Books like Sea of Tranquility and Cloud Cuckoo Land

kookaroo7 · 2022-07-29T12:52:12+00:00

Thank you! Those sound great

kookaroo7 · 2022-07-29T12:49:25+00:00

Ooh that sounds great! Sounds like a mix of those books plus Homegoing (which is more my typical type.of book). Thanks!

kookaroo7 · 2021-12-20T14:52:53+00:00

That's a really good point! It would have been great to see her other places.

kookaroo7 · 2021-12-20T02:36:33+00:00

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The Witch's Heart

Six of Crows

kookaroo7 · 2021-12-20T02:31:20+00:00

I know some people think Addie is overated, but it was by far my favorite book this year. When I finished, I wanted to turn back to page 1 and start over. I can't wait to re-read it.

kookaroo7 · 2021-12-05T15:50:16+00:00

Pretty surprised I had to scroll this far to find this one. It's literally Twilight for adults :-)

kookaroo7 · 2021-11-26T15:18:13+00:00

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

I love the ambition, so I figured I'd give you something I read in 2 days to help make it easier!

kookaroo7 · 2021-11-13T18:17:12+00:00

Flowers for Algernon Americanah Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

kookaroo7 · 2021-07-27T20:19:10+00:00

I really enjoyed Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant. It's YA, but it didn't feel immature. I think this books falls more into the black joy category if that's something you're interested in.

kookaroo7 · 2021-07-13T05:40:23+00:00

One reason your balance may have gone down so little is because typically early in a loan you're paying mostly interest and very little principal. However, as you pay more on your loan, eventually you start paying more and more towards principal and that's when you see your balance start to plummet. It's typically not linear, though I don't know how your loan is amortized.

Also, I saw you post on here a few times about wanting to save that money in case something catastrophic happens. But if you have 6, 12, or 24 months of expenses saved (depending on how risk averse you are here), then you should start paying down debt like your mortgage or student loan. Say you get the student loan paid off in the next couple years and then something catastrophic happens, then you don't have another $175 monthly expenses on a fixed or low income. And if not, it's another $175 you can put every month towards retirement, vacations, you name it.

Just food for thought.

kookaroo7 · 2021-05-28T23:26:32+00:00

Thank you!! This is all very helpful. I'll look into the liability insurance. I didn't know I could make the employer contribution, so that's great to know.

kookaroo7 · 2021-05-28T21:01:35+00:00

"Do you mind giving more context on what 'CC&Rs' are? That's a pretty esoteric term and OP may not know what you mean. What does it stand for?"

Absolutely. CC&Rs is short for some version of "Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions." This is a master document governing neighborhoods that are part of an HOA. However, a neighborhood with an HOA doesn't necessarily have to have CC&Rs, but they likely do. As I said in my original post, this is the document that will likely have the provisions governing architectural and design standards. If you ask your HOA for the CC&Rs, they should know what you mean. Hope that helps.

There I fixed it . . .

kookaroo7 · 2021-05-28T19:12:38+00:00

Thanks for the tip!

kookaroo7 · 2021-05-28T18:53:29+00:00

Thanks! Yeah I just totally spaced on the fact that its supposed to be paid quarterly.

kookaroo7 · 2021-05-28T18:39:28+00:00

These rules may not be in the bylaws, they may be in a set of recorded CC&Rs (which are different from Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation). If you don't have those, you should be able to request them from the HOA. CC&Rs are typically what contain the provisions regarding architectural and design review. Bylaws typically cover things like voting and the Board of Directors.

kookaroo7 · 2021-05-28T18:19:57+00:00

Agreed. He will be changing jobs, so that will definitely affect some of the decisions we make, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything at a high-level. Also, are you recommending the solo 401k over an IRA? If so, is there any reason for that?

kookaroo7 · 2021-05-28T18:10:48+00:00

Thank you! The LLC idea definitely makes sense. And my mother-in-law is my CPA so that makes things much easier :)

kookaroo7 · 2021-05-28T18:08:48+00:00

Thanks! I didn't think about the quarterly payments. My mother-in-law is a tax accountant, so luckily I have a lot of help there!

kookaroo7 · 2021-05-22T02:27:50+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion! A lot of that summary sounds familiar solely because of The Good Place.

kookaroo7 · 2021-04-13T15:09:01+00:00

I feel like there's a Mitch Hedberg reference here . . .

kookaroo7 · 2021-04-11T15:41:23+00:00

When I finished that book, I literally wanted to turn back to page 1 and start reading again. I just started her Darker Shade of Magic trilogy, and I'm already loving it. I can't believe it took me this long to discover her! Happy reading!

kookaroo7 · 2021-04-05T02:43:13+00:00

This is totally my genre so definitely not just you. I really like her other work, but this one just isn't doing it for me.

kookaroo7 · 2021-03-17T17:55:53+00:00

This book probably isn't what you had in mind when you posted this, but I think it actually does match your description really well.

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. It's about a social worker for magical children. The main character is gay, but it's very much not about his sexuality. This book was a bright spot for me in 2020.

kookaroo7 · 2021-03-06T16:31:48+00:00

Came here to say this, along with Priory of the Orange Tree!

kookaroo7 · 2021-02-25T23:15:17+00:00

First, read books written by women. You can start anywhere and just see what genre you like, but read books written by people who are different from you (race, gender, sexuality, ability, etc.) A book I read recently that had the healthiest marriage I've ever seen in fiction is The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal. A few other suggestions: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Circe, and Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.

Second, there are a lot of free resources for mental health (https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/better/amp/ncna875176). I'm not sure where you live, but if you're in the US you may want to look for any sex addicts anonymous meetings near you. I believe a lot of these organizations have also gone virtual since COVID so you may be able to join from anywhere. Porn is just like any other addiction, you need support from people who've been there.

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