

Anyone here have experience/ thoughts on using shared ownership scheme to live alone in London?At a similar standard of living I’d struggle to get a full mortgage and personally, I’d find renting something at that standard too much of a sunk cost per month. Thoughts?

Looking for recommendations on books for personal finance and investing?

For those of you who received stimulus checks, did you find them to be helpful or did they just simply increase your savings account?

Trying to buy a new personal laptop. Would MacBook Air be sufficient or should I look into other options from Apple. Sole purpose is managing my coins on a personal machine and other crypto stuff.

Were New York State tax deadlines delayed as well?

Are there any serious Funds still running with a long thesis on Tesla at the moment? Valuation looks absolutely stratospheric from where we’re sitting.

Anyone able to get Becker again from EY? My original Becker expired and now I don’t feel like paying $3K for Becker anymore. :/

So spent the last 30 hours working through this trying to books with points. Still nada. Anybody else have luck?

i earn exactly $100,000 a year but i feel like its not enough. thoughts? am i greedy or are there new horizons i have to achieve

Is paying the annual fee (on Amex corporate card worth it to get rewards?

I have no savings. How do I start? 28F, single.

**Can I take retirement?**
Hi All,
I have around 29 Lac savings + 5 Lac gold.
And my wife has 28 Lac gold(wedding gift) + 80 Lac(ancestral) Land.
We have a child, his current age is 2 years+
Currently our monthly expenses are around 22k(max), and my CCTC is 15 LPA+ with 8+ YOE.
My age is 29! I don't feel like working anymore.

Hello Fishes,
I have joined CTS recently. Needed help in submitting tax saving instruments such as
1. LIC - Enrollment has been done from my end.
2. PPF - emailed on icici ppf email id which was provided.

Where to check whether it has been approved by CTS ?

I’m an authorized user on my parent’s Citi AA Executive card to get the AA lounge access. However, they consistently go over 30% of credit usage / sometimes over credit limit (cont.)

How do you get past the 10th mortgage? I’m trying to buy an 11th property and I’m maxed out. Has anyone been in this? How did you manage?

I’m currently making between 100-115k TC living in Chicago. Single, no debt. Looking for advice from anybody in a similar situation on if paying 2200-2400 to lease an apartment too high? I’m currently paying 1800 but looking to upgrade.

Squid 2.0? Up 600%. Either people don’t DD or we have too much money.

What do you wish you knew before you began the home buying process for the first time? What would change if you could go back to the beginning of the process?

Anyone with experience moving from consulting to PE? If so, any tips on how you transitioned and what skills, if any, do you think consulting gave you to help move over?

Any nyc therapist recs? Someone GOOD, open to any price range

Any one have good new music recommendations? Just discovered the wonders of Tame Impala

Ok to take online gmat if I’m not applying for 2 years? Ready to take it but don’t want it to be taken with a grain of salt due to the different nature of the exam

Just got fired. Any one know any jobs for analyst level positions? I have previous experience in big4 m&a odd and CDD as well as commercial banking technology strategy. Is there any hope to get a job?

Like me, you have dated a million times and yet can’t seem to get it right. If you have ever wondered, whether in silence or out loud, “what’s wrong with me?”, this book is for you. I’ve heard a million times that communication is the key to a successful relationship. However, nobody taught me what effective communication is. How many conversations have I had in my head that lead to a conclusion without ever involving the other party? Countless! If this resonates, this book is for you.

Does working in KPMG Global Services will give me opportunties to work outside India

What is the greenest olive oil you can get? In restaurants they would give you sometimes this beautiful bright green olive oil that’s delicious, but can’t seem to find where to buy it. 🥲
It’s for a present so something bougie would work

Hi everyone. I am here to let you know that I offer professional life coaching, I am certified under Tony Robbins. If you’re interested to know more about how coaching is uniquely different and more popular than ever, how it can impact you/or loved ones, and/or my narrative on who I am and my experience - please reach out. All the best. CM

Does anyone know about the component "Monthly Advance performance bonus"?
If I resign before 1 year, Do they deduct it from fnf?

Can we open New Salary bank account in Optum for lateral? Or its mandatory to provide last company's salary account details and continue with same bank?

What do consultants in life sciences primarily do? Pharma pricing?

What’s everyone making as a product manager in Telecommunications?

In an ML pickle 🥒 Suggestions?

I build classic ML, new management is gung ho on DL. Want a deck of DL I've built. I read a lot but have only actually built minimal: a few MLPs.

Can someone talk about management consulting? Is it a realistic move from audit?

Any good recommendations on home (single family, 2-storeyed) security camera systems?

Any recommendations for a good water softener/filtering system which keeps the overall salt level low post-softening ?

Any recommendations on a good water softener system (4 people)?

Is there any way to protect yourself during the home buying process and validate what realtors are saying when it comes to their “negotiations”? I feel like not being part of the negotiating conversation (it’s all he said / she said realtor to realtor) makes everything feel shady and that I can’t trust I’m getting the truth from the realtors. Is this just something we’ve to accept about the process? There’s no transparency and it feels like we are fed lies!

That couple who asked for cash for their mortgage downpayment at their wedding is getting a lot of shit but I feel like that's honestly really smart. Why not ask for what you really need? Especially with prices how they are and only getting worse.

Recently divorced. Never really done any buying of anything non-apparel without my ex-husband's "help." Now I need to find someone to help me through the process so I need to get a realtor. I'm terrified these people will rip me off or try to screw me because I'm new to this. What should I ask a realtor to really vet them well before hiring? How do I know they're legit? Should I ask for referrals/reviews?

Seeking some advice for home buying. Went under contract on a new construction back in March, was originally supposed to be ready in August but has been delayed until November. I’ve began getting quotes for mortgage rates through lenders and the best I’ve seen so far is 5.75% (excellent credit, dp at 10%) at a 60 day lock. Debating if I should test my luck with the market to see if rates will drop or if I should go ahead and lock my rate in before Rates increase even more

Did anyone make a move from Chicago to Dallas ? Or vice versa. Just need an objective opinion. My friends in either places moved from different places to Chicago, Dallas. But not from one to another. I live in Chicago, contemplating to buy home in Chicago or move to Dallas and buy home and settle

List your % downpayment for your first home

Trying not to jinx it but it feels like the market is finally turning... prices are down in 77% percent of US metro area's baby! Bided my time and hope it finally pays off when I buy.

In my market, you have to waive financing and mortgage contingency to even be considered. Annoyed this is now common practice. 😞

If you think a house is way overpriced, can you offer 15% below asking? I’m embarrassed to even ask my real estate agent but this house has been listed at $440k for 90 days and their is a comp right next door that is much better for $380k (top end of my budget). I went to their open house and the selling agent said we were the only ones who showed up.

My first time buying a home and my fiancé second. Last time he was able to sit down with the loan officer and review any questions he had about the documents because there is a lot of language in there that isn't used by average people. Our current loan officer from the same bank branch wants to do everything electronically, and it's a battle just to get our answers. We're willing to lose the loan before signing on to a debt of $350 without knowing all of what we're signing on to.

Looking to buy my first house- Would it be a bit of a stretch to buy a house with a mortgage of 2.7k when I take in 3.4k bi weekly?

Anyone with experience in the short term rental space willing to connect?

I was in the market for a first time home in New York but the market and rates got too out of hand. Recently pivoted to a few out of state options for an STR and would love to learn from someone who's set one up.

Thanks!

Guys I am planning for a business to set up in my spare room(Completely new home). Please suggest some ideas like renting a room, converting room to photo studio or so on. FYI I can’t do airbnb in Anaheim California as doesn’t allow short term rentals due to competition for hotels.

I went from making $70k the last 7 years to now started a new job a month ago making $130k plus $10k bonus every year, and $60k in RSUs. I have $70k in my 401k and around $50k in savings. Want to get out of the Silicon Valley which has been home my whole life and buy in TX or AZ a ~$400k house. I have about $20k in student loans which my dad has offered to pay (wants to make up for never supporting me) but I’m waiting to see what Biden decides for student loans. Is this feasible? Credit is ~615

What is the most difficult part of buying a home for the first time?

Hi all! I’m new! I started the year off planning to save for a home for myself, then rates skyrocketed. So we’re holding off. Fast forward to the final quarter of the year and we were presented with the idea of a residential assisted living facility. The problem there is we’d still need to acquire property in order to run one. The only difference is the RAL would be a business and is already registered as such. Does anyone have any experience here?