What are the things that have surprised you the most about the post-college world/ non-first gens?

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For me it really surprised me that passive income is a thing. Also didn't know that so many people hired housecleaners and nannies.
Didn't know that you could double your post-undergrad salary by getting an MBA.

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This is something that’s (un)surprising — the size of incomes that people think is “not enough.” Like consistently seeing posts about people making $150k and saying it’s not enough baffle me

I also didn’t realize how expensive daycare is because the older generation in my family always took care of the babies/kids

All the conversations about finding ways to get tax breaks is wild (HSA investment, mega back door stuff, etc.)

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So true!

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you don’t HAVE to have kids just because your culture wants you to

How much money people have out there. It is insane. This is a whole different reality

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Not hungry during the day. Don’t eat breakfast, graze lunch, full dinner.

Insatiable at 9pm.

What gives?

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Kindly tell me clinical research group

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So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

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Has anyone considered meal prepping their own food and bringing with on road? Ex. Cooked chicken and vegetables. Could it be doable/safe with a 2 hour plane ride?

I’m 29, female, is it still a good time to move from audit to FDD? Probably having kid in the next two years.

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How long were you an SAE before promoting to AS?

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What vendor do you use for cold direct mail lists?

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What is expected salary for Senior Manager @EY Dublin Ireland? Looking to relocate, please help with your information, thanks EY

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Hello all,
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Anyone in IB/PE in Toronto? Would like to connect to learn more about the industry

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My firm’s IT (especially system saving and file locating function) is so bad 😐😞 and they keep doing updates no one asked them for just to mess with the stuff we already got a hang of without doing anything about the issues we actually need fixed. Anyone else in a similar boat? Do you bill the client for the time it takes to fix the IT issue (or IT inefficiency generally, like time taken to find a file in a convoluted system)? Or is that supposed to be our non-billable time?

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Just checked my bags and my nw is down 35% in the last 24 hours. I’m numb to it. To the mf moon. Send it

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Bain & Company I’m an Indian seeking work opportunities in technical and/or consulting space in Europe/UK region. Have almost 4 YOE in BI/Data Analytics domain.

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I’m currently in the process of being converted from contractor to permanent. In my initial conversations I was under the impression that I was in a different pay grade and asked for a salary 25k higher than the max allotted for my position. I feel like it gave the impression that I don’t know what I’m doing. Any suggestion how I can recover from this?

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Below is the summary of Bonus shared at EY GDS. Can rest of the Big 4 fishes mention their Bonuses as well in the comments for both India and Global entities. Will share the summary with the group once we get enough data.

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Is step sibling relations incest to you?

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Now's the time to help oneself to some premium Equinox equipment for my studio. Get a long overdue workout in while sending a message 👍 screw the rich

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Week 13 of social isolation and we decided to get a cat. She’s here Monday, give me all your tips?

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If I have to fly next week for business, do I have to remove mask/face shield for security check?

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Do any of you ever get frustrated with how low-income folks are talked about on this app? Like some of the posts frustrate me so much when they insinuate that people from low income backgrounds are just lazy or not hardworking enough

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Shout out to all my Afghans

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I find this post interesting: https://joinfishbowl.com/post_7xvzxiuzwx didn’t think so many people would not share their salaries with their parents. Coming from low income and still helping my parents financially, I’m excited to share salary numbers with them.

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Hello everyone, I wanted to create this group for first-gen, low-income professionals. This group is meant to be for those who were the first in their family to go to college and/or came from a low-income background.

Navigating the professional world with limited support from family can be difficult, and I hope this bowl makes it so that no one has to do it alone :)

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Tips for how you’re accumulating wealth with absolutely no financial inheritance/intelligence from parents? I want to retire early but am late in the investments game. I have a Roth IRA invested in a target date fund, max out my HSA and invest in REITS and ETFS, and contribute more to 401k when I have leftover $$. What do you guys do? Am i missing any smart moves here?

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My friends think I’m crazy because I’m willing to work all the time / give 110%, but they don’t understand that I need to do well so I can better provide for my family. I’m already making more in a week at 22 years old than my mom makes in a month, and she works way harder than I do. Just wanted to get this off my chest ha. I’m not resentful and I definitely understand the need for self care…but I’m willing to suffer in a high-paying job if it means I can provide for my family. Is this just me?🙂

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How do people navigate saving and giving back home? I never know if I’m saving too much

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Anyone get anxiety thinking about how you’re already funding your parents lives because they gave up everything and worked to the bone for you? I get the concept of giving back and wanting to take care of my parents but damn didn’t realize my life would be so financially tied to them even at 23. It’s like we moved to the US just so I can give them my paycheck.

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Anyone help support their parents small business? I often work with them on the weekends and work my weekday job at KPMG. Feeling burnt out but can’t say no to my parents bc they need the help. Looking for any advice.

And no I do not ask for pay, I help the business to provide free work for my family to save them money.

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