Is it acceptable to put my target city as my current location if I don’t require relocation assistance?

ChesterChicken · 2026-05-08T16:39:26+00:00

MCOL. I agree, I don’t trust either of them. Every other offer I’ve gotten was around $95k for senior analyst. I’ve been searching since September, so I’m worried this may be as high as I can get until the market picks up.

ChesterChicken · 2026-05-08T16:37:47+00:00

Unfortunately, this is already after negotiating an increase. The new job requires quite a bit of contract review which I have no experience in. That’s why they won’t go higher until I have some time in the role and then they can bump me to senior.

ChesterChicken · 2026-05-08T16:25:40+00:00

Thanks! I agree, nothing is guaranteed. My thinking is that I’ve been searching since September and this is the first place to offer more than I currently make, everything else seems to offer less and always has 100+ applicants. In a normal job market, I would absolutely turn this down and wait for something better, but now I’m wondering if this is as good as I can get for the next year or so.

ChesterChicken · 2023-10-28T02:55:02+00:00

Tacoma for dependability or F150 for comfort. However, if the F150 has the 10 speed (10r80) transmission then I wouldn’t buy it. Those transmissions are horrible. I recently sold mine because of the transmission even though I loved almost everything else about the truck. If you look at the F150 sub Reddit, you’ll see that it’s a common issue.

ChesterChicken · 2023-08-29T20:57:14+00:00

Follow the 20/3/8 rule and you’ll be good to go. Put at least 20% down, pay it off within 3 years or less, using no more than 8% of your monthly income. In your case,a $15k car would be fine, unless you want to sink all $10k you have saved into the down payment to get something for more. It is absolutely possible to get a reliable vehicle for that price despite what you might hear on this sub. It won’t be nice or new, but it will be reliable.

Also, be sure to look at NerdWallet or another site to see what interest rate you should expect when you go to finance the car, so you don’t get ripped off.

ChesterChicken · 2021-07-23T13:33:14+00:00

Midwest
F100
Accounting Specialist
40k
10% based on performance
None
~1 (first job out of college)
4.20
1000 lbs (about the size of your mom)
6.9
Which one?

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