Forum: Education/Career/Finance

Whats up guys, I'm basically in the worst position I have ever been in. I'm 28 almost 29 and currently unemployed for the last 3 months and not collecting any unemployment so I'm basically draining the few dollars I have left in my saving account. I started driving for Uber Eats for some extra...

Looking for short-term gains where I could conceivably cash out within a few months if need be. Newb investor i.e. poor Miscer. Have a Fidelity account. What say you Misc financial Wizards?

I rent out furnished houses to refinery contractors. All bills paid, full kitchens, washer/dryer with all supplies stocked. Cable/wifi/streaming HDTV. My only competition is motels. A motel room with 2 beds is $400 a week (no pool, gym or free breakfast). My tenants all have a per diem, and...

Someone hands you two grand...where are you putting it?

Been a few years since I've been active on the site. I used to participate in the stickied official investing thread. It seems like it's 90% geared towards short term trading now so figured I'd see if there are any longer term looking investors here willing to share their ideas. I completely...

So basically I'm an all around 2nd year college student that's trying to choose a career/major based of "work life balance". Any suggestions to such would be great.

First home owner here Looking to buy a condo as a first time. I like the idea of not having a yard/maintenance as you do with an Apartment, but actually owning the place and not just throwing money away in rent. Being able to rent it out later and buy another place is kinda my idea of buying...

With the fed supposedly having printed 35% of the total USD this year, I want to prepare for the inevitable crash. Right now my money is invested in the market and I have a 401k, that's it. I have no assets at all (moved in with parents to watch over them during COVID). I don't know what will...

Anyone here have experience in the financial industry? How is it like being a becoming a personal banker? Any tips/advice on how to advance your career as a banker?

how did you like it? thinking of signing up for some humanities courses and programming

I'm thinking about relocating to one of these four states for career/life purposes and I was wondering if any of you had advice/tips? Thanks

Any of you brah looking for financial independence? What routes do you take? There is nothing Id want more in life than to travel the world, and coach soccer on the side. Steps Im taking to get there: -I am 27 and live a frugal lifestyle. A very want vs need type of way. -Any excess money...

I don't know if this is good category for this particular subject but anyways... I'm 21 years old and I'm from Croatia and I'm thinking of moving out of my country because it just sucks. I don't want to get through the whole issue on the country here so I'm going to sum it up by just saying...

The company I work for is being acquired. The purchasing company is 80x the size of mine (hundreds vs 10's of thousands), although both organizations do the same work. Has anybody been through this? What to expect assuming I don't get the boot?

Currently i'm employed but laid off and collecting ei for 45 weeks. Looking at job postings for 1st year sparkies and its a significant paycut to $18 per hour for most companies. While I like the company i work for, i dont know when i'll be recalled but i was making $25 as a wage, which is...

I had a pretty decent career going in the Casino/Hospitality industry before covid raped my industry to death. I'm thinking about learning welding or construction or some other skill at a community college while working full time. A colleague of mine told me that people in construction don't...

I'm not a 'social butterfly' douche so I save lots of money by avoiding those situations. Dont have a gym membership. I exercise at home and/or the park. Service my owns cars. Do house maintenance myself, haven't had a tradie at my place for 5 years. Looking for some other ideas. The expenses...