What’s the best way to redeem AMEX platinum miles? 200K

Just got a little tipsy and impulse-bought a $2,000 82” tv. Hope it’s worth it.

Secret’s Out: airlines measure the broadest men and put them in the middle seat

Can anyone explain why the Aston southend is so expensive ? 2.9k for a 1 bedroom?

LCSW 50k loan repayment- Has anyone been granted a contract through the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program? I’m interested in applying for the 2 years of full time work as an LCSW but my loans are a bit under 50k so I’m wondering if they would only give me what I need to clear my loans or would I still get 50k as long as I complete my contract ?

MLS or CLS what the catch to travel? What are your pros and cons ?! Who do you travel thru?

Hello Fishes!
Any idea how long does it take to get a German visa appointment for EU Blue card and dependents? I am based in Chennai and have been trying since 2 weeks, no luck.
Do slots really open up at certain timings? Also, am in the waitlist pool for Chennai location, would I be able to add myself to waitlist pool for Hyderabad location as well?
Am supposed to join work by Aug 30th. Please help!

Planning on buying my 1st home. I'm looking at homes using a RedFin realtor. They recommended I get an Underwritten Preapproval. I don't trust the lenders they recommend. Any suggestions for lenders?

Staying at the Ritz and STR in the Maldives so expecting good service and reading mixed things about tipping. I usually don’t tip much at hotels (never really thought about it) but what do people do? Is there an expectation and would the amount be based on like room rate or just a flat daily per day?

I'm currently working for a startup that has been unable to pay us for 2ish months while they are trying to secure investor funding. They said they will back pay us and (we're working much fewer hours) and they were reaching into their personal savings for months before and never took a salary. We have patients enrolled so we agreed to help for a few weeks but not for this long. I don't want to burn bridges and I am currently interviewing elsewhere but any recommendations??

I am 25 years old with roughly no savings. I am a consultant with a technical background. Are there any tips in side jobs/ways to make more money for savings?

Moved to Canada on a work permit but recently got my PR approved. It’s been a 4 month wait to get the actual PR card and I have a family trip coming up soon. Can I still travel and get back into the country with no issues given that I still have a work visa (W1) on my passport? Not sure if my change of status nulls my current visa

Hi fishes

My package is 25.5 LPA fixed. Can someone suggest which tax regime would be better for me. As of now I do not have a home loan to claim tax benefit.
Also what could be the in hand salary in my case.
PF deduction : 153000

With the downturn, is now the time to do a Roth conversion and let my funds recover tax free? I just wish I would have to pay tax on funds converted (am in 25% bracket and have state income tax too). Any strategies to lessen the blow? And for my situation what split of 401-k vs Roth 401-k contribution is appropriate?

What’s the best credit card for a married couple who shared finances? We were thinking American Express but kind of lost.

Marcus HYSA rate cut down to 2.0% :(

If I’m right on the cusp of hitting the contribution reductions for a Roth IRA for 2021 (will potentially have a greater than $125k AGI depending on bonus amount, but likely won’t exceed $130k), what should I do? I can fully find the $6k right now to a Roth, fund like $5k and then wait until June when I find out my bonus amount to decide what to do with the rest, or should I just do an IRA->Roth conversion just to be safe?

Noob investor here. I messed up and need some advice. Invested in Alibaba (BABA) around $245 average cost because I believed in the business but now I’m significantly down…what should I do? I have half investment in my individual brokerage and half in my Roth IRA (I know, pretty stupid of me). Am I screwed long term?

Which app do you use to buy stocks? Is cash app safe or should I go the old school route of Fidelity or Charles Schwab?

Currently at $200K base salary (31M) - after taxes, expenses (including vaca), and savings (maxed out 401K), I’m leftover with $30k-$40k. Is this average? If not, how are ppl saving more?

Hey fam, I'm going to Banff in 2 weeks. How bad are the lines to get into parks for lake Louise and lake moraine. I'm staying at the kananaski resort for distance consideration

Hi everyone
I recently got offer from TCS for 10 LPA and my current CTC is 7LPA with 2.5 years of experience. Am I being underpaid here?

8.7 yr yoe, how can I negotiate with hcl ?@hcl

I'm new to the field. Everyone seems extremely stressed and overworked. Am I seeing the worst of it, or is that the norm?

What is the value add of doing a residency if you’re an MD vs. going straight into consulting with the end goal of pharma or buy side work and starting your business career earlier?

Anyone here start playing golf later in life? How did you pick it up? I'm in my early 20s/F, and I want to try out golf but don't have any friends or family that play.

Been reading a lot about how fbook manipulates timelines. Started an experiment where I'm liking post I wouldn't normally like. Kinda excited to see how it turns out 🤓. Has anyone done this before?

ZS vs Axtria vs Fractal vs Cognizant vs Accenture?

Rank them in order of Work life balance and Job security?

Applied for a pre sales consultant advisory role (Vancouver) Anyone who can provide some feedback or a referral?

Currently 3 years of experience is pre sales within B2B Saas and a CAPM.

3 years in fed consulting, 1 year in tech consulting, located in Boston what should my salary look like?

If I move from a Tier 2 city to Tier 1 city, what is the salary difference?

Fti 🐠, what is the salary band for a senior director in forensic and litigation consulting?

Hi - Is Security specialist II same as Security Engineer at Amazon? What’s the compensation range?

What does the salary band look like for a Senior Associate, IFS at PwC? Trying to answer the salary expectations question on the application

can anyone recommend recruiters that work with agency production jobs?

What are your thoughts about putting an explanation for the current gap (as in, I haven’t been working for several months) on your resume, LinkedIn profile or cover letter? If you think it should be included in one of these places, how would you do it?

What is the average salary bracket for a c10 role in Citibank??

Please help me choose best offer from these:

JP Morgan : 25lpa fixed excluding gratuity

Thermofisher : 24.5lpa fixed including gratuity + 2lpa variable

YOE : 5.9 years
Tech stack: Java, Microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes

Wipro Tata Consultancy Infosys JPMorgan Chase Thermo Fisher Scientific Cognizant IBM

Any thoughts on CND ( www.cindicator.com), already have Cindicator bot with AI based predictive analysis. Low market cap, currently at .12 cents , just trying to find something which is not hyped yet but with good fundamentals

Anyone looking to get southwest pass through chase premier and plus?

Can someone confirm if Marriott does not give complimentary breakfast with a points booking? Booked with 25k points and was told no complimentary breakfast..

Best Marriott/SPG property for a couple’s stay in Amsterdam? End of December - want to be reasonably close to city center but not break the points bank (<~50k a night ideally )

Has any one worked as analyst at P&G before, just was wondering how is the work load?

Was anyone able to successfully get global entry after having a DUI on their record?

Does anyone know when the SPG Marriott finalization will be complete? I merged my accounts, but right now you need to earn platinum by meeting either or, not by combined nights for the overall program. Thanks

Friend asked to buy my SPG/marriott points. How would that work hypothetically? $0.027/SPG , $0.009/Marriott? (According to Points guy) & transfer to their account?

Looking to apply for venture x before the offer goes away today. Anyone out there willing to share some of their referral bonus? 50 bucks?

My international flight is delayed due to closure of Pakistan airspace. Going to miss my connecting flight (on a different carrier) . Can I apply for trip cancellation insurance with chase for this ?

Is CSR still worth it? I already used the complimentary Lyft membership? It just expired. and I already used the DoorDash benefit. Their fees are going up to $550

Does anyone ever redeem Marriott points for gift cards? Is it worth it?

Thoughts on the new Chase Freedom Flex?

Best Hyatt in Hawaii (ideally Kona or Maui)?

Extension of Marriott status!! Rejoice!

Looking to buy 35K marriott bonvoy points. Let me know if anyone’s willing to sell?

Amex Platinum or Chase Sapphire?

On a credit file, do multiple credit cards from the same issue count as multiple accounts or is that issuer counted as a single account regardless of how many cards

Has anyone seen any decent MQD run ideas for Delta recently? I’m about 8k MQDs from diamond. Seems the Aeromexico method is on hold until they are fully back up and running. Thanks!

What do folks think about the Uber credit card? I already have CSR and citi double cash. Worth getting it?