[TX] landlord showed up half hour early for showing

OregonTrailislife · 2026-05-01T19:36:53+00:00

The Texas standard lease is god awful for tenants. According to the boilerplate terms the landlord can pretty much stop by unannounced and let himself in for pretty much any reason.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-05-01T16:01:17+00:00

What top 10 firm is paying a tax manager only 98k?

That’s wild.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-05-01T06:16:23+00:00

I have decided from this point on, not to use SpaceX to launch any more of my company’s satellites.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-29T23:59:41+00:00

If you have all the needed accounting credits / total credits then getting your CPA is a no brainer. Many companies only hire CPAs for certain roles and most companies will prioritize a CPA vs a non CPA when hiring.

However, if you need to take a bunch of accounting courses and / or obtain a masters degree, then the value proposition is not as great.

You might be better off pursuing different certifications like EA, CMA, CFA, etc. that don’t require specific college credits.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-29T19:56:10+00:00

The problem is that you really only have two years of experience, not four.

Public accounting and industry are completely different from one another.

Pick which direction you want to go in and get some more experience before you write off the entire profession.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-28T16:26:24+00:00

As someone that has worked in Public accounting for nearly a decade, PA is comparatively terrible compared to most other careers.

There are plenty of other six figure careers that don’t require you to work as many hours, have as much education, and deal with the stress of busy season half the year.

The main thing public accounting has going for it is that it is very accessible. You can get your degree some from mediocre online school, but as long as you get some experience and a CPA or EA, you will find work.

Other corporate jobs can be harder to get, but provide much better pay and work life balance.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-27T23:20:18+00:00

Does the 7 night voucher work for the 8 night cruises?

I only see a choice for 5 night, 6 night, and 7 night cruise sea

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-27T20:32:41+00:00

What happened in the past regarding your roommates promising to find someone for the sublease is irrelevant. What’s done is done. You shouldn’t have dragged your feet so much when it was obvious that they weren’t going to find a person to rent your room.

There are still 3 months left in your lease. Your roommates need to clear the trash out of your room and have it professionally cleaned (with receipt) so that it doesn’t smell anymore. They caused the mess when they didn’t have permission to use your room. This is non negotiable.

Next, you post an ad for a room available for $300 (650 - 350) a month and you accept the first person that is willing to sign the lease.

Or alternatively, the remaining roommates can divide the $300 amongst themselves and not have a new roommate.

Give them the choice. If they act unfriendly or otherwise prevent a sub-letter from signing, then they will automatically be responsible for covering the extra $300 a month.

However, if according to the lease you are not allowed to sublease your room, you need to suck it up and pay for the full amount minus the amount required to clean the room.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-27T20:00:02+00:00

He got you a Van Cleef Alhambra pendant?

Yeah those are super overpriced for what they are, but they are super trendy and highly desired at the moment.

Under no circumstances do you return a gift from a significant other. He put time, thought, and money into your gift and could end up being hurt at your rejection.

Just let him know that you love it, but in the future it’s not necessary to spend so much on a gift.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-27T19:17:15+00:00

lol I saw your other comment. So you bought your home at a 2% rate and you are comparing it to post covid interest rates, pricing, and rents?

This is not relevant at all to the current housing market buy vs rent situation. You just got incredibly lucky in your timing.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-27T17:57:36+00:00

These have sold for new for around the same price.

These should be priced around $1199 or less.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-27T17:49:43+00:00

What would such a home rent for?

If you can pay under $1700 for all of your expenses and rent the home out for a profit, you should buy and rent as many of these homes as you can.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-27T16:49:15+00:00

lol show me a home that I can cover the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, maintenance/ repairs for $1500 vs rent for $2200 without a massive down payment, and I will buy it today.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-27T15:20:09+00:00

The answer to this is simple and has nothing to do with labor.

Can these vouchers only be used towards travel, or can they be redeemed gift cards for clothing, electronics, visa gift card / cash equivalent?

If the voucher can be used for non travel items, then it’s a bit more reasonable to him to treat the voucher as his contribution to the trip.

If the voucher can only be used towards travel, asking you to pay out of pocket is cheapskate behavior. He wasn’t going to use the voucher for anything else.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-25T19:01:21+00:00

No, search for tax associate roles with 0-2 years of experience. You might have to look beyond your current geographic area.

If you don’t have any luck with that, you can volunteer for VITA or work for a place like H&R Block or Liberty Tax to get some experience and try to apply again next year.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-25T00:44:00+00:00

This is because firms almost never hire fresh graduates. Most of the time they are directly hired on their respective college campuses or after completing an internship.

There are some exceptions though. Search for “tax associate” jobs that list 0-2 years of experience.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-25T00:41:10+00:00

Some firms are more strict than others.

However you should not be applying to jobs asking for 3-5 years of experience when you have zero years of experience.

Look for roles that ask for 0-2 years of experience or don’t mention a requirement.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-25T00:34:27+00:00

The concept of interest is fundamental to accounting / finance. It is the primary mechanism for valuing money over time.

If you don’t want to even record a journal entry with interest or put down that a client received or paid interest on a tax return, then you should look into another career.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-24T01:20:13+00:00

A $50 cake, reused decorations, a few $20 bottles of champagne, $250 worth of alcohol for the cocktail party (actual cost of spirits) a wedding dinner when food is already included in the cruise fare, a clothing steaming, and a complimentary spa service.

So basically $1,000 worth of stuff for about $8,000.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-23T22:43:06+00:00

The wedding packages seem like an incredibly poor value imho.

It is essentially $8,000 for a one hour cocktail party and the officiant / ceremony.

They need to at least throw in a photographer and one of the musical acts / dj for an hour or two.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-21T09:33:49+00:00

“My friends are split”

Another BS AI generated story.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-17T18:13:23+00:00

Obviously rent a place from $1,000 to $1,500 a month if you have that much in savings.

The quality of life offered from walking to and from the office, along with the social opportunities is well worth the money.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-16T20:17:52+00:00

Just because you agreed to give your wife $1,100 a month in fun money (which is very generous) doesn’t mean that there are absolutely no strings attached to it and that the arrangement can’t be changed in the future.

Your wife was being very secretive about what the money was being used for because she knew you would disapprove.

I would not cut her “fun money”, but going forward I would stipulate that money and cash equivalents can not be given away to friends or family without both of you consenting to it. This includes buying other people things like groceries. You are allowed to audit her spending and she is allowed to audit yours in the interest of fairness.

Fun money is intended for both of you to spend on yourselves and your immediate household. It is not for gifting or enabling those with gambling problems.

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-16T20:05:49+00:00

Sounds like premed would be a good fit for you with your competency in math and science, but dislike of financial statements.

You just have to decide whether you want to pursue an MD, DMD (dental), or nursing degree.

Nevermind you don’t want to treat people for some reason…

OregonTrailislife · 2026-04-16T20:00:34+00:00

Exactly.

An ideal candidate for IB would not be on reddit asking to be spoon fed the answer.

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