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Questions for Mab
Mira:
--- Quote ---But a smart girl like Molly can leverage these things to an incredible degree. I expect she could have become a multi-millionaire within a month of Mab releasing her from whatever "basic training" she had imposed.
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I imagine she already is..
SerScot:
In “The Law” Harry mentions how he only has funds to run the Castle for 18 months… that must be his Skin Game loot. At some point Harry’s constant money problems are just ridiculous. Can our Author not just addess that?
g33k:
--- Quote from: SerScot on March 13, 2025, 03:26:58 PM ---In “The Law” Harry mentions how he only has funds to run the Castle for 18 months… that must be his Skin Game loot. At some point Harry’s constant money problems are just ridiculous. Can our Author not just addess that?
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It's like the RPG problem, where the Dungeon Master has accidentally given the players too much loot.
Now Harry has a much higher cost of living!
I think this cash-crunch issue is one Jim is reluctant to give up... It's one of the tropes of the genre.
I'm not sure Jim has really thought this through, however: Harry's going to need to elevate his P.I. clientele WAY above the usual DF fare, if he's to make his (new) Rent. ;) Taxes & operating costs for the castle are WAY more than Mrs. Spunkelcrief ever charged him! Cheap-o & semi-pro-bono work (as in The Law) just ain't gonna cut it anymore.
Mira:
--- Quote from: g33k on March 13, 2025, 04:26:48 PM ---It's like the RPG problem, where the Dungeon Master has accidentally given the players too much loot.
Now Harry has a much higher cost of living!
I think this cash-crunch issue is one Jim is reluctant to give up... It's one of the tropes of the genre.
I'm not sure Jim has really thought this through, however: Harry's going to need to elevate his P.I. clientele WAY above the usual DF fare, if he's to make his (new) Rent. ;) Taxes & operating costs for the castle are WAY more than Mrs. Spunkelcrief ever charged him! Cheap-o & semi-pro-bono work (as in The Law) just ain't gonna cut it anymore.
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Unless this being Chicago, Marcone already had a deal with City Hall to keep the taxes down way further than you'd think it would be. My father in law used to own commercial property in Chicago, and after he died my brothers in law and sister in law along with my husband were in dismay of the taxes.. In waltzed a handy dandy tax lawyer, for a price, though I don't understand or remember the details, the taxes were reduced..If that kind of agreement came with the deed to the property, things in terms of taxes anyway, Harry's tax liability might not be as bad as you'd think.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Mira on March 13, 2025, 05:19:32 PM ---Unless this being Chicago, Marcone already had a deal with City Hall to keep the taxes down way further than you'd think it would be. My father in law used to own commercial property in Chicago, and after he died my brothers in law and sister in law along with my husband were in dismay of the taxes.. In waltzed a handy dandy tax lawyer, for a price, though I don't understand or remember the details, the taxes were reduced..If that kind of agreement came with the deed to the property, things in terms of taxes anyway, Harry's tax liability might not be as bad as you'd think.
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Even if the taxes were reduced to zero, the sheer cost of keeping the power on, the garbage service running, etc, is gonna be huge.
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