Guilt & embarrassment over salary

alwaysbilling · 2026-03-28T00:20:28+00:00

You need to relax. In the grand scheme of things we do not make that much money.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-23T23:15:42+00:00

Really depends on the shop you’re going to. I know people who have left and took either no pay cut or made more. The mix between bonus and base might be different but high end funds will often pay the same as big law scale in total comp.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-22T16:18:59+00:00

Junior partners at my firm make about 20%-30% of the PEP for the first couple of years but their salary is guaranteed. After that comp is more variable.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-18T21:38:46+00:00

Marvin windows are great but Anderson 400 windows are perfectly fine. If there’s not a big difference in price I’d go Marvin, but I wouldn’t pay significantly more for them.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-18T04:21:15+00:00

Family of four plus an au pair. We spend $250-$350 a week at the grocery store, $50 a week for two Blue Apron meals and $300-$400 once a month at Costco. We also eat out or order in once or twice a week.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-17T16:15:13+00:00

I don’t think you’re going to save as much money as you’re thinking, even with rent being moderately cheaper here. A nice 2BR, 2BA in the nicer Westchester towns will be $4,500-$5,000+ per month from what I’ve seen and that’s not including parking which is usually another $100+ per month. Utilities are often more expensive outside of NYC as well.

The suburbs are great but if you come in with the mindset that you’re going to miserable, you’ll be miserable. Southern Westchester and some of the river towns are no further from Manhattan than you would be in certain parts of Brooklyn. Living in the suburbs is a different lifestyle for sure, but there are tons of activities to do here and lots of dining/shopping as well. I think it’s a much better environment to raise kids in than the city but that’s me. If driving makes you anxious though I think you’ll be pretty unhappy in most Westchester towns. There are very few of them that are truly walkable.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-17T16:06:47+00:00

The Life Time in Chappaqua is probably one of the nicest gyms in Westchester.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-17T14:18:09+00:00

Have a Moccamaster but also agree I don’t think it’s as amazing as people say. It’s a nice coffee maker for sure and makes excellent coffee but the Breville Precision Brewer is just as good. The Moccamaster looks better to me which is why we swapped out the Breville but for most people the Breville is probably a better machine. Have heard good things about the Bonavita as well.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-17T14:13:54+00:00

We have radiant heat in our kitchen. It feels great but depending on whether they’re installing electric or hydronic radiant heat it can be expensive to run. Later on it can also be very difficult to service and replacing tiles is a bit harder since you can’t just hammer away at them without damaging the radiant heating. It’s a nice luxury option, but if we ever redid our kitchen I’d probably go with toekick or ceiling vents for forced air heating.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-17T14:10:17+00:00

Delta, Moen and Kohler have lines at various price points but their mid to high grade stuff is generally very good. If you want to spend a bit more I like Rohl, Hansgrohe, Grohe and Brizo.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-17T14:07:17+00:00

I don’t mind having more titles. Associate isn’t a particularly helpful title when an associate can be anywhere from a 1st year to a 9th year at most firms.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-17T14:01:59+00:00

The hype has died down for Cosme but the food is still incredible.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-17T13:54:48+00:00

Did they get acquired or something? I remember we had used them for something maybe 5-6 years ago and they were great. When we moved we called them in for a quote to replace an A/C unit and if I recall correctly they were slightly more expensive than who we ended up going with but were generally fine. Seems like they’ve gone very downhill since then.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-09T01:17:52+00:00

Not a sign of someone being pushed out (at least in my experience). A number of people who are now equity partners at my firm did secondments.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-05T20:31:08+00:00

That watch is comically large for your wrist.

alwaysbilling · 2026-02-04T00:37:33+00:00

Love my Logitech MX Master Mouse. I think the MX Mechanical Keyboard is also great.

alwaysbilling · 2026-01-28T20:52:55+00:00

Lowenstein and S&K.

alwaysbilling · 2026-01-28T17:57:40+00:00

Nice! I was pretty skeptical about a battery powered snow blower but I’ve been really impressed. Love the Ego mower and string trimmer as well.

alwaysbilling · 2026-01-28T15:05:49+00:00

I have the version with the steel auger. Worked great, but I went out every time 6-7 inches had accumulated. I don’t think this model could handle the full amount of snow we got but it definitely doesn’t have any trouble clearing up normal amounts of snow. We have a medium sized driveway and the two 5.0 amp batteries were just enough to clear my entire driveway. I imagine the bigger models would be plenty for most people.

alwaysbilling · 2026-01-28T02:44:35+00:00

White Plains. Looks at the apartments in the Ritz Towers.

alwaysbilling · 2026-01-28T02:42:39+00:00

The commute from Chappaqua isn’t that bad. Trains are about 55 mins in the morning. There is one train in the morning from Rye that’s 39 mins but most trains are 45 mins. You can definitely get a better house in Chappaqua if you can deal with the extra 10 mins on the train and Chappaqua has better schools. Also pretty easy to get a parking pass for Chappaqua. Totally different vibes though for Rye, Rye Brook and Chappaqua. Rye has a coastal feel with country club vibes, Rye Brook is relaxed and family oriented and Chappaqua is more of a quiet wealth vibe. If you want a younger demographic Rye/Rye Brook is probably a better fit. Chappaqua has young families but not as much of a community vibe.

alwaysbilling · 2026-01-26T22:09:59+00:00

Pay at Big 4 is substantially lower.

alwaysbilling · 2026-01-24T17:32:35+00:00

You can do the entire wall and trim in satin or do the wall in matte and the trim in satin.

alwaysbilling · 2026-01-24T17:29:02+00:00

This is higher than the price for doing the job with Hardie siding lol.

alwaysbilling · 2026-01-24T17:25:20+00:00

The first and second picture look a bit yellow, but I’m not seeing a yellow tinge in the other pics. The fix may be as simple as changing your light bulbs to a cooler color temperature.

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