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  1. Comment on Short(er) easy reading fantasy series that isn't YA or Discworld in ~books

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    I read Nettle and Bone by Kingfisher last week and it's a short, fun read. I'll check out Clockwork Boys based on your recommendation. If OP is willing to branch out to Sci Fi, I would recommend...

    I read Nettle and Bone by Kingfisher last week and it's a short, fun read. I'll check out Clockwork Boys based on your recommendation.

    If OP is willing to branch out to Sci Fi, I would recommend the murderbot diaries book series.

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  2. Comment on How are y'all dealing with inflation? in ~finance

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    Nuts and dried fruit are good deals. They have a pretty close knock off of pirates booty that's like half the price.

    Nuts and dried fruit are good deals. They have a pretty close knock off of pirates booty that's like half the price.

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  3. Comment on How are y'all dealing with inflation? in ~finance

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    My wife and I moved up to Massachusetts from North Carolina last year and both got fairly significant increases as a result of changing jobs (same job titles, different companies). The downside is...

    My wife and I moved up to Massachusetts from North Carolina last year and both got fairly significant increases as a result of changing jobs (same job titles, different companies). The downside is the cost of living is high in the area. We are a half hour from Boston and it's easily $750k for a house that is livable. Anything less in my area is priced for the land, will be torn down, and "duet" homes will be crammed into the lot.

    So basically, due to inflation we are continuing to rent instead of buy and we are eating out rarely. We are not going out to events as often and are instead staying home and playing video games, playing board games or reading. We hike and camp a lot and try to spend a lot of time outdoors. Boston is a fun city, but you are dropping a lot of money to commute in, eat a meal, and do an activity.

    I honestly don't know how many people can afford to do much with the rising costs of.. everything. As student loan repayments resume and the job market (maybe) stabilizes, I'm anticipating a lot of families will cut back hard on their entertainment, vacation and eating out spending even more. I think a lot of businesses will struggle.

    I assume you know this already, but Trader Joe's is the place to go for cheap "fancy" cheese.

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  4. Comment on Which board games have you all been playing this week (to 2nd July)? in ~games.tabletop

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    My wife and I have been working our way through Arkham Horror LCG. We are on the Path of Carcosa campaign and we have just made it to the midpoint. I'm really enjoying what we've played so far -...

    My wife and I have been working our way through Arkham Horror LCG. We are on the Path of Carcosa campaign and we have just made it to the midpoint. I'm really enjoying what we've played so far - the scenarios have been well put together and the story is more original than Dunwich. The game is expensive, but we are getting good value out of it so far. I have The Forgotten Age on order to play next..

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