When shopping for a car, do you look for the nicest car within your budget? Or do you look for the cheapest, reliable option?

For context, I am 23 years old, married young, and think that I have made financially responsible decisions up to this point (debt-free!) Part of me wants to ‘treat ourselves’ with a nice car that we both love, but we can easily find another car that would get us from point A to point B for 1/3 of the price.

Hi IBMers,
Do we need to mandatorily submit the rental agreement, rental proofs and landlord's PAN to claim HRA for any amount?
Please help me with your suggestions. Thanks in advance 😊

529 prepaid tuition plan: Anyone here who has purchased this? Would be great to discuss pros and cons. I’m thinking about this using Illinois Bright Start 529.

Hi-I have 120K in cash in HYSA. After keeping emergency fund aside. Still have 75-80K available that I plan to invest. After 401k, HSA, IRA and monthly expenses: we are left with 6K every month. So investing 12K every month in market. My worry is with that rate - it will take us 12-14 months to move the extra 75-80K mentioned above. However do not want to make a bulk move. Any advise how to plan the switch. At present have 60K invested in stocks. Thanks

Thoughts on Overstock OSTK since the holiday is around the corner at the current share price ~67?

I contribute 10% of my paycheck to my employee share purchase plan. Is this smart to do given the tax repercussions behind it? Is it smarter to invest less in that and more in my Roth or 401k?

Anyone looking at airline stocks or ETF play?

Did anyone apply for amex card as an employee, recently, after the acquisiions started ?

This is an emotional dump rn. It may be lack of social interaction but I'm really frustrated lately. I feel like I lost last 2.5 years of my life with ongoing lockdowns and job instability in the first half of the pandemic. I was 28 turing 31. I get good dates but -ve self talk
Inflation is high & coming from a low income family where you're supposed to help your parents is driving me nuts. Although I make a good salary, after rent, car insurance, there isn't much left (unfav currency exchange)

At least Ye is actually selfmade without a million dollar loan from daddy.

Looking to refer a friend in the Las Vegas area to an independent advisor for term insurance and basic retirement planning.

Can one do an sip or increase amount in coffee can portfolio gradually instead of a lumpsum investment?

Amex gold or chase Sapphire preferred? I need a card for international travel to avoid foreign exchange fees. Please note, that I'll receive a $150 credit towards the Amex annual fee due to having a corp card. I'd you my capital one checking, but no rewards/benefits there.

What do you look for when examining the accounting for a small business stock purchase? Asking for specific types of errors and red flags.

Should I ask for a refund for my Delta flight or keep it as credit that can last til 2022? Delta is losing about 50m a day, so it’s a bit concerning. What would you do?

What are the best ways of tax exemption

Does anyone think Biden will *not* further extend the pause on student loan payments until after the election?

Lessons that I learned in past weeks: 1) be careful with out of money options as they don’t have intrinsic value 2) don’t make rash decision based on blindly following others 3) cut loss and ego

ENBD is the crappiest bank in the UAE. Thank you

At a high level, what is a better way to maximize returns?

File all 12 months in NY or
file a few months in PA and remaining months in NY (about 9)

I was in PA for a bit during the pandemic

Qualified Dividends: I’m expecting $650-$750 qualified dividend in 2021. Salary and base about $250 total. Questions: what tax rate will the qualified dividend be taxed at? The 15% or 20%? Also, since it’s technically a long term gain, do I have to pay an state and local on the income? Been reading for a bit and I can’t seem to find a clear answer. Thanks fishies!

OH: (RE: required meeting attendance)

"Ok, fine. I will say yes now but fair warning I may fake my own death beforehand."

“I feel like I’m the stupidest person here”
“You are not stupid. You literally work at one of the top consulting firms in the world”
“I literally got a 6% in one exam during undergrad”
“Well damn I guess you are stupid”

Seeing XRP explode after selling because of SEC <<<<<

Anyone feel like your job sees you as "one of the good ones?" It hasn't explicitly been said, but I'm one of the only Black attorneys at the firm and I think my white colleagues and partners see me as an example of how Black folks "should be" cause I mind my business. Basically I feel like a token, and I don't know how to shift that idea while staying professional.

Did anyone apply for amex card as an employee, recently, after the acquisiions started ?

Quit my cushy job a few months ago because I was totally burnt out and mental health was shot. Thinking about quitting this industry all together - anyone else go through similar? Any advice? Thanks!

Valuations or FDD? Trying to decide which team has the best exit opportunities/WLB/interesting work.

Anyone in FP&A hiring?

Gonna be starting in FDD in a few weeks, coming out of Audit with no deals background. Are there classes or courses I can take to prepare for the switch? Any tips? Don’t mind paying someone to tutor me on the side as well. Just wanna be prepared as much as I can be.

Can a person just say that he cannot disclose his current salary while negotiating an offer and just mention his expected salary (which may be 2x current one) , because if the current salary is low ,the expected salary can't be too higher than current one ? Never seen such a case so just asking

I am having 5.5 yoe Data engineering (Pyspark, hadoop, hive,flume, shell script, hdfs, mapreduce,sqoop , pipiline framework)

Cctc: 22.5 lpa
What LPA I can expect in my next switch?

Hello fishes have an interview scheduled for power programmer for Microsoft Azure .net technology. In the mail it has been mentioned the interview would have coding, so will that be technology based coding questions or DSA programs ?

Moving to the Bay Area this summer from chicago. Any recommendations for good luxury apartments in Palo Alto, Redwood City or Mountain View? Also how critical is it to have your own car? I live in downtown chicago currently where everything is walking distance

I want a dog so badly but I can't imagine walking him up and down these hills every day T_T

Looking for a “rustic” style brown suit for my brother’s wedding (for him) preferably not wool and preferably under $500. Any suggestions? Wedding is late June.

What is Bain & Company comp at Consultant (post-MBA) rank?

I'm a recent MBA graduate from Vancouver, Canada. I want to make career in Digital Marketing. I'm facing hard time to find a job in the same. Indeed and LinkedIn are names. The way they send the job recommendations is pure gimmick.

What are ways to land a full-time permanent job? Any referrals here

Anyone from the McKinsey Los Angeles office willing to refer me and help with a couple of case prep and possibly fixing my resume?

1yr Accenture
8 yrs Oil and Gas Engineering and project controls
MBA from Texas A&M

I will buy you a tomahawk steak covered in gold or a dope surfboard if I get hired!

Keyboard shopping. Requirements: wireless, ergonomic, rated well, bottom left corner must be ctrl key, must have F4 key (none of that fn+ bs). Am struggling

Should I ask for a refund for my Delta flight or keep it as credit that can last til 2022? Delta is losing about 50m a day, so it’s a bit concerning. What would you do?

Please help suggest good standing desk brand!!

Has anyone worked at Cherry Bekaert accounting firm? Any insights in work culture in DC/MD/VA area, specially leadership? I am exploring options and wanted to see if this was a good fit. Thank you.

I have recovered from Corona Virus. Its 6 weeks now and I can tell you that the after effects are real. I have anxiety that I will never get over the fatigue, brain fog, inability to form sentences and words and headaches which make my work days very difficult to get thru.

Not sure why the execs keep their jobs and layoff production. Do we need all top-level operation staff when there isn’t much left to operate? I have ahead time seeing C-suite doin any production work

Any books/self help materials for someone who is constantly worrying (and waste a lot of unnecessary time)? E.g. No matter if i pass or fail an interview, there is always something to worry about. The worrying/anxiety multiplies when I proceeded further in the interview stages. Now that I signed the offer and is pending background checks, my anxiety is off the roof as it itches closer to my starting date.

This Indian matchmaking show is interesting...love how the first girl is like “my partner needs to fit in my life” 😳🙄😳🙄🤭

What does 50% travel mean/look like on a job description?

I got my MBA, but still not earning what I feel I should be paid. I here all these stories about how MBAs can start at 100k plus. Any stories out there or tips?

I’m behind on my IG game & want to catch up. I went to a few events before COVID that I want to share but feel weird posting it now. Do I put throwbackthursday or beforeCOVID hashtags? Something else?

I have obtained a terrible habit of working from my bed.

Quarantine has really made me think about life. If I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about? What have I been working toward?

Employer is trying to force me (disabled using a walker and immunocompromised) to return to work at the office after WFH efficiently (covering 2 roles!) For 2 years. I actually can't even do my job from the office. Office isn't ADA compliant and my walker doesn't fit. Some employees aren't vaxxed and mask mandates are being removed. I've been fighting this order loudly. And now I have to meet with the CEO, HR and my supervisor. Wish I could leave, but I don't have a new job lined up.