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posted by capricorn at 6:13 PM - 6 answers

I'm in my mid-30s and I'm feeling unhappy with where my career has ended up. For a decade I've been working an okay-ish job in a competitive, overcrowded, and generally low paid field and I fear it's not going to get better than this. This isn't a sustainable career. How do I forgive myself for making these decisions and move on? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 10:42 AM - 25 answers

I quit my toxic job two days ago. How can I recover? [more inside]
posted by anon1129 at 3:12 PM - 24 answers

I'd like to pay off high interest credit cards. I have less than $10,000 in debt, and $15,000 in savings. What to do? [more inside]
posted by annieb at 7:50 AM - 19 answers

My neighbor kindly offered to help me find a used car.. I asked if I could pay him, & he said if I wanted to give him a finder’s fee, sure, I could decide how much. What would be an appropriate fee for a $6,000 car?
posted by anshuman at 4:27 PM - 10 answers

I recently got written up last week at work saying if I make one more mistake of a certain kind (wrong item), I will be let go. I have been looking for a new job for a long time, and just received an offer today, for a 16% salary increase, and seems like a much better company, but the just does not start until beginning of February. [more inside]
posted by anon1129 at 2:48 PM - 26 answers

I have medical bills in collections. I just found out that I need to see a particular specialist, and they won't see me unless I clear my past due with the collection agency. I have the number. How do I contact the agency and arrange to pay a single bill? How do I keep them from slamming me with the other bills? Can I choose to just pay that particular bill and ignore the rest (at least for now?) [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 6:54 PM - 4 answers

I need help calculating 'home price growth rate' for different cities so that I can have some frame of reference for the NYT Buy vs Rent calculator. [more inside]
posted by ambulanceambiance at 4:53 PM - 9 answers

I have been at my job as a customer service rep for a while now. Since I have been here (less than 2 years) there has been about 65% turnover, with 6+ being fired, and 6+ quitting (only 9 CSRs currently), several who started and were fired or quit since I started there. I was just made to sign some papers the other day saying that if I have one more order entry error, I am being let go. [more inside]
posted by anon1129 at 1:53 PM - 43 answers

What can I do to sell my house? It has been on the market for 45 days, the price is really competitive and was lowered from 305 to 250. Nothing. There was one open house. Nothing. [more inside]
posted by yes I said yes I will Yes at 4:09 AM - 67 answers

I'm hoping to help a friend invest their money better than keeping it in a bank. Currently they have a bit over $100k, all in a bank savings account. [more inside]
posted by anadem at 6:13 PM - 16 answers

Question about work and ethics. [more inside]
posted by HVACDC_Bag at 7:27 AM - 20 answers

I have got myself into a weird situation where I'm interviewing for the wrong job, but I don't want to give a bad impression, lest it sour my chances at interviewing for the job I do want. [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 9:53 PM - 8 answers

I experienced a mental health crisis due to overworking and my own messed up priorities at my previous high-powered job. I left the workforce and took time to recuperate. I recently started looking for work again and now have a full-time job offer at a new company. What can I do to increase my chances of not burning out at this new job? [more inside]
posted by dede at 11:54 AM - 11 answers

I have a lot of financial anxiety, on top of all the regular anxiety. There appear to be real concerns about the future of the economy based on the incoming administration in the U.S. Help me decide if my decision-making process is being fueled by my own paranoia or by practical safeguards against an uncertain future! [more inside]
posted by Ms. Toad at 9:51 AM - 18 answers

Help me economists! I've recently seen a bunch of folks posting that college grads earn $1m more than HS grads in their life time. I also saw this a bunch circa 2012. Is the stat BS? Was it always? If both are true, is it a sure sign that the economy has dangerously stagnated for the middle class in the US?
posted by es_de_bah at 4:57 AM - 11 answers

A married co-worker has been telling me their partner's uncle left them a house, which is now in probate. What options might I advise them to research about this? [more inside]
posted by diode at 6:09 AM - 14 answers

Is there any way to use 401(k) money for a down payment, without paying the early withdrawal fee? [more inside]
posted by smokysunday at 12:31 PM - 6 answers

My boss has asked me to explore AI-related continuing professional development opportunities this year, and my work may be able to fund courses depending on cost. I'm particularly interested in the use of AI in a corporate and operational setting, and integration with common project management, and corporate tools to reduce administrative overhead. [more inside]
posted by Braeburn at 3:49 AM - 4 answers

Asking for a friend; this is in PA. They've worked for the same company for about 7 years, never any issues. They recently gave notice and was offered a position at another branch out of state. In a stressful understaffed moment, they sent an email to their local supervisor (who they've met once) where they said certain work conditions were unsafe (they are). They wrote that they would not work any more shifts until the company was better staffed for safety. [more inside]
posted by yes I said yes I will Yes at 1:36 PM - 9 answers