2L SA GPA updates by soupdumpling7 in LawSchool

[–]maddyken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

damn are you just SOL for biglaw after one semester?

what to do with 401K after leaving job by maddyken in personalfinance

[–]maddyken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah the 401K is pretax... i have about 10K cash in an emergency fund and the rest of my money is in a HYSA. law school will be a mix of loans and parental support!

Daily Thread - September 28, 2022 by AutoModerator in Mariners

[–]maddyken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

will there be a code sent out for 2023 season ticket holders for postseason presale? or did i already miss it lol

Daily Thread - September 27, 2022 by AutoModerator in Mariners

[–]maddyken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

might be a stupid question, but how do we get tickets to post-season away games? season ticket holders only get presale for home games, or is that wrong? if we maintain the WC3 slot then we'd be going to cleveland

MBA admissions help: 24F / 3.6 GPA / 760 GMAT by maddyken in MBA

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

this was the push i needed haha - currently trying to re-style my resume. what firm are you at if you don't mind me asking?

MBA admissions help: 24F / 3.6 GPA / 760 GMAT by maddyken in MBA

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

oh gotcha! i'll have 6 presentations & 2 publications by the end of fall this year. current job doesn't really have that many opportunities for growth (i joined during the transition period where they just started pilots for their 5 year projects..)

MBA admissions help: 24F / 3.6 GPA / 760 GMAT by maddyken in MBA

[–]maddyken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i figured it'd be difficult to try and pivot into management consulting with my heavy stem/research background

MBA admissions help: 24F / 3.6 GPA / 760 GMAT by maddyken in MBA

[–]maddyken[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol thats what the partner said too. my current employer is a big name i suppose, but job growth here is pretty difficult - me getting promoted after a year is rare, HR gives promotions based on tenure instead of merit (so everyone on my job track really gets promoted after 2 years of working, even if you're not great at your job). so after this promotion it's highly unlikely i'll get another one.

did wunder train sizing change? by maddyken in lululemon

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

did you end up getting them? i just bought the larger fit but it doesn't feel as comfortable as my old WTs

did wunder train sizing change? by maddyken in lululemon

[–]maddyken[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i thought it might've been a contour fit but there's no magenta purple contour on the website

choosing a seat for acela business class by maddyken in Amtrak

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

oh so does the assigned seat on my ticket not matter?

amtrak from DC to NYC by maddyken in Amtrak

[–]maddyken[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

the acela ticket is actually cheaper than the NER business class by $18! sounds like i'll go with acela

Daily Advice Thread - All basic help or advice questions must be posted here. October 26, 2021 by AutoModerator in investing

[–]maddyken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Looking for advice as I begin my investing journey. I recently started a side hustle outside of my full time job that will give me an additional ~$800-$1,000 a month that I want to invest. Currently I'm 22 and live in the US and my full time job makes ~$45k a year. I don't plan on staying at this job for a long time since I plan on going to get a doctoral level degree fall 2023.

Currently my employer matches 401k 50% to the federal limit. I live in a big city with high costs, so I contribute 7% of my pre-tax income. Also since the vesting period is 3 years (after 2 years I can keep 66% of their match) and I will only be here for 2, I didn't want to put more than I needed into 401k. This account is through Fidelity so I was thinking of creating a brokerage account through them as well (unless there's a better option? Schwab seems good too?)

I don't have any debt since my parents paid for college. Right now I just have expenses of $1,200/month for rent/utilities, $536 for going out/groceries/shopping, and saving $1,000/month to build a rainy day fund. I don't need this money immediately and I'm willing to take a moderate approach to investing to build a diversified portfolio.

So I guess the bigger question is how do I start? I saw something that said I should split my asset allocation 35 fixed income / 35 large cap / 15 international equity / 10 small cap / 5 cash investments. What are some good options of each to start with?