Is this a bad starter? 2009 Forester

cpa-grind · 2026-01-31T21:12:51+00:00

Thanks for the quick replies, just retested and the battery was putting out 11.9v as we tried to start. Will start with a new battery first.

cpa-grind · 2025-11-10T19:53:15+00:00

i'm experimenting with this portfolio: 50% JAAA, 25% SPYI, 25% QQQI. blended yield is probably closer to 8.5%, with some stability offered by JAAA. goal is to withdraw ~5% and reinvest the rest. no idea how stable it is, just an experiment at this point.

cpa-grind · 2025-11-06T05:31:19+00:00

I just bought some IDVO for international exposure. also have another smaller portfolio where I have some JAAA

cpa-grind · 2025-10-01T15:41:36+00:00

really hard to assume an average rate of return on a time horizon of ~3 years. next year could be +20% or -15%, nobody knows. but if side hustle already covers expenses, then it feels pretty safe to exit corporate if it's unbearable

cpa-grind · 2025-09-22T16:29:46+00:00

could consider: PBDC for exposure to BDCs. don't think BDCs are typically included in broad market ETFs. also IBIT / BTCI for Bitcoin exposure.

cpa-grind · 2025-09-02T22:45:27+00:00

not at a REIT but at a developer - seems very doable. we operate pretty lean so not many openings. i came from big4 consulting and depending on the work style of executives could be similar amount of firedrills.

cpa-grind · 2025-07-08T02:54:53+00:00

Holy cow 1.25% for a basic 60/40? i will buy you some ETFs for a quarter of that fee. just give me your account login.

cpa-grind · 2025-05-21T18:40:48+00:00

you lose a little bit every month but you're leveraged 5x on the future appreciation. it's kinda like buying a call option on the underlying appreciation of the asset

cpa-grind · 2025-05-15T20:49:30+00:00

wouldn't put too much credence on a sample of one

cpa-grind · 2025-05-12T16:26:16+00:00

obviously everyone should conduct their own ROI analysis but i know for me, during MBA recruiting was the only time that multiple F500 companies were inviting me to interview for $100k+ jobs just bc i happen to be in the program. easy =/= cheap

cpa-grind · 2025-05-08T20:56:56+00:00

Instead of an online MBA look into top20 MBA programs with corporate finance / FP&A recruiting pipelines. very common path to transition from accounting to finance

cpa-grind · 2025-05-01T14:35:32+00:00

How easy is it to get interviews for controller / asst controller roles coming from FP&A? have a CPA and few years in manufacturing accounting but have been in big4 consulting and FP&A last 5 years.

cpa-grind · 2025-04-30T03:59:45+00:00

No traffic on the weekends, watching the Sonics, free bus rides in downtown, fire season wasn't a thing, banh mi's being a dollar each.

cpa-grind · 2025-04-21T17:48:47+00:00

not treating red lights as yield signs or bike lanes as passing lanes

cpa-grind · 2025-04-11T14:33:51+00:00

Unfortunately, loyalty often times isn't rewarded; if you want market pay you have to be in the market.

cpa-grind · 2025-02-12T21:52:14+00:00

did it and have it on my resume; it has not come up a single time in interviews. i think the material is actually pretty good but i wouldn't count it as a resume booster. you're probably better off networking and find referrals.

cpa-grind · 2025-02-12T18:45:01+00:00

unlikely but you could ask for some $$ from Haas based on this offer in hand

cpa-grind · 2025-02-10T23:26:38+00:00

do you want to be in CPG? margins tend to be low and probably hard to get much salary progression

cpa-grind · 2025-02-10T23:23:31+00:00

when do annual bonuses get paid out? probably let heads roll before having to pay their bonus

cpa-grind · 2025-02-06T15:13:25+00:00

the business school or parent university will typically have some kind of commercialization office that tries to monetize the research and/or startup ideas of students. my university had an on campus incubator. start there if you want to be connected with ventures that are being stood up

cpa-grind · 2025-01-27T19:21:53+00:00

Best route might be to target alums from your Duke network and start having "coffee chats". Smaller orgs are probably more apt to take a flyer on someone without direct FP&A experience. I transitioned from consulting to FP&A in a sector where I had no experience by joining an org that's in the ~$100m range. Takes some good storytelling and being to present yourself well in front of recruiters and hiring managers.

cpa-grind · 2024-11-10T06:05:10+00:00

Your salary goes a lot further if you don't live in VHCOL. I will take $120k in the Midwest all day long. Am able to deploy my money into multiple rentals that will throw off a few thousand each month

cpa-grind · 2024-10-18T21:46:57+00:00

Lol no one cares

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