Sentences with phrase «rules of thumb do»

Many of the rules of thumb do nt apply at all in Norcal.

Financial rules of thumb don't always hold true.

As a rule of thumb don't invest in the unknown.

Of course, a rule of thumb doesn't take other factors into consideration — namely, your risk tolerance.

This refinance rule of thumb doesn't consider: (A) how much your closing costs are, (B) what your tax rate is, (C) how long you're going to stay in the home, and other important factors.

But if you have noticed, the rule of thumb didn't consider the loan of Rs 50 lakh.

Not exact matches

Here's a simple rule of thumb for when to keep your own mouth shut: don't say a thing unless it's going to help someone else in the meeting do their job better.

Use this rule of thumb when it comes to selecting a stock photo: If it looks like it could be in a school textbook, don't use it.

Rule of thumb: If the gift is appropriate primarily for someone whom you date, don't give it to an employee.

The most useful mental models and rules of thumb, in other words, are often dead simple, which is why an interview Adam Bryant of The New York Times did with Dropbox co-founder and CEO Drew Houston earlier this year is so helpful (hat tip to Business Insider for the pointer).

Not only does physically getting up now and again protect you from the truly horrible health consequences of too much sitting, but taking quick «smoke breaks» (sans cigarette) when you feel your mental energy depleting (for most folks around every 90 minutes seems to be a good rule of thumb) ensures you'll get more done in the long run.

It's a good rule of thumb to let your audience know that you'll be getting in touch with them soon, so don't be all hush - hush about your marketing strategy.

I have a couple of rules of thumb that I would live by which I think are very helpful as you're doing that planning.

«More research needs to be done on creative work and teamwork, but the evidence still suggests that with most jobs, a good rule of thumb is to let employees have one to two days a week at home.

«Users don't read most of the copy, so it's a good rule of thumb to repeat yourself and include help text on every single page.

Don't expect the IRS to accept a defense based only on the so - called valuation rules of thumb, the industry guidelines that sometimes appear in textbooks or industry newsletters.

Dividends made sense 40 years ago as a relatively simple rule of thumb, but after all the work done by John Bogle with index investing, and academics with Monte Carlo sims and the 4 % rule, dividend investing just isn't the simplest, cleanest way to invest or receive passive income anymore.

If you don't have a specific benchmark in mind (which you really should), a good rule of thumb is to consider the amount of capital it takes to sustain your operations for 18 months, then add 25 - 50 percent for added flexibility and seek to raise that amount of money.

Musk did not go into detail on what those changes might be, but it is possible that Tesla could decide to make it a rule of thumb that hands must always be on the wheel at all times.

My rule of thumb: if there are less than a total of five founders / investors, I don't even think about equity as compensation and neither should you.

(Important Note: Not all advertisers are smart, so don't blindly use this rule of thumb.)

The rule of thumb for withdrawals to ensure you don't run out of money is 4 % per year.

Graham had earnings multiple rules of thumb, Buffett has his rules of thumb, and I think they might be helpful in ensuring that you don't overpay for what looks like a great business.

When you think about rules of thumb around withdrawal rates, right, how much can I withdraw from my portfolio, even the research that we do here at Vanguard, it's all predicated upon a balanced portfolio, anywhere between 40 % — 60 % in a globally diversified equity portfolio.

Follow this rule of thumb: Don't have total college loans that exceed your annual gross income.

But do simple rules of thumb such as this, which are particularly alluring to fall back on during political and policy uncertainty, really work?

A good rule of thumb when raising startup capital from VCs is this; «don't go knocking on every VC's door with your plan.»

The 4 % rule, nor any other rule of thumb for that matter, is not a substitute for doing an in - depth analysis based on where you stand each year, recent gains and losses in your accounts and your changing circumstances in retirement.

Even in nature, this is a pretty loose rule, but it does act as a decent rule of thumb when approximating.

If you want a rule of thumb judgment, or don't know exactly how your businesses» spending will be over a year (or multiple years), then the Ink Business Cash ℠ Credit Card is a safe choice.

As a starting point, one rule of thumb is that people should invest about 15 % of their gross household income in order to live as well in retirement as they do now.

So a good rule of thumb is: Do your own local market research?

I don't have any brilliant hacks for how you can magically convince the benefits people to give you the raise, unfortunately, but I have a few rules - of - thumb that can make that conversation a little easier.

If you don't have a budget — and you're not alone — consider this good rule of thumb: don't exceed by a large percentage what you're paying in monthly rent.

This is better than doing no planning at all, but I think a customized set of assumptions is always better than using a generic rule of thumb.

The best I can do is to offer a few rules of thumb.

There are some basic rules of thumb that societies live by across the world (don't kill, don't steal, ect...) because a society in anarachy doesn't work, or rather, it doesn't work as well as a civil lawful society.

There is no «rule of thumb» for doing it.

So, although he would do certain things by rule - of - thumb experience — plough after sowing, protect the field from birds or wandering animals, etc. — for the most part after sowing he went his daily round with his prayers said, his fingers crossed and a wary eye on the field.

I think I just don't know how to eyeball a recipe and decide how it's going to come out — if you have rules of thumb or observations enough for a post, I'd bookmark that and refer to it often!

I know that many of you are pulling out your old favorite recipes and wondering what to do with them (I've had many questions lately about rules of thumb for flour substitutions, and alternatives for those with nut or egg allergies).

As with anything that has been processed the good rule of thumb is to use it sparingly however it appears that monk fruit is probably not a bad choice in that it doesn't raise ones blood sugar.

The bread baking is really based on a simple rule of thumb that bread dough should normally be a 3 to 1 ratio of flour to liquid and they are done baking at an internal temperature of 160 degrees.

The general rule of thumb for fermented vegetables is that they're good until you don't think they taste good anymore.

As a general rule of thumb I actually don't eat soy because of my autoimmune disease.

The rule of thumb that I always followed when making them was 1 egg per ounce of cream cheese used but I can't remember if that's exactly how the recipe did it or not.

A good rule of thumb is to add any hard vegetables to the broth first to give them the longest cooking time, and add the soft vegetables such as spinach or other leafy greens last as they don't need nearly as much cooking time and are much nicer when they retain their green colour.

The rule of thumb is still 5 to 10 cents, on top of the organic premium, as some producers use it to negotiate prices and some don't.

The rule of thumb for seafood is that fish is done when the outside flakes easily with a fork, and shrimp and scallops are done when they lose their translucency and become opaque.

The flavors of liqueurs are quite pronounced and the rule of thumb is to use 1 to 2 tablespoons per cup of batter or sauce as you do not want the liqueur to overpower the rest of the flavors in the dessert.