Personally, I use āsavingsā as a catch-all for any form of money you have no intention of spending frivolously. Be that in savings, stocks, or other forms of investment.
Iāve got a relative who saw anything beyond the 6 month mark as spending money. I donāt know what form his investments manifested in, but it clearly didnāt work as heās in financial do-do, and itās an unpleasant topic amongst the family.
I mean, 1% interest is admittedly criminal, but itās still better than the 0% in checking. And a monthās wages feels like a lotāto meāto leave entirely idle.
Everything else though sounds like youāre well and ahead of the game though! Kudos for balancing your portfolio. š
Personally, as a rule of thumb, I donāt think you can have enough in savings.
Our society is built upon going into debtā¦ and Iād rather pay up front for things like a replacement vehicle or heater/pump or what have you, which means having enough to survive onāas you are inferringāand enough to survive Murphy making an unannounced and unwelcome visit.
The fall was published after Nemesis, and the rules on novels were changed from being self contained to interconnected, and they abandoned the numbered novel system.
Instead of rare bursts of continuity, you get random bursts of discontinuity, as the authors have different opinions on how to portray shared OCs, or takes on an event or its significance.
The numbered books tend to only have anything resembling continuity if the same author is involved. Peter David and John Vornholt come immediately to mind as ones to do that.
A Stitch in Time (By Garakās actor) also gets referenced, but that book is an extra special case in the franchise.
Outside of the authors referencing their own work, sometimes New Frontier gets referenced: mostly in the form of Zak Kebron (The BEST character to ever happen to Trek) being Worfās old academy roommate, or in the form of a major disaster hitting the entire quadrant and you get little cuts to various shipsā¦
I mean, the easiest way would be to read the novels by publication dateā¦ I donāt think thereās a short cut around that.
That said, having full context isā¦ not always worthwhile. Sometimes just knowing that something happened in the past is more enjoyable than reading it in practice.
Dunno if itās true or not, but I remember reading that Picard brought being shaved bald to the mainstream. So like, folks younger than the thinning hair age would do it.
Again, canāt vouch for if itās true or not, but if true, it would suggest it might be possibleā¦
ā¦ that said, a cool character would probably have to wear one. And not just nameless background extras.
Qās involvement is from the computer game Star Trek: Borg. Itās a fun, if mostly linear, Choose Your Own Adventure type game shot on the Voyager set.
I liked the little look into the lower decks of the Orions, especially the plagiarism line; but the mysterious ship is getting less mysterious in the not-so-fun way.
Boimler and Rutherford are absolute dweebs. It was different having such a low stakes B-Plot. I feel like their story was missing a little something though. Still good fun.
Really enjoyed the A-Plot. Tendi does such a great job balancing being sunshine and rainbows and underworld assassin. Iām a little surprised her ride home wasnāt stolen/stripped for parts.
It was weird seeing TāLyn, not just admit, but volunteer that she was friends with Mariner and Tendi. I donāt think weāve ever seen a Vulcan do that. I mean, sure Spock and Tuvok have admitted they were friends with their respective captains, but only ever in some form of private non-sexual intimacy. But, as established, TāLyn is a rebel, so it somehow fits her really well.ļæ¼
