Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with annual

how much will a large dog cost per year

sponge — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:13:32 -0800

How much does it cost annually to keep a large-ish (50 - 80lb) dog? I'll be looking for a dog of a breed that is not known for health issues

I plan to feed it a healthy diet (but not steak).

I'd be grateful for any level of information about your experiences, and all types of costs.

List of list of technologies which will change us in 2009

london302 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:58:53 -0800

Every new year there are usually lists of new and emrging companies and technologies which are likely to 'change the world' (eg: here). Can fellow ask-mefites suggest more such links. Thanks

What should I expect at an annual review?

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:42:21 -0800

My first annual review is coming up at my first real job. What do I expect, especially regarding discussion about pay/raises? I am an internal tech support guy (with a few other tech-related responsibilities) for a medium-sized business. This is my first "real" job. (I've only worked in huge chain retail and restaurants and whatnot before this.) My very first annual review is coming up in a couple of weeks.

Seeing as this is my first annual review in any job, I just want to mainly know what to expect. What kind of things are we going to talk about? What will they say? What should I say? Most importantly, what about a raise or discussion over compensation? What is a standard raise, and do I have any negotiation power?

I really like my job, and my benefits are great, but I feel like my base compensation is not quite what it should be. I've done a bit of poking around on salary websites and have talked to a couple people in my field, and from what I've seen it looks like I'm getting paid probably about $6000 less per year than I "should" be. I think part of this is that, again, this was my first real job. The second part is that I'm relatively young for this job. Both of these things were made clear when I got hired as reasons I was somewhat "on probation," if that makes sense.

I have a really good relationship with my direct manager and the rest of the chain of command, and I don't want to spoil this by being greedy or seeming ungrateful. So what can I expect, and what can I do to best prepare?

Google pre-IPO annual reports?

gigimakka — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:12:21 -0800

Help! I'm looking for pre-IPO annual reports for Google. I realize that private companies aren't required to file their annual reports the same way that private companies do. Still, with google being, well... google, and their IPO being such a big deal, I thought they might have publicized some of their information at the time. Thanks for your help! At this point, I will even accept clues... P.S. Also, I wasn't sure which was the right category to post under, so please let me know if you have any suggestions about that. Thanks! I've tired to "google" the question, and that's not working very well because the word "google" comes up in many other contexts where other companies' annual reports are mentioned. Even searching for "google inc." "annual reports" didn't get me very far.

What does a credit approval today say about my formerly-bad credit?

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:32:37 -0800

What does it indicate about my formerly-bad credit that I could be accepted today for a regular contract by a cell phone company? How can I tell when it's the right time to apply for a credit card again? I've been repairing my credit for a while now, so this is the first time I've applied for a credit-check-based account in a couple of years. I was approved and I'm excited about that, but I'm wondering what it indicates about how my credit is now. Could cell phone companies be called less picky, more picky or about as picky as other places that check credit, like a credit card company or a landlord? Or is that so much of a generalization that I really can't predict anything?

If it matters, my new phone is with T-Mobile and they said my credit indicates I could have up to three phone lines with them (don't know if that's average, low, or high number for them).

I have a few months before I can request any of my free annual credit reports again, so other than those, what other ways could I check up on my credit?

I know it would be useful to hold a credit card, charging only things I can repay immediately, to further establish good credit. (Last credit card I had was 9 years ago, in college, and I flunked on that one; its balance turned into a chargeoff.) If I should apply now for a credit card, can I pick any kind? I was thinking about one with a points system that rewards something I naturally do (one example is the Amazon card which rewards Amazon buying most).

Morbid Mountaineering Statistics

knewstubb — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:03:33 -0800

I am doing research for a design project into the dangers of mountaineering however I have been unable to find worldwide statistics on the number of people who lose their lives in the mountains each year. Can anyone help with this? Also a breakdown of the causes of death would also be very helpful. Sorry for asking such a morbid question.

Parade of Oddities

strangeleftydoublethink — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:11:50 -0800

I'm looking for examples for odd festivals, parades, and events that fall outside the norm of the usual holiday and gov't sanctioned events, but that happen on a regular basis, primarily annually. One example is the May Day parade in Minneapolis.

Cost of living raise?

robbie01 — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:28:00 -0800

AnnualReviewFilter: It's that time of year again. Is there a rule of thumb or minimum, percentage-wise, to expect to keep up with inflation and cost-of-living for this year compared to last? In other words, if you get an annual raise, should you hope to get a "minimum" percentage increase in order to break even given rising costs?

Any info I could find online was in regards to moving from one city to another -- I'm just staying in the same one. San Francisco, if it makes a difference.

Bonus Taxes

TuxHeDoh — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:20:30 -0800

How can one determine how much tax they're going to pay on their annual bonus? I don't much understand tax schedules or anything, pointers to "for dummies" style-explanation sites would be helpful.

Can something be both "annual" and "all year?"

djacobs — Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:40:01 -0800

Can something be both "annual" and "all year?" Say, hypothetically, an on-line film festival that runs all year but is refreshed with new films annually?