What is a reasonable monthly food budget for a family of 5 (with 3 young kids)? We have been spending ~$1600 per month, including restaurants/takeout and grocery store trips, but trying to assess whether that is reasonable.

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Does anyone know of sushi conveyor belt restaurants in the city?

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Anyone else like gnocchi a lot? I like it bc it’s lower cal than pasta but still rly filling

Anyone have good turnip prices?? Halp

American fellows: where can I buy Luna classic

Seafood Ceviche recipe anyone? Appreciate it!

Does anyone still play StarCraft?

Educational book recommendations! I love to read, please list any educational books you loved, especially related to special education!

Amen! Any plans tonight? I'm staying in, letting HBO Go melt my brain - been a loooong week.

Curious- what do you all listen to while you work out?

How do i buy floki inu?

Hi! I'm technically an AD but have found myself working in so many production roles as my work and really digging it all. I would love to talk to someone about all this production. Anyone down to chat about the production life?

OCI Offer Review
Role: IC3
Fixed: 41 LPA
Stocks: 56L stocks spanning for 4 yr
Bonus: 4L

Currnet TC: 30 LPA
YOE 8 years

A female friend of mine recently received a settlement in a sexual harassment action against her employer during mediation. Upon receiving her (female) attorney’s final bill she was blown away to discover that her attorney charged her almost five times what the attorney estimated she would charge for the mediation. (The attorney was drinking alcohol during the Zoom mediation and settled for far less than she estimated she would get.) [continued below]

Anyone have insight into Shearman & Sterling, Dallas?

Heard the firm had a good year, which should be reflected in bonuses. Sweet!

Technical HR round in CloudSense for DevOps Engineer. What kind of interview will it be? Any suggestions?

The other day I was traveling in path train and a desi random dude came and sat next to me. He was smelling so bad that the lady next to her had to get up while making a face. It was kind of embarrassing. Guys (and in some cases girls too) please buy a deo stick/perfume. It’s CHEAP - You will still be able to send money back home! 😂

Oh boy it was chilly tonight! Not ready for whats to come 😭

How do you choose which production company to work with? What are the characteristics you look for when making your decision?

Hi, zitten jullie in US? Net offer gekregen voor Deloitte NY en zoek wat contacten om ervaringen te delen

Any recommendations for a good lawyer? My wife got a job, but her employer is too slow to file 30% ruling. I would like to file by myself. Any tips for self filing or a referral for a lawyer is useful.

Been here ~5 years now and looking for a way to get dual citizenship (since spouse is not Dutch). Anyone know of any common paths or loopholes to not have to renounce current citizenship?

Do optum hold last month salary on resignation.

Any firms pay for health insurance in full?

Anyone else hit that idgaf attitude and just want to leave for the weekend

What has been more beneficial to your career and why: specializing in a service offering or an industry?

do you think you need a college degree to become a cop?

I work at a start up and aside from using tools such as Jira, confluence, figma, and lucid chart I find myself still using PowerPoint a lot of the time. It’s probably the ex consultant in me but is that strange?

Need help for an older woman to find her job in Philadelphia. She is in her 60’s and can be a good admin assistant without computer knowledge. Sorry but if you know anything please advise.

Is it better to live in a good apartment with decent school district or live in an average apartment with good school district. it’s hard finding anything around 1600 near Philly. Should I find a place which is more expensive and sacrifice standard or living? Thoughts ?

I’m saving up for a first home (3-5 yrs out, 30k saved) and looking for insights on safe amount to spend. HHI 300k (very recently doubled), 30k student debt, children in next few years, 29yo. We enjoy spending on vacations and hobbies so lower fixed costs, and interested in FI. Trying to figure out a balance between getting a dream home but setting up a secure future. We live in NE so housing and tax is high and stressed by the sticker. Any insights would be appreciated

Best budgeting app? I’ve tried mint, personal cap, Banktivity - dont like any of them. Want something that lets me treat my transactions like a to do list that needs to be categorized.

I stopped contributing to my 401K for the last three months in order to pay off credit card debt. I am 28 and have about 68K in my 401K. Was this a smart decision? I want to get out of debt as quickly as possible and I have no student loans or car debt.

What is a reasonable monthly budget for single folks living in Manhattan? I eat out rarely - maybe 2x / week and have the usual high 1BR rent + Wi-Fi + electricity and am netting monthly expenses at around 4K. Any other ideas on managing your money better?

I recently signed up for a 0% interest (for 15 months) credit card to help with paying off credit card debt. I’m happy with the decision. However, I’m uncertain about the best way to use my upcoming..

Looking for recommendations on good personal finance apps.. have used mint for a while but wife and I are looking for something we can both link all of our accounts together on…need both mobile and web app

Has anyone here successfully re-negotiated rent since the height of the COVID crisis? Live in NYC and can’t go back because I have to regularly take care of a family member with an immunodeficiency.

Feeling over my head money wise. Moved to a HCOL area and bought a townhome since rent was so high as well. Mortgage is $4k including taxes. I make $200k a month. Did I make a mistake?

Are there any debt consolidation options for a professional family man with a decent credit score, who's let high interest credit card debt get out of hand? I get the mailers that entice with a low advertised rate, and then the offer comes back at something slightly less than what I am already paying. I am thinking something along the lines of a bank that I can talk to, and explain exactly where the money is going, not being apposed to a direct deposit to the card companies themselves.

Will base jump from 120 - 145 make a significant difference in my saving? Offer has significantly less PTO and a lower 401k match. 32F with 400k saved, interested in buying a home soon in HCOL.

Looks for advice on how to stop spending so much money. I like really nice things and spend a lot of money to get them (food, clothes, furniture, apartment, gifts, etc.) I use everything I buy...

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.)

Can folks recommend good investment options for gaining Compound Interest, high returns long terms in your financial portfolio. Have regular 401k, share holding, kids 529 r plan, hsa saving account, very limited exposure and currently downward trending stock and crypto. Any recommendations? Also do folks have any fiduciary investment planners that u can recommend

Any idea how much I should be paying to paint 1800 sq feet house interior, ceilings, trim, and doors in HCOL?

I’m a new renter, is it common to pay pretty steep fees with online rent payment? Looking at a 35 dollar “service charge” that I’d like to avoid if possible