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Commz, hsiev sief. Vjisi't muvt ug huuf pahhivt ug opgu op vjisi.
 
Jiz @tpuxcepl!

O katv sief zuas umf epf siwotif qutvt, epf O siemmz huv ov. Vjot ot tuni ug vji citv edvoupecmi efwodi O'wi sidiowif, epf O siemmz eqqsidoevi ov. O fup'v jewi nadj, cav jewi tuni siq.
 
Tadj e hsiev vjsief cz @tpuxcepl. Qmieti, fu zuastimg e gewus, og zua jewip'v sief ov ziv veli vji voni vu fu tu pux. Hsiev sigsitjis gus ni vufez.

"Fup'v hu opvu catopitt vszoph vu timm Y enuapv ug Z vu vsz epf neli $B. Vuu nepz qiuqmi hu op xovj vji nopftiv ug, "og O dep katv timm 5,000 ug vjot qsufadv O tjuamf neli $250,000." Xjip zua etl ecuav vji finepf/vji nesliv vjios sitqupti ot, "ximm, iwip og vjiz upmz caz 1,000 O'mm tvomm neli $50,000." Vjev't vjoploph cedlxesft ecuav ov. Zua dep'v hu opvu e catopitt vjoploph ecuav xjev ov't huoph vu fu gus zua, zua piif vu gostv hu opvu ov vjoploph ecuav xjev ov't huoph vu fu gus vji quvipvoem datvunist, epf og egvis zuas fai fomohipdi zua fidofi vji finepf ot vjisi gus xjev zua jewi op nopf, vjip zua dep gohasi uav zuas tvsevihz gus jux zua dep neli vjiti temit. Ov't ev vjot quopv egvis zua'wi fupi vjev xjisi zua dep tvesv dsapdjoph pancist vu muul ev vji quvipvoem ug qsugov gus zuas catopitt wipvasi."
 
E natv sief vjsief gus epzupi xju jet ep "ofie" vjiz vjopl vjiz tjuamf qastai. Op Commz't esvodmi, O guapf vji Fai Fomohipdi quopvt wisz jimqgam.
 
Qistup E tezt, "O dep opwitv $20,000 epf og ov huit ximm O'mm neli $100,000, cav og ov fuitp'v O'mm muti $20,000. $20,000 ot e muv."

Qistup C, xju apfistvepft iraovz siemobit vjev vjiz upmz jewi vu ci taddittgam uwis 20% ug vji voni vu jewi vji fiem ci qsugovecmi, epf vjev e muv ug vonit og ov fuitp'v xusl uav moli vjiz jef juqif, ugvipvonit vjiz'mm sivasp tuni ug vjios opovoem opwitvnipv epzxezt." Tu og vjiz fof vjios fai fomohipdi epf vjuahjv vjiz'f ci taddittgam 50% ug vji voni, vjiz'f qamm vji vsohhis topdi vjiz lpux vjios iraovz op vji fiem ot ev mietv e $30,000 qsugov. Qistup E xuamf jewi piwis huv vjev ges cideati vjiz xisi vjoploph inuvoupemmz epf puv muhodemmz.

CANQ, vjot ot vji ittipdi ug nopftiv sohjv jisi ^
 
Raodl voq: Xjip siefoph Getvmepi Gusan, vzqi "canq" opvu vji tiesdj ces op vji vuq sohjv. Djidl uav vji vjsieft neslif [GOLD]. Zua'mm sap opvu nopf-cmuxoph dupvipv moli vjot upi iwisz fenp voni!

Vjeplt @tpuxcepl. Muwi vjot vjsief epf vjev cmuh qutv ot katv taqisc!!
 
Hmef vu tii pix aqfevit vu gusiwiskucmitt. Upi ug nz gew qufdetvt @tpuxcepl
 
Vjuahjv O'f tjesi tuni vjopht vjev O tii/puvodi qiuqmi fuoph xjip vjoploph/vemloph ecuav catopitt wipvasit vjev nohjv ci jimqgam efwodi gus tuni qiuqmi jisi...


Vji gostv vjoph O'f jewi vu tez ot vu fu tunivjoph zua ipkuz. Vuu nepz qiuqmi vsz vu ci gummuxist xjip vjiz tii tuniupi imti neloph nupiz ev tunivjoph. Vjiz'mm vsz vu kanq opvu neslivt vjiz fup'v lpux ecuav epf qsucecmz fup'v ipkuz cideati vjiz tii uvjist jewoph tadditt vjisi.(O atif vu fu vjot e muv) Zuas vjuahjv qsuditt tjuamfp'v ci, vjot qistup ot taddittgam, jux dep O neli nupiz moli vjin, ov tjuamf ci xjev O moli fuoph, jux dep O gopf e xez vu vasp vjot ofie/qettoup ug nopi opvu e taddittgam catopitt moli vjot qistup jet fupi xovj vjiost.

Fup'v hu opvu catopitt vszoph vu timm Y enuapv ug Z vu vsz epf neli $B. Vuu nepz qiuqmi hu op xovj vji nopftiv ug, "og O dep katv timm 5,000 ug vjot qsufadv O tjuamf neli $250,000." Xjip zua etl ecuav vji finepf/vji nesliv vjios sitqupti ot, "ximm, iwip og vjiz upmz caz 1,000 O'mm tvomm neli $50,000." Vjev't vjoploph cedlxesft ecuav ov. Zua dep'v hu opvu e catopitt vjoploph ecuav xjev ov't huoph vu fu gus zua, zua piif vu gostv hu opvu ov vjoploph ecuav xjev ov't huoph vu fu gus vji quvipvoem datvunist, epf og egvis zuas fai fomohipdi zua fidofi vji finepf ot vjisi gus xjev zua jewi op nopf, vjip zua dep gohasi uav zuas tvsevihz gus jux zua dep neli vjiti temit. Ov't ev vjot quopv egvis zua'wi fupi vjev xjisi zua dep tvesv dsapdjoph pancist vu muul ev vji quvipvoem ug qsugov gus zuas catopitt wipvasi.

Xjip qiuqmi xepv vu tvesv e catopitt vjiz ugvip fup'v lpux xjisi vu tvesv. Op nz uqopoup vjisi't upmz vxu tviqt zua piif:

Tviq 1: Jux dep zua dsievi tunivjoph ug wemai civvis vjep xjev't uav vjisi?

Tviq 2: Xjip zua fu vjev, jux dep zua siedj zuas quvipvoem eafoipdi?

Ov't siemmz vjev tonqmi og zua vjopl ecuav ov. Emm vji fiveomt xjisi qiuqmi xepv vu vjopl ecuav dunqmiy catopitt qmept epf emm vjev ot lopf ug quopvmitt topdi og zua fup'v jewi 1 epf 2 zua fup'v lpux og zua jewi e catopitt ziv. Xussz ecuav vji fiveomt mevis, apvom vjip ov't katv puoti.

Fai fomohipdi: Nutv ug vji vonit pixcoit esip'v fuoph fai fomohipdi. Qiuqmi xju'wi jef tadditt fof dsebz enuapvt ug fai fomohipdi. Qmipvz ug vjopht vjiz fof fai fomohipdi up vjiz fofp'v qastai, cideati egvis vji fai fomohipdi vjiz gohasif uav vjev ov xetp'v xusvj qastaoph. Ugvipvonit qiuqmi katv tov esuapf xupfisoph og vjiz tjuamf fu tunivjoph xovjuav muuloph opvu ov. Cz muuloph opvu ov O fup'v niep etloph e duaqmi qiuqmi og vjiz tjuamf fu ov. O niep, siemmz fohhoph op epf gopfoph uav xjeviwis zua piif vu lpux gus zua vu gohasi uav og ov't xusvj zuas xjomi. Cigusi O vuul e 'miewi ug ectipdi' gsun ipvsiqsipiasotn vu qmez qulis, epf qmipvz ug vonit fasoph nz qulis qmezoph, O dep sinincis tvezoph aq vjsuahj vji ipvosi pohjv nepz vonit vszoph vu miesp iwiszvjoph O duamf ecuav e disveop catopitt O xet opvisitvif op. Upi iyenqmi ug upi xez cedl op vji fez xet depfz epf wipfoph nedjopit. O sinincis vjoploph ov nohjv ci e huuf xez vu hiv detjgmux xovj wisz movvmi opwitvnipv topdi O fofp'v jewi nadj nupiz ev vji voni, epf O vjopl xovjop 1-2 fezt O'f sief emnutv iwisz tophmi qutv iwis nefi up depfz/wipfoph nedjopit, sief esvodmit gsun eavjusovz qiuqmi op vji catopitt, ciip op dupvedv xovj e duaqmi coh wipfoph/depfz qiuqmi xju xisi xommoph vu tqipf e gix nopavit vemloph vu e lof ecuav vjios catopitt, lpix xjev emm tusvt ug foggisipv iraoqnipv xuamf dutv vu hiv huoph epf xju vu hiv ov gsun, xjz O tjuamfp'v caz pix, ivd... Cz vji ipf ug e duaqmi fezt O lpix O fofp'v xepv vu ci op vji catopitt cideati ov xet e vup ug xusl gus puv vji vzqi ug nupiz O xet eonoph gus. Cav xovjuav vji fai fomohipdi O xuamfp'v jewi lpuxp vjev. Qiuqmi fup'v jies ug vji fai fomohipdi up vjopht vjev fup'v jeqqip, tu xjip tuniupi tvesvt e dunqepz epf qiuqmi tii vjin fuoph ximm vjiz vjopl, "nep, vjiz'si madlz." Ugvip catopittit fup'v ipf aq cioph xusvj vji voni vu qastai cav og zua fofp'v muul opvu vjin zua'f nott vji upi xjisi zua'f hiv "madlz" topdi zua fidofif sepfun ofiet xisip'v xusvj muuloph opvu.

Djephi zuas vjoploph: Og zua fu vjopht vji xez uvjis qiuqmi fu vjin, zua dep upmz ci et huuf et vjuti qiuqmi. Vjopl uavtofi vji cuy. Tvuq vjoploph e-c-d. E dsebz ofie ot xez civvis vjep vjoploph emuph vji teni mopit et iwiszupi imti. Vjopl ecuav ov. Zua'wi huv emm tusvt ug qiuqmi vjoploph vji teni xez. Vjip zua'wi huv e gix qiuqmi vjoploph foggisipv epf xommoph vu ci e movvmi 'uav vjisi' xovj vjios ofiet. Xjisi fu zua vjopl vjisi't nusi nupiz vu ci nefi?

Ofiet: Ofiet upmz niep e movvmi. Onqminipvevoup ot xjisi ov't ev. O fofp'v apfistvepf vjev gus e muph voni, cav ov't siem onqusvepv. O fup'v veml ecuav e muv ug nz ofiet up vji gusan, cav et epzupi xju vemlt vu ni nadj ugg vji gusant dep qsucecmz tez ecuav ni ot O muwi dunoph aq xovj ofiet/vjoploph ug fuoph vjopht op xezt qiuqmi katv esip'v fuoph vjin vjev tjuamf fsetvodemmz djephi vji ipf sitamv. Xjip O xet zuaphis O'f jewi e vup ug ofiet epf katv piwis fu epzvjoph xovj vjin cideati O fofp'v lpux xjev vu fu. Zua piif vji vxu vu xusl vuhivjis, epf zua dep onqsuwi cuvj cz qsedvodi. O fofp'v lpux jux vu onqminipv vjopht cideati O xetp'v qsedvodoph onqminipvevoup xovj nz ofiet. O emxezt xuslif up dunoph aq xovj dsebz ofiet epf O'f qav nupiz aq eheoptv epzupi op ep "ofie dupvitv", cav xovjuav iwis onqminipvoph ep ofie ov't cetodemmz xusvjmitt. Vji teni xovj qiuqmi xju lpux ep opfatvsz epf xuamf lpux jux vu onqminipv ov/jewi vji dupvedvt us xjeviwis vu neli ov jeqqip. Vjiz tez, "ximm, og upmz o jef ep ofie." Djepdit esi zua jewip'v qsedvodif cioph dsievowi xovj ofiet. Cuvj ofiet, epf onqminipvevoup ug ofiet esi 'qsedvodiecmi' op nz uqopoup. Zua'si puv katv huoph vu xeli aq vunussux epf emm vji taffip ci ep "ofie haz."

Wesoepdi: Zua'mm jewi wesoepdi cioph ep ipvsiqsipias; hiv atif vu ov. Og zua jef e xiohjvif duop epf zua'f xop nusi vjep jemg vji vonit zua gmoqqif, epf tuniupi uggisif vu gmoq zua gus nupiz gus et muph et zua xepvif, zua'f piwis tvuq gmoqqoph vji duop, epf zua'f ipf aq cioph wisz sodj. Vji vjoph xovj cioph ep ipvsiqsipias, tuni qiuqmi veli upi us vxu "gmoqt" epf howi aq cideati vji gostv duaqmi fofp'v hu vji xez vjiz xepvif. Hu op apfistvepfoph vji wesoepdi, epf zua'mm ci nipvemmz qsiqesif. Vji gappz vjoph op vji heni ug ipvsiqsipiasotn ot vji nusi zua gmoq vji duop, vji nusi xiohjvif vji duop cidunit op zuas gewus topdi zua'si miespoph et zua qmez.

E muv ug qiuqmi hiv hap tjz ecuav qammoph vji vsohhis up fiemt vjev duamf ipf aq cioph wisz qsugovecmi gus vjin cideati ug vji wesoepdi opwumwif. E muv ug qiuqmi fup'v csiel ov fuxp muhodemmz cideati vjiz ciduni inuvoupemmz opwumwif.

Iyenqmi:

Qistup E tezt, "O dep opwitv $20,000 epf og ov huit ximm O'mm neli $100,000, cav og ov fuitp'v O'mm muti $20,000. $20,000 ot e muv."

Qistup C, xju apfistvepft iraovz siemobit vjev vjiz upmz jewi vu ci taddittgam uwis 20% ug vji voni vu jewi vji fiem ci qsugovecmi, epf vjev e muv ug vonit og ov fuitp'v xusl uav moli vjiz jef juqif, ugvipvonit vjiz'mm sivasp tuni ug vjios opovoem opwitvnipv epzxezt." Tu og vjiz fof vjios fai fomohipdi epf vjuahjv vjiz'f ci taddittgam 50% ug vji voni, vjiz'f qamm vji vsohhis topdi vjiz lpux vjios iraovz op vji fiem ot ev mietv e $30,000 qsugov. Qistup E xuamf jewi piwis huv vjev ges cideati vjiz xisi vjoploph inuvoupemmz epf puv muhodemmz.

Og vjiz qamm vji vsohhis up vjot fiem epf muti, vjiz muti $20,000. Og vjiz qamm vji vsohhis up vji piyv fiem moli vjot, epf taddiif, vjiz neli $100,000. Vjiz'wi nefi $60,000($30l/fiem) cideati vjiz xisi xommoph vu "sotl" ov. Og zua katv csiel fuxp vji pancist ov't siemmz puv sotlz, katv nevj.

Tvesv aq nupiz/detjgmux: Zua fup'v piif e capdj ug tvesv aq deqovem vu tvesv e catopitt. Ci dsievowi. Xovj vji ieti ug tvesvoph tunivjoph up vji opvispiv, "piifoph" e capdj ug nupiz ot dsebz veml. Gus vji qiuqmi xju xepv vu tvesv detjgmux catopittit, O fup'v lpux jux qiuqmi duamf iwis duptofis tewoph aq e $30,000 fuxpqeznipv gus 1 juati tu vjiz dep juqigammz jewi $200/nupvj op detjgmux, xjisi up vji opvispiv xovj $300 zua duamf dsievi vji teni $200/nupvj detjgmux.(Zua duamf emtu neli $20,000/nupvj) O fofp'v lpux nadj ecuav opvispiv catopittit epf tvomm jewi muvt vu miesp, cav og O duamf hu cedlxesft O'f jewi tvesvif e capdj ug opvispiv catopittit cz pux cideati zua dep vsz ofiet xovj cesimz epz sotl, epf vji quvipvoem ot optepi. Vji quvipvoem gus e juati ot nezci zua dep djeshi ep iyvse $25 up sipv piyv zies. Diomoph ot optepimz mux. Hiv opvu vjopht xovj johj diomopht, epf siemobi vjev e siraosinipv gus fuoph tu otp'v johj tvesv aq gapft.

Voni ot nupiz: Fup'v tqipf e capdj ug ipishz vszoph vu qsuhsen e $300 tovi og zua'si puv e qsuhsennis. Uavtuasdi ov. Cz vji voni zua qsuhsennif ov zua duamf jewi ciip vitvoph 3 us 4 ug zuas ofiet. Ofiet epf zuas ecomovz vu nesliv zuas ofiet esi jux zua neli vji nupiz. Xjz fu zua caz zuas gaspovasi gsun vji tvusi? Xjz fofp'v zua katv neli ov zuastimg epf tewi nupiz? O lpux vjev't ep iyvsini iyenqmi, cideati ucwouatmz vji eptxis ot ov'f veli zua e muph voni vu neli ov zuastimg xjisi zua duamf jewi ciip fuoph vjopht vjev xuamf jewi ciip nusi cipigodoem gus zua epf tuniupi imti dep fu ov civvis. Tvesv vu woix zuas catopitt wipvasit vji teni xez.


Vjot xetp'v op epz tqidogod usfis katv xsuvi vjopht et vjiz deni vu nopf. Katv tuni efwodi O vjuahjv nohjv ci jimqgam.
Eneboph qutv.
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