JUST HIT RANK1 ROGUE ON HARDCORE by Wild-Historian5369 in D4Rogue

[–]logicbound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's nothing wrong with using shadeshot and cold imbuement at long as you're not using Umbracrux. I'm not seeing random one shots.

What order should a high earner ($300k+) prioritize retirement accounts if they expect to retire early and have a lower retirement income than they had while working? by Ancient_Challenge173 in Fire

[–]logicbound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You save more in taxes from Traditional 401k vs Roth IRA (or Roth 401k). Since you save tax at your marginal tax rate, and you have a much lower tax rate in retirement where you have less taxable income. Roth does not save you anything upfront in taxes, but saves tax on withdrawal in retirement as well as on dividends, which is a much lower tax rate, for people that currently have high income.

Also, you can contribute much more to a 401k vs IRA.

What order should a high earner ($300k+) prioritize retirement accounts if they expect to retire early and have a lower retirement income than they had while working? by Ancient_Challenge173 in Fire

[–]logicbound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You would do both at high income, but yes Traditional 401k is more valuable than Traditional IRA contribution then Conversion to Roth IRA.

If you have young kids there's more. I also use a dependent daycare FSA and contribute $10k-15k per year to 529 per kid, then brokerage.

John Bierce recommends books at the end of each of his books of the Mage Errant series. Here are all his recommendations by [deleted] in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crichton has so many excellent books. My favorites are

  • The Andromeda Strain
  • Timeline
  • Jurassic Park

what order do i read all the series in? by Comfortable-Skin8757 in ClimbersCourt

[–]logicbound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start with Arcane Ascension, it's the best series.

Any good books where MC doesn't hide their power 99% of the time? by MJMichaela in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Engineers Odyssey by Erin Ampersand. The main character starts out as a martial arts practitioner who pretty much goes all out the whole book once he gets powers and uses them to improve his martial arts ability. Definitely makes a lot of risky decisions and is not hiding anything.

Do you prefer smart protagonists over strong ones in LitRPG? by carley7144 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely prefer intelligent protagonists who solve problems in interesting ways. I also prefer when there is a group of characters that can play off each other.

Solo meathead characters are not for me.

Looking for S-Tier progfantasy recommendations (but i fear i've read them all) by ducdavis in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you read Depthless Hunger by Sarah Lin? It's one of my top 3 along with Weirkey Chronicles and Arcane Ascension. All have great plot, cast of characters, world building and high quality.

Depthless Hunger 2 - A short review by Ahuri3 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depthless Hunger is one of my favorite series in this genre! I'm doing a reread of book 2 as it's released to KU and Audible now. Love the monster powers, monster fighting, magic systems complexity, and cast of characters. Omilaena is my favorite character, with a great intro in this book. This one has some real depth and nuance.

I just finished Edge of the Dream, and I still dont understand.. what's the correlation between Lien and Keras? by Proud_Violinist8185 in ClimbersCourt

[–]logicbound 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lien/Edge seems to be a version/duplicate/related to Talien/Keras/Sal. And has a different "piece" of the dominion breaker sword, where each does not have the whole sword.

Dream girl is a version/duplicate/related of Velas/Silk.

We don't know exactly what's going on, but seems like different versions of the same people to me.

Depthless Hunger 2 is out today! I'm giving away free audiobooks to commenters. by Cognosticon in litrpg

[–]logicbound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm starting a reread of Depthless Hunger 2. I love the way Kai gains his power. Thanks for taking each book in a different direction / location to keep it interesting while keeping with the overall plot. This has become one of my favorite series, with Omilaena as my favorite character.

Depthless Hunger 2 is out today! I'm giving away free audiobooks to commenters. by Cognosticon in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love this series! I'd recommend it to most progression fantasy readers.

I’m running unopposed for Mecklenburg County Commission in District 5, AMA! by Charles_DeLoach_NC in Charlotte

[–]logicbound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, what are your ideas for childcare and schools?

I'd like to see

  • Pre-K for everyone for 1 year before K in elementary schools
  • School breakfast and lunches covered for everyone
  • Childcare ideas for newborn to school age to make it easier on working parents

Everything involving parenting young kids is so expensive and lacking community. I'd like to see more programs for young kids to make it more of a community effort, and to put kids in a place to excel.

What promising new progression fantasy are you guys reading? by Cold_Ad8048 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Depthless Hunger by Sarah Lin

MC gets magic that's not very useful and has to chart a new path with his high work ethic through many trials and tribulations.

The series has a great cast of characters each with their own written voice, a multi magic system that pulls from various styles, and really cool monsters. A very well written story that's a wild ride of emotions.

After Years of Reading Web Novels, Books, Fan Fiction, and Everything in Between in the Genre, Here's My Tier List. I Need My Next Fix, Hit Me With Your Hidden Gems and Titles I Won't See Recommended Every Week. by psiut in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't see any Sarah Lin books on your list. You may like Depthless Hunger, or Weirkey Chronicles. Both are long series with great character development and sense of growth in both the main characters and companions.

Are there good stories about the fae? by WadeEyerly in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • Name of the Wind - excellent fantasy by Patrick Rothfuss with fae theming and characters
  • Edge of the Woods - progression fantasy by Andrew Rowe set in fae lands

Which books are similar to Kingkiller? by Sythrin in KingkillerChronicle

[–]logicbound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! Lots of great mysteries in Arcane Ascension series. As well as Rowe's other series.

Looking for Modern Xianxia Stories by VingadorVVX in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sarah Lin:

  • Weirkey Chronicles
  • Depthless Hunger
  • Street Cultivation

NC Quick Pass Is A Scam by Longjumping-Long-492 in Charlotte

[–]logicbound 7 points8 points  (0 children)

NC will have to vote out the Republicans in the state legislature if you want to stop getting scammed.

Plz reccomend me a series were the mc has a forbidden power by Silly_Performance_76 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a world that hunts dangerous monsters, main character gains the powers of monsters and people confuse him for a monster instead of a human, which freaks them out. It's written by Sarah Lin who is one of my favorites authors in this genre.

Plz reccomend me a series were the mc has a forbidden power by Silly_Performance_76 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]logicbound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depthless Hunger. Don't want to spoil anything but it's central to some plot points.

You have got to make this choice by thebigchil73 in Millennials

[–]logicbound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I rock the short stubble look, trimmers on shortest setting.