Will be moving to LA at the start of next year. I make $150k and my boyfriend freelances and averages around $60k. How much should we realistically be paying in rent max?

Have the Amex plat and CSR, any reason to keep the SPG card? Amex hasn’t given me any offers to lower my $95 fee

Which luxe car do you own/ lease? I’m gravitating towards leasing a Mercedes.

Anyone start later in life? About to turn 32 and my retirement savings are sad.

Could anyone recommend a set of indices that are publicly available and is a good predictor for consumer spend in home renovations ?

I started investing in Vanguard Mutual Funds and and did some research online today and it seems like we can’t do that and it might not be halal. Does anyone have any insights here?

What is the value of / case for hiring a wealth manager with management fees (say 1% of holdings) as opposed to investing directly in ETFs/index funds yourself (through any of the brokers like Fidelity, Vanguard, etc.)?

Any good realtors or sites to buy small (1 bedroom) investment properties in Chicagoland area or WI?

🔮 Looking for some buys with my new found gains in ETH 🔮

Hi new to crypto! What apps/sites would you all recommend to start investing? I have Robinhood but it doesn’t have a lot of the crypto options

I NEED HELP WITH CREDIT SCORE issues: Two months ago my credit score went down by 30 to 40 points due to dad missing credit card payment by a day (i got added to as authorized user on his credit card for me to build credit but now I’m filled with regret). I was devastated by it. This past month I have been making more payments and paid off my aug statement in full thinking it will boost my credit score. But I don’t know why it went down another 10 points. More below:

I was just checking my salary slip on new payroll tool and found some interesting things.
There is some ex-gratia 3 amount ( less then rs. 500) and income tax deducted is more then last months (which is unusual as I have declared my fbp and IT declaration in oct only). Upon checking in IT statement found I got gift perk of around rs 4500 but it eas not added to my salary in account. Did anyone know where is this gift perk and how can I use this ?

Any recommendations on credit cards with lounge access? Currently have the Chase Sapphire Reserve which has Priority Pass, but have been turned away from lounges not accepting PP at peak times

Chances at CBS with 4 YOE in analytics consulting + impact investing, 3.6 from econ/stats at top 20 UG, solid LOR and ECs, but 160Q/162V? Indian female.

Newbie here, can anyone here pls share their trading journey?

Anyone build a house in NVA? We're planning to move to a bigger house in a couple of years and building is an option if it's not too expensive. Anyone got any builders or $/sq ft info? Thanks!

I am tempted to buy more stocks, but I also need the cash in next 6-10 months 😞

What are the best credit cards to use for
Personal use , flight booking?

Looking to rent a home in the Central Park area but there are very few homes available for rent on Zillow. Does anyone know of any other platforms that might have listings that are not on Zillow? I imagine most people who are trying to rent out their home/investment property would list on Zillow but thought I’d ask!

How do you manage your own expectations while staying motivated to hit the gym? As a smaller guy, I’m struggling to reconcile the things I can and can’t change about my body and not get discouraged.

Anyone have good/bad experience with a dietician? Is it worth hiring one? I just started tracking my calories and doing IF, but I honestly really don’t know what I’m doing.

If I do boot camp T/Th (10 lb dumbbells, typically full body strength but occasionally emphasis on one area + hiit), what workouts should I be doing mwf? I had been running but now I’m wondering if I should try to do more strength training. It would be very challenging for me to make it to a gym but I have weights/peloton at home. I’m female. Weight is healthy BMI but on the brink of overweight with all my extra weight being legs and butt.

Anyone here diagnosed with gum disease (periodontitis)?? What’re you doing to improve your gum & general oral health? Any recs for toothpaste / mouth wash? Thank you!

A good company to work for on a small scale not much issue

What AI tools should one consider for tech recruiting ? And has anyone heard of Celential AI

Would really appreciate everyones feedback.

Quick question: Can we ask HR to revise pf contribution to minimum which is 1800/month

Hi fishes,
What questions shall I expect during the VP round for Genpact??
Please help.

Any tips for HireVue interviews/Delta Airlines?

Hello guys, need good docs/website to learn S4 HANA so that I do not get lost in the sea of material available online. Please suggest.

Hi Fishes, I would like to know the Designation structure in Infy..which Infy Designation would be the equivalent of Senior Consultant in TCS

I am having LTI offer letter but the joining date mentioned in that is incorrect. When I called HR to change the date she told me to first accept the offer letter and resign from the current company and give me the screenshot of your resignation mail. So I did as she told. But till now my joining date is not changed in the offer letter and HR is not replying to any email, call or sms. What should I do now?

Any SAP security resources to learn?
I heard of open SAP, any use of it ?

What are some good companies to work for in technology space, especially cloud consulting and architecture. I already know about Microsoft, AWS & Google but asking to see others within technology consulting space.

Looking for a contact at DDB! Obviously times are very weird right now, but I’ve been wanting to make a move to Chicago soon-ish or when hiring freezes are over. And would love to try to get in the door there as a mid level - senior AD!

I work as a teacher in middle school and I want to start a every day life coaching business for kids in middle school. I am not sure where to start, any advice?

(Discussion topic) What are the top mistakes a new or experienced coach may make when working with a client in all fields...?

In TCS,After completing onboarding process and getting ur employee Id ,what's the process to get tagged into any project.Can you please share your experience?Can we reject any project if we don't find it not aligned to our expected work ?

🐠 Fam - What’s a good whiteboard solution for my home office? What do you use and from where do I get it? Thanks!

Anyone aware of the interview process for DAZN frontend role ?

New to LA... what’s the best places to meet people? I live in downtown

Any here hired Hippo Movers before? Reviews look good but then one on yelp made me suspicious if they were fake

Affordable places near LA/in CA to learn to snowboard?

Any discounts for acquarium of the pacific that anybody knows of?

The people living in motor homes on my street is getting out of control. They're taking over the street. Claiming it as their own with parking cones, shopping carts, belongings, furniture and trash everywhere. I've tried to be patient but it's getting out of hand. Anyone have any tips?

Apartment hunting in LA… having a bit of sticker shock. did everything go up? Will it go down in the fall??

Just moved in. How do you make friends in this place?

My boyfriend and I are moving from Chicago and are seriously struggling to find a place in Silver Lake or Los Feliz. It seems like there just isn’t anything available. Can anyone help? We’ve check Zillow, Craigslist and even Facebook Market Place daily.

Let’s talk about spiders. They’re EVERYWHERE at my place. Same for you or nah?

Just got offered to join potential project that would relocate me to LA for 3-4 months for onsite work. Their office is downtown, I’m single, 29 have the flexibility in lifestyle for this kind of move. Is it worth coming to LA rn? There are obvious Covid risks, but anything else I should consider when looking at this move? Thank you

Dating in California! What’s your experience?any difference between NYC?

Clever ways to get cheaper housing? What's your hack to beat the system?

Married, 2 kids under 3 yrs. Apartment is too small, but we can't afford bigger. Do we rent a 2-story house and split it with another family? Do we stay in our small apartment and get creative with bunk beds and storage solutions?

How can a family, with kids, and one crappy income ($82,000) get a comfortable living situation here?

Anyone selling dodger tickets tonight

Is it possible not having a car in LA and still getting around safely? I‘m European and used to superb public transport, but I don’t want to use public transport at night and running the risk of being robbed or murdered! Any suggestions?

Best areas to live in if have to commute to DTLA two days a week and partner has to travel to Riverside next year? Ideally we don't want to move twice. Hoping to not have longer than 1 hr commute with traffic in either direction. Please be kind I know LA traffic is horrible- I don't need a lecture about how bad it is lol

What happened in the Avalon West Hollywood apartment shooting? Was it somebody the woman knew or somebody broke in and shot her in the hallway? I looked for news reports but unsure

Thinking about buying a house in La Mirada and start a family soon. Any thoughts on La Mirada area?

ATTN: Motorcycle people in LA. Selling my ‘79 Yamaha xs650. New hydraulic clutch. Just got back from the shop and have receipts. Pickup only.

Halloween parties in LA? Bars having events, etc

Chicago 🐟here in the process of moving to LA.

Holy cow how do you guys live? Everywhere is so expensive but there are so many homes on the market.

Do you guys plan on living in LA for the long term? Any tips on navigating the neighborhoods and where I good starter location would be?


(For reference, new jobs office would be in Santa Monica)