Recent content by Aaviel

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    Can't believe my account is still active!

    Sometimes posts like these bring in a few of the lurkers.
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    Incomplete/false info from car accident?

    1. Can't believe no one called out OP for having the username "eliteretard" and posting this thread. 2. This is reading like a mild version of /r/nosleep.
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    will HR throw my job application out because I have international contact info?

    ^ this. And recruiters are looking at tons of resumes, if they have to even think "can I even dial this number?" there is a chance they will pass. Also, I would just put the parents U.S address and leave it at that, if you're taking up space doing the international thing they may get confused.
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    Washigton DC has the Nation's Worst Traffic

    On more than one occassion it's taken me more than 4 hours to drive the 90 miles between Richmond and DC. Never again.
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    HSBC is refusing to give people their own money

    It probably stems from this: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304027204579335051969265162?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304027204579335051969265162.html
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    Bigfoot Is Real! (Or maybe not.)

    Maybe it's because I'm drunk and don't get the joke but... that video...
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    what kind of work ethic do you have? is it natural? what kind of professional are you

    I'm supposed to work ~40 hours a week. Sometimes it's 35 and others it could be north of 60. It's not mandatory but if I'm working on an interesting project I tend to work on it nights/weekends sometimes.
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    Unfamiliar with selling stock and taxes implications...

    The way my company does it is that we get "extra" stock rather than a discount. So if I purchase $100 of stock, I will get $115. As a result, there are no inherent capital gains from it. IIRC I got ~$1.5k from this, but didn't actually have to pay any taxes since the capital gains/losses were...
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    Gas Mileage on the Interstate

    That seems pretty low.... I can get 37-40 on my f30 328i if I do 65-75. The winter air + winter tires + winter gas destroys that notion though. I'm currently averaging around 33-34.
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    United States To Save the World (Again)

    I went to post the same thing and saw your comment. Hopefully three ships don't get stuck...
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    So... I need to get a good credit history going

    So, you have second hand knowledge from an agent... I actually work as an analyst doing credit policy. Some lenders that are less profitable may use less info but we don't. They also aren't as profitable.
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    So... I need to get a good credit history going

    I've already said multiple times that this data is available to issuers as well. Just because whatever you do doesn't use it doesn't mean it's not available.
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    So... I need to get a good credit history going

    You honestly think every credit decision is made by a human being? Do you know what kind of compliance nightmare that would be?
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    So... I need to get a good credit history going

    Thank you for posting this. As I said, the credit bureaus have this info and have recently started reporting it out (going back two years). The transactor vs revolver distinction is an important risk splitter.
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    A question for ATG BMW fans

    I'm actually in a somewhat similar situation except with an F30. Interested to see where this goes. My forum searching has lead me to believe they don't negotiate residuals anymore, but that could be wrong.