<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: deepvalueQuoteOriginally posted by: farmerIn Western culture, pride is recognized as the deadliest sin. if pride is the deadliest sin, why do so many people hang diplomas and awards on the wall, and drive around bring sports cars to show off the money?Deepvalue.Maybe th...

QuoteOriginally posted by: farmerQuoteOriginally posted by: LubbermuchhioI agree- you are the best at doing the latter.In Western culture, pride is recognized as the deadliest sin.Good that you realised. It will give you some peace of mind.

QuoteOriginally posted by: farmerEvery man, though he may fancy himself a boy, has two proper goals: Move himself up in the rankings by his achievements, or discredit the metric of achievements. More later.I agree- you are the best at doing the latter.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: cliveccc1122Hi All,I feel confused of my current situation. I want to be a quant but now I am not. I am working in the Market Risk Department in a small bank. Sometimes I will price structure product but not much. I got a MSc in Financial Maths, CFA and FRM and know fla...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: farmerOne other thing: Don't use the word redneck away from this Internet forum. If you do, people will assume you don't like Americans and want to segregate yourself. In the US, people either are rednecks, or see rednecks as their fun-loving cousins. And the whole US b...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: farmerQuoteOriginally posted by: Lubbermuchhiothe 3 of us can easily live in a 1 bed apt.And yes, I dont understand your redneck comment.Unless you are running your own business, I don't think it serves you well to not adopt the culture and values of the nice people of ...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: farmerJacksonville is a nice little city. I think you will have a nice time there and never want to leave for $20,000 more.I don't think you will get that though. I don't think your boys have that kind of money down in Jacksonville. Maybe you should spend $200 and fly d...

Guys....may I have some serious advice.Is the fixed pay of slightly under $80K/year and a variable pay (assumed) of something like even 50% worth enough for moving to Jax or should I bargain more.As for the tickets, I mostly will get business class.Kindly advise.

<t>Ok, thanks for that.I have got my compensation numbers. Fixed comp is slightly below $80K/yearVariable comp (let us assume 50%) will be close to $40KMedical Insurance for me and my family is on the company.1 round-trip a year to my home country is a part of the package.Is it worth to take this up...

<t>Hi folks.Im reading a lot of material on the net about how the crime rate is notoriously high in Jacksonville- there is a huge presence of something called "rednecks" and the forums have members who are spewing a lot of venom on a particular community.Since Im taking along my wife and kid, the ob...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: yurakm1. Do not know much about Florida, but even in Connecticut, a very expensive state, food costs about $350 / month for a family of three, provided:- you, or more probably your wife, monitor prices at 2-3 local supermarkets and buy what is currently on sale.- you st...

Thanks Farmer.Any idea how much medical insurance would cost for a family of 3 (2 adults, 1 kid of 3 yrs).I hear its very expensive and likely to cost a good $1200-1300 per month. If that is the case, then there is no question of making any substantial savings.

As is always the case, no good advice and discussion about not so important topics sidelines the main issue. Sad but this is a way at this forum.

<t>Hello all.I am getting an offer to move to our bank's Jacksonville (Florida) office on a 2 year contract. We are a family of 3.I did search on the net and I got the following estimates for all these expenses (per month for a family of 3).Food: $600-700Utilities: $300-400Health Insurance: $1200-13...

Cryptic.Thanks for giving a fair idea about it. I would be really thankful if you could point out some good reference books & question banks like you have mentioned. Million thanks.