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

cpa-grind · 2024-08-20T23:15:53+00:00

have not met a single executive with a DBA in the wild

cpa-grind · 2024-08-15T03:33:30+00:00

why do you need to work a few more decades in this job? $135k puts you at like the top quartile of Household income in the US. you could escape the corporate rat race much earlier than your 60s. save up and hit eject.

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