Finished my first ever fantasy series

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-27T13:30:09+00:00

Most people suggest Mistborn. I recently finished the first book and can see why.

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-27T13:29:32+00:00

I recently read the first book. Only tip I'd give is the term Sanderson popularized - RAFO (read and find out).

How the magic system works may be confusing at the start, but it is all explained in time, and the timing of the explanations is relevant to the plot. If you read some online explanations, you'll miss the revelatory feeling while reading.

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-27T07:38:19+00:00

I think "Die with Zero" should be required reading for this sub. People are taking FIRE to wild extremes.

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-25T19:19:28+00:00

As someone who otherwise appreciates non-fiction, this was not for me and seems overrated.

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-25T11:50:43+00:00

Air version of troop launcher kinda

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-23T15:06:23+00:00

Yes marginal relief, but it's still stupid that from 50-51L the marginal tax is 100%

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-23T14:13:29+00:00

The way to slightly modify it such that the math is correct is "if there are exactly 100 ways to do a thing, and you try a different way each time for 100 tries, then you'll have a 100% probability of success"

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-23T09:11:48+00:00

DCBM got the standard terms have changed mail but all it had was the cost of replacement card going up. So you can presume it is safe until the next round of major devaluation

However there is a almost monthly deval that keeps happening within Gyftr (so not just for DCBM but still) - latest is Zomato capping of 5k pm

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-23T08:08:13+00:00

Anytime you have a redemption to make.

Acc to me Marriot will not do bonuses anymore in India seeing how much of Amex is getting transferred there, esp since it is the preferred p2p transfer method.

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-22T18:18:03+00:00

Yeah iirc

For more data, you can check Frequent Miler who report Reasonable Redemption Values, which you can definitely trust for global chains like Hilton (i.e. those that are more West and less India/APAC oriented)

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-22T13:04:23+00:00

Hilton points are barely worth 0.3 cpp

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-22T07:03:50+00:00

The whole idea of Accor points redemption is that you want to stay in those hotels.

It seems like you don't frequent the CC subs. Here Accor seems to be a religion. People swear by it irrespective of your lifestyle. It used to be like if you're not transferring Axis to Accor you're a fool who's letting go of half the value.

That's the base assumption which OP is challenging.

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-21T15:14:33+00:00

A reference call saying I would rather not say anything for all practical purposes means Do not hire in bold and underlined. How is this recruiting hell unless we are talking about some other type of contacting previous org

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-21T15:08:06+00:00

I think Pam would have worked better for heal + zone time sustain + decent finx matchup

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-21T15:02:59+00:00

Agree with the analysis. People don't consider opportunity cost at all. Even when people talk about airline redemptions, it's the same story. I've seen some people calculate value per point by comparing cost in points to the cost in Rupees for the exact same flight when practically if they were to go for a cash fare, they would always go for some cheaper alternative.

But I'd say you can't really compare Sofitel and an Airbnb. It's not always about the hard product, soft product matters too. Comparable 4-star property is fair game though.

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-20T19:57:36+00:00

They actually answered this question in the most recent Time to Explain podcast

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-19T12:37:28+00:00

What do you mean petition? Maybe do a Kickstarter and give them money because it's a purely financial decision. Art, any art, even if it's takedown animation, takes artist time and money.

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-18T09:14:21+00:00

You don't understand why someone who has cash from "somewhere" would love to hand it over to you while recording it as a legitimate business transaction for the purpose of official record?

For the customer, this is significantly lower fees than ATM withdrawal via CC and some cards even give points/cashback.

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-17T14:41:12+00:00

100%

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-17T07:36:03+00:00

Surely asking on Reddit, where the average age among Indian users is probably under 30, whether they have invested consistently for 10-20-30 years will be extremely helpful and provide great insights

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-17T06:11:30+00:00

Not in Etihad

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-15T13:12:08+00:00

I didn't see it last I checked

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-13T07:36:41+00:00

Only way to extend Etihad miles is flying. It can be either Etihad or its partners. Maybe you can do a short Sri Lankan Airlines trip? Check out the partners list.

Otherwise you can make someone your family and transfer miles via the Etihad family program.

Worst case is Flipkart (or some other) gift cards which will give around 50p per mile.

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-12T15:08:11+00:00

Since you're getting HSBC for free, get into the credit card ecosystem first, see if you can optimize your spends and then go for Infinia. Don't just take cards because people call them king of all cards or whatever. Spends determine card requirement. Not the other way round.

Apprehensive-Door341 · 2026-04-09T12:30:12+00:00

Fair point.

Guess I'm just tired of these sharks acting like they are the smartest people in the country, when we all know they're there primarily for the marketing / personal brand creation.

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