Posts by Valor

There are some interesting trades in cotton these days, my friend specializes in trading futures, I believe he is partially the reason for the increase in prices as he holds about 40% of open interest on the CBOE.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dashaansafin Are you serious? What a failure. He's kind of right...dunno what you're talking about.

If you make the SF minimum of 250k/yr, after tax you should have about 150k which is about 12k a month to spend. Here's how you should break it down: 1k-Rent 5k-Clothing 1k-Food 3k-Hookers 2k-Blow whats left-savings

Save as much as you can. Cash under pillow -> Checking -> Savings -> Retirement -> Investment Vehicles Generally people recommend 6 months living (including rent) that you keep liquid (more liquid than savings)

Quote: Originally Posted by Eason Just tell them straight up "Your offer is significantly less than what I have researched to be the minimum amount for an ex-patriot to live Singapore The word is...

Analytics is not for everyone, I think only you alone can decide whether you have the skillset or not to do it. You mentioned you were good at VBA, which as with most programming languages, is fairly "analytical" in nature. The...

Quote: Originally Posted by Don Carlos Your major doesn't matter nearly as much as people here say it does. I was an English major and do finance. I know a lot of History majors who are ballers at law firms, banks, and...

Say I buy the humidor you posted, what do I do in terms of maintenance to keep the cigars the right humidity and temperature? I'm quite confused on all the gels/foams etc I would need to use.

Is there a place where I can read a quick guide on cigar storage and accessories? I've smoked maybe 5-6 cigars, I've enjoyed them but don't really know where to start.

Moved from West Palm to NYC. The weather sucks here, but honestly there aren't that many jobs for professionals in FL unless you're in IT. And NYC is way more exciting than FL unless you're in Miami.