Currently at a stable Fortune 500 company , 4 years of in-house experience. Comp is $200K base, 20% bonus, and $25K in stock annually, all in a MCOL city. The quality of life is great, but my wife 2 kids and I have no real support system nearby. I now have an opportunity to move home to a HCOL city for a role at less stable company offering $180K base, 15% bonus, and $10K in annual stock. The draw is being close to family, especially our aging parents, who are all between 72–80. Thoughts?

Hi all, I'm currently a Senior Con in the TC Platforms Team. I was recently on a short BC stint where I was helping one of the Managers on a Business Case, and it was GENUINELY a great experience. There was lots of mind stimulating work and I was busy all day, and there was much to learn; how businesses organise themselves and how this specific industry works. All in all 9/10. And Manager was great too. REALLY nice. Now, I'm just wondering if there is anyway I can try to move from TC to BC?

NW - 3M HHI - 500K Home Equity - 500K (home price @750k) I’m planning to upgrade to a home valued around $1.4M. My inclination is to make the largest possible down payment to minimize the mortgage; potentially even purchasing the home outright. I have two questions: 1. Is a $1.4M home too much relative to my overall financial position? 2. Would you liquidate a significant portion of your investments to live debt-free?

Looking at my personal budget and wondering what a good target amount is for housing. How do my fellow bean counters come up with an appropriate number? I have seen some people say spend no more that 25% of take home on housing. That 25% would include rent/loan principal, interest, taxes, insurance and HOA fees. Does 25% seem like a good target?

Recently part of a RIF. 56 M single , kids done with college and all paid, 600k equity in HCOL home and paid off condo in LCOL, 1.7m in pre tax account, 100k in Roth, and 150 liquid cash / taxable brokerage . Obvious nest step if the sell home and move to LCOL. Any advice or suggestions as I digest this all? Thank you

Ok my financial savvy fishies. Let's crowd source some advice/opinions... HHI 406k, 340k available from sale of a house and cash. Is buying a 1.1 million dollar house reasonable? It's in a great school district for my family which is the main driver. No debt except daycare which is 2k a month but won't last forever when school starts.

Considering offer to relocate to KSA - SAR 105K basic, bonus range up to 40-50%, education coverage amongst several other smaller items, annual flybacks for family. Seems relatively decent for a family with one kid - 15 YOE. Thoughts if I should take it up? heard COL stacks up even with tax free income

Is anybody willing to share the highlights and lowlights of moving from Korn Ferry to Mercer ? I am contemplating a change but want to have more insights related to how people are treated. In KF we are a cost and layoffs happen every quarter. Zero transparency on how pay is determined. How is Mercer? TIA

Moving to HCOL and considering buying a house. However, houses in this are are very expensive $700k+. How reasonable would a $5k monthly payment be? Is that too much for our income? For context, our household income is $400k and we only have one car payment of $650.

What is the hidden downside of buying these 100K houses in Akron? From my research, it sounds like it's great cash flow since you can get stable rent, lower mortgage payments than rent in many neighborhoods, plus relatively low property taxes. Is this a little too good to be true?