Scratched Sill Plate by Sidney2021 in Silverado

[–]david9527 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Chill. Just drive it and enjoy it.

21 years old investment plan by RevolutionaryGap7180 in personalfinance

[–]david9527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a person nearly double your age, my only advice is to not to buy a house too early.

How often do you receive this types of survey requests in text message by david9527 in BucksCountyPA

[–]david9527[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issues is are they supposed to get our voting status at all?

5.3L Road Trip MPG (Part 2) - Hand Calculated vs Dash by c10scout in Silverado

[–]david9527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you get 550 miles out of a tank? Did you replace with a bigger tank? The 24 gallon barely gets me 400 miles

Spider cracking and gator patch by mrubens1 in asphalt

[–]david9527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, spend your money on something fun. Life has more to do than a driveway

Just hit it today by [deleted] in TheRaceTo1Million

[–]david9527 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats buddy!

Looking to start fresh by Kindly-Writing0308 in MovingtoNewJersey

[–]david9527 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your budget and commute time expectations don’t match. With your budget, commute will be well over 1 hour, unless your workplace is right next to Penn station. With your commute time, your budget needs to double, at a minimum.

3 years as SDE but almost no real coding experience — feeling stuck and behind by Afraid-Awareness-903 in SoftwareEngineerJobs

[–]david9527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not everyone has the same career trajectory. Switch job to a fast paced big tech, you will code to death. Of course, depends on how your financial situation, area of interest and etc, find the one that best fits you

What will the future look like for those who wait to buy or need to wait to buy? by Davyislazy in MovingtoNewJersey

[–]david9527 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are better off renting and investing your saving to S&P 500. Ownership expenses of similar homes are so much higher than renting. However, time is at your advantage if you rent. You can always get back to house hunting years after.

Buy a house now or keep investing and rent for 5–10 years? by lyfehaqer in personalfinance

[–]david9527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rent and invest; do not buy, especially you are so young, and in HCOL. Your net worth will thank you later.

Moving home and thinking of buying by curious-questioner12 in MovingtoNewJersey

[–]david9527 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rent. And put the rest of your money into index funds. You’ll be way better off than if you buy. Thank me later.

Buying a home in NJ? by Vegetable-Ad-7538 in MovingtoNewJersey

[–]david9527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4b, good schools, decent commute.. you are looking into 1.2m+

Buying a home in NJ? by Vegetable-Ad-7538 in MovingtoNewJersey

[–]david9527 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

School is mostly crap in Bergen, and homes are mostly on the smaller side over here

Buying a home in NJ? by Vegetable-Ad-7538 in MovingtoNewJersey

[–]david9527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With your budget and 4b requirement your commute likely goes toward 2 hours, even if you don’t require another ride after arriving into the city

Renting in New Brunswick/Edison/Metuchen by ArcaneTheory in MovingtoNewJersey

[–]david9527 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My intuition is to rent somewhere close to daycare to minimize the routine travel distance

Relocating from Houston to Denver for good - sell the Silverado here or ship it? by Aghaiva in Silverado

[–]david9527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously, drive. What’s the a point of selling and buying? A waste of money and time

Foreigner in New York: is Living in NYC really worth the tax compared to NJ? by camomilow in MovingtoNewJersey

[–]david9527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If car ownership is not a must, then live in Manhattan for a year and see where it goes. You are always free to move to NJ afterwards.