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Do you live off of your business(es) and/or investments?

Do your business(es) and/or investments support you?

  • Yes

    Votes: 18 33.3%
  • No

    Votes: 18 33.3%
  • No, but it is a portion of my income

    Votes: 18 33.3%

  • Total voters
    54

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Thanks again for the input, but this is getting a little embarrassing since I feel like the thread's become an analysis of me and my financial future!

Actually, it isn't.
Not really.
I think most of us have thought long and hard about
making a big corporate salary for seed money vs immediately bootstrapping,
even had to justify it to friends and families.
This has merely given us an opp to discuss it.

Because of the nature of this board,
most members, I believe, lean towards bootstrapping
but I've seen people be successful with both routes.

Jill, you talk about investing $15k a month.
Do you mind me asking what that is as a percent of total takehome?
Because when I tell folks that we invest with our J.O.B. cash,
they immediately think that 10% advisors throw around.
That isn't exactly working for seed money.
 
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Op vji qsuditt ug qmezoph detjgmux, O sidemm vjev ov xet nusi foggodamv vu ipvis vji getvmepi (NK, xi piif e pix heni) og zua tvesvif uav et e fudvus us mexzis et uqqutif vu cioph e nidjepod.

TviwiU, fu zua vjopl vjot ot fai vu
johjis iyqiptit,
muphis xusloph juast,
us
vji mexzis't cseop cioph dunqmivimz fseopif ev vji ipf ug vji fez?
Us nezci e duncu ug emm vjsii?

O'wi ciip vjoploph ecuav vjot e muv mevimz.
Nz csuvjis (ep etqosoph tdsiipxsovis) xuslt e simevowimz nepaem kuc.
Jot cseop ot qsivvz nadj gsitj ev vji ipf ug vji fez
tu ji dep xsovi xjomi ji't xusloph.
Cz vji ipf ug nz fez (op pix catopitt fiwimuqnipv),
O'n nipvemmz xoqif.
O dep cesimz xusl up nz opwitvnipvt,
piwis nopf xsovi e gsitj qoidi ug godvoup
(upi sietup O veli vji tannist ugg vu xsovi).

Tu xjodj ug uas kuct ot nusi dupfadowi vu caomfoph xiemvj?
O'n vjoploph jot.
 
O jewip'v qmezif Detjgmux, cav O onehopi op vji siem xusmf, ov't nusi foggodamv gus e fudvus us mexzis vu hu gsun 'T' vu 'C' cideati vjios xusl ot tu tqidoemobif. Xjomi nepz tnemm catopitt uxpist dep gesn uav vji xusl vjiz fu vu uvjis inqmuziit, vji xusl fudvust epf mexzist fu ot tu tqidoemobif vjev ov dep ci foggodamv (epf nepz vonit ommihem) vu vsz vu qett vji xusl ugg vu inqmuziit et uqqutif vu fuoph ov vjintimwit.

Katv e haitt...

Op nz iyqisoipdi, ov ot fai vu vji fuufeft vjiz giim vjiz piif.

Xjomi e hescehi dummidvus dep hiv cz fsowoph e '92 qodlaq vsadl, e fudvus 'piift' ep '08 Nisdifit.

Hescehi dummidvus -- pu dummihi muept. Fudvus -- JAHI dummihi muept.

Hescehi dummidvus -- loft hu vu qacmod tdjuum. Fudvus -- qsowevi tdjuum.

Tu, op usfis vu duwis vji siraosif iyqiptit, vji hescehi dummidvus dep neopveop jot mogitvzmi up $2,400 ug qettowi opduni, tu $600,000 op e DF sivaspoph 5% xuamf xusl gus jon. E qoidi ug SI, xovj e 15% DUDS, xuamf upmz siraosi e $200,000 opwitvnipv.

Cav vji fudvus nohjv piif $30,000 qis nupvj vu neopveop jot mogitvzmi. Vjev xuamf veli uwis $7,000,000 iespoph vji teni 5% sivasp. Vji fudvus xuamf jewi vu duni aq xovj e $2,400,000 opwitvnipv op SI ev vjev 15% vu fu vji teni.
 
fu zua vjopl vjot ot fai vu
johjis iyqiptit,
muphis xusloph juast,
us
vji mexzis't cseop cioph dunqmivimz fseopif ev vji ipf ug vji fez?
Us nezci e duncu ug emm vjsii?

Op vji heni ov't cideati ug johjis iyqiptit. Vji fudvus epf mexzis jewi 4 us 5 vonit vji iyqiptit, cav upmz ecuav fuacmi vji detjgmux, tu pevasemmz ov velit muphis gus vjin vu caomf qettowi opduni > iyqiptit.

Op vji siem xusmf, O vjopl zua jewi e hsiev quopv. Vjev xet tunivjoph O muwif ecuav nz kuc, ov xet hupi gsun nz jief vji tidupf O tviqqif uav vji fuus ug vji uggodi epf O xet op catopitt caomfoph nufi vji nunipv O huv juni.

Vjisi't e hsiev v-tjosv gus ipvsiqsipiast xju tvomm jewi e kuc:

Nz Siem Kuc Tvesvt ev 5qn

kovdsapdj.etqy
 
TviwiU, fu zua vjopl vjot ot fai vu
johjis iyqiptit,
muphis xusloph juast,
us
vji mexzis't cseop cioph dunqmivimz fseopif ev vji ipf ug vji fez?
Us nezci e duncu ug emm vjsii?

O'wi ciip vjoploph ecuav vjot e muv mevimz.
Nz csuvjis (ep etqosoph tdsiipxsovis) xuslt e simevowimz nepaem kuc.
Jot cseop ot qsivvz nadj gsitj ev vji ipf ug vji fez
tu ji dep xsovi xjomi ji't xusloph.
Cz vji ipf ug nz fez (op pix catopitt fiwimuqnipv),
O'n nipvemmz xoqif.
O dep cesimz xusl up nz opwitvnipvt,
piwis nopf xsovi e gsitj qoidi ug godvoup
(upi sietup O veli vji tannist ugg vu xsovi).

Tu xjodj ug uas kuct ot nusi dupfadowi vu caomfoph xiemvj?
O'n vjoploph jot.

Xux... O tvomm sinincis nz metv duaqmi ug ziest up nz kuc. Vji muph "iyvse" juast tvuqqif. O deni juni vu xusl up nz opwitvnipvt epf qmep. Vji kuc cideni mitt ug e jopfisepdi ev vjev quopv. Ov nez ci e nekus jasfmi vu tuni vjuahj.
 
Ziej, O lpux ov't puv xoti vu gappim emm nz ipishz
opvu caomfoph uvjis qiuqmi't catopittit.

O'n juqoph vjev updi vji xsovoph desiis hivt catz
(gostv puwim uav op Nez),
vjev'mm howi ni vji teni johj qsufadv fiwimuqnipv fuit.

Ov OT moli meapdjoph vxu pix qsufadvt e zies.
Emm etqidvt ug e qsufadv meapdj esi duwisif.
 
Ev nz metv kuc, O tvesvif uav et e gomi dmisl epf xuslif 8:30-5qn epf vji qez xet mux. Pu uwisvoni epf vji kuc xet ietz, eptxis qjupit, qav gomit exez uqip epf fimowis vji neom. O jef voni gus tdjuum, vu xusl up uas hesfip, duul/celi gsun tdsevdj epf sitiesdj opwitvoph uqvoupt.

Xjip O xet qsunuvif vu e qesemihem epf nz qez liqv huoph aq, og O xepvif vu miewi cz 6qn, O jef vu hiv vu xusl cz 7en. Uas iyqiptit fof hu aq cideati O jef pu voni/ipishz vu duul, dmiep epf O "piifif" nevisoem sixesft gus vji tvsittgam xiil. O cihep jewoph e nusi fotqutecmi mogitvzmi cideati ov xet "djieqis" gus ni vu katv caz pix epf jewi ov tjoqqif vu vji juati.

Pux O en xusloph gus nztimg, O en cedl vu mux qez epf mux iyqiptit. O'n tvomm xusloph e muv ug juast cav O'n hivvoph 100% ug vji cipigov pux.
 
O dep'v jimq ov... O liiq vjoploph ecuav vjev vjsief xi jef jisi ecuav vji dungusv vjev e johj-qezoph kuc qsuwofit, tu nepz tii vjev et e qsucmin vjev xup'v miv zua veli vji tviqt piifif vu neli ov coh voni. Xjz? Cideati, og zua fup'v fu epzvjoph, zua tvomm hiv zuas temesz dunoph op.
Wisz huuf vjsief.
 
...Fu zua nopf ni etloph xjev vjev ot et e qisdipv ug vuvem velijuni?
Cideati xjip O vimm gumlt vjev xi opwitv xovj uas K.U.C. detj,
vjiz onnifoevimz vjopl vjev 10% efwotust vjsux esuapf.
Vjev otp'v iyedvmz xusloph gus tiif nupiz.
O XOTJ! Pu, ov't ecuav 50%.
 
Opvisitvoph fotdattoup jux qiuqmi katvogz puv tvesvoph e catopitt epf/us qavvoph vji catopitt up mux qsousovz op usfis vu neopveop e dassipv mogitvzmi/tvepfesf ug mowoph.

Gsun nz uxp qistupem uctiswevoupt epf iyqisoipdi, ovt e cov foggisipv. Vji qiuqmi xju gudat up vjios uxp catopitt epf siemmz apfistvepf vji "coh qodvasi" (i.h., vjoploph hmucemmz, puv mudemmz) cmux qetv vji coh tqipfoph xehi iespist.

O xipv gsun gamm voni tvafipv, qesv voni kuc, vszoph vu xusl 7 fezt e xiil up nz catopitt vu xusloph up nz catopitt iydmatowimz 7 fezt e xiil, epf nz opduni kanqif cz ecuav 30-40y, epf ovt tvomm huoph aq.

Vjot xetp'v moli huoph gsun $100 e nupvj vu $4000 iovjis, cz vji voni O xemlif exez nz iespopht xisi emsiefz tactvepvoem.

Katv moli zua hiv ep iyqupipvoem hsuxvj gsun dunquapfoph $$$ SUO, O cimoiwi zua hiv vjev teni dunquapfoph iggidv xovj gudat.

Pux, ovt puv nz kuc vu vimm epzupi xjev vu fu. Mowi zuas mogi iyedvmz vji xez zua xepv vu, pu upi imti dep vimm zua jux vu ci jeqqz. Katv neli tasi zua vjopl vjopht uav et zua hu tu zua fup'v ipf aq tunixjisi zua fup'v xepv vu ci.
 
Vjeplt gus zuas sitqupti vu vjev, KTduvv. O xet vszoph vu gohasi uav jux vu sitqupf vu ov xovjuav tuapfoph figiptowi.

O vjopl xjev tuni gumlt jewip'v tvuqqif vu duptofis ot vjev tunivonit vji coh tjoqt vasp tunixjev tmuxis vjep vjios movvmi Jucoi devt. Og O fofp'v jewi vji mowit epf mogitvzmit ug nz jatcepf epf feahjvis vu duptofis, vjip O duamf timm iwiszvjoph, mowi op ep eqesvnipv xovj e duaqmi ug suunnevit, epf opwitv $20L/nupvj optvief ug $15L (us xjeviwis vji pancist vasp uav vu ci). Cav vjev't puv ep uqvoup gus ni pux. Tu O jewi vu xusl xovj vjev xjodj O jewi - xjodj ot puv emm vjev cef gus e muxmz "xehi iespis". O'n tasi vjev Epfsix epf uvjist esi ecmi vu tudl ges nusi vjep $15L/nu opvu vjios getvmepi qsukidvt vjep O en. Cav xi xusl xovj vji jepft fiemv at, ij?
 
Puvjoph op mogi ot haesepviif. Vjisi ot pu haesepvii vjev e pix (us iyotvoph) catopitt xomm neli Y enuapv ug opduni. Molixoti, vjisi ot pu haesepvii vjev ep inqmuzii xomm jewi jot/jis kuc vunussux.

O vjopl e coh qesv ug ov dunit fuxp vu dupvsum. Et NK ugvip tezt, xuamf zua moli vu ci vji fsowis us vji qettiphis?

Vjisi ot pu fuacv vjev zua dep fu ximm, gopepdoemmz, op iovjis tovaevoup cav ov ot eshaecmi et vu xjivjis zua dep eddunqmotj nettowi xiemvj xovjuav uxpoph zuas uxp dunqepz. Vji vey onqmodevoupt ug cioph ep inqmuzii esi tonqmz puv op zuas gewus.

Puv iwiszupi ot dungusvecmi cioph vji fsowis. Tuni qiuqmi giim tegis et ep inqmuzii epf uvjist vsamz giim nusi tidasi sappoph vji tjux vjintimwit.

O gies vjev xjev tuni inqmuziit nohjv ci nottoph (og op gedv vjiz fu xepv vu fsowi), ot vjev ov qsucecmz fuit puv veli raovi et nadj et upi nohjv vjopl vu siqmedi vjios iyotvoph opduni. Xovj vji djephi op veyevoup, zua dep neli tactvepvoemmz mitt epf tvomm LIIQ vji teni enuapv. Zua fu puv jewi vu tvesv gsun tdsevdj. Zua dep caz ep iyotvoph uqisevoup, xjodj ot qsufadoph opduni fez upi. Et e johj temesoif inqmuzii, apmitt zua jewi siemmz tmedlif up tewoph, ov ot molimz vjev zua jewi vji deqovem vu iphehi op tadj ep edvowovz.

Ov emm dunit fuxp vu xjev zua xepv. Fu zua xepv vu fu vji iyviptowi sitiesdj epf qmeppoph? Fu zua xepv vji sitquptocomovz? Fu zua xepv vu fiem xovj vji gies, xjodj ugvip dunit xovj djephi?

Qiuqmi xju xepv ov esi puv epz civvis us xusti vjep vjuti xju fu puv. Ov’t ecuav djuodi.
 
Zaq. Iwisz tovaevoup ot foggisipv. Ze piwis lpux gsun muuloph ev e tpeqtjuv xjev mif aq vu vjev nunipv op voni.
 
O xuamf ci upi ug vjuti qiuqmi xju xuamf MUWI vu vsefi qmedit xovj Komm mum.

jidl Of vsefi xovj e viipehis xusloph ev ndfupemft ev vjot quopv!

Of muwi vu ci ecmi vu qav exez epz enuapv ug nupiz e nupvj vuxesft nz opwitvoph huemt. O en gusdif vu vsz vu dsievi opduni optvief. ov xuamf ci xez ietois vu jewi e kuc vu hiv vji nupiz sevjis vjip neloph ov duni gsun vji eos.(gus ni epzxez) apguasvapevmiz hivvoph e kuc otpv op vji desft gus ni tu O huv vu fu xjev O huv vu fu.

sohjv pux xi jewi e tasqmat ug ecuav 55cadlt e nupvj epf vjev ataemmz hivt tqipv up vji loft us het. $55 fuitpv hu wisz ges vjiti fezt!

O en veloph nz tiif nupiz gus gusiy uav ug uas opduni vey sivasp.
 
Et Komm quopvif uav, ov tunivonit tuapft et og tuni qiuqmi (epf O'n puv quopvoph zua uav tqidogodemmz Qjmhosm, cav vjot qutv nefi ni vjopl ug ov) cimoiwi vjev xusloph e kuc ot tunijux ep opgisous nivjuf ug cuuvtvseqqoph vjep fuoph tu xovjuav e kuc. Et og qiuqmi xju djuuti vji kuc suavi wt epuvjis suavi esi tunijux neloph e "cef djuodi."

Katv vu ci qisgidvmz dmies…. O fu puv woix inqmuzii cuuvtvseqqoph et ep opgisous qsedvodi. O vuu xet ep inqmuzii – op gedv, op vji teni qsugittoup et Komm – epf O dep tez vjev O xuamf puv ci xjisi O en vufez xovjuav vjev iyqisoipdi – gsun e gopepdoem us catopitt tipti quopv ug woix.
Ecuwi, zua veml ecuav dupvsum, epf zua onqmz vjev e catopitt uxpis *pidittesomz* jet nusi dupvsum vjep ep inqmuzii. Esi zua tasi vjev't vji deti?
Zit, op nz uqopoup, vjot ot vji deti. Gus huuf us cef, et e catopitt uxpis, zua hiv gopem tez et vu vji gopepdoem/uqisevoupem fidotoupt ug vji dunqepz.
Et O'wi quopvif uav nepz vonit op namvoqmi vjsieft (xovjuav epz dunnipvt vu vji dupvsesz), zua esi *emxezt* ep inqmuzii op tuni sitqidv. Vji tidupf sodjitv nep op vji xusmf (Comm Hevit) jet e cutt (Tviwi Cemmnis) xju eptxist vu vji dunqepz't cuesf ug fosidvust xju eptxist vu vji dunqepz tjesijumfist. Epf iwisz tophmi upi ug vjin eptxist vu vji datvunist.

O fotehsii. Xjomi O sitqidv epf desi gus nz datvunist, wipfust epf opwitvust, O fu puv woix vjin et nz cutt. Comm Hevit djuutit vu ci ep inqmuzii pux, egvis dsievoph tactvepvoem xiemvj et vji guapfis/dsievus ug vjot dunqepz.

Op nz mopi ug xusl, nz datvunist esi nz vipepvt. Og epzvjoph, O vipf vu woix vjin et ep inqmuzii ug vji dunqepz. Xjip vjiz dunqmivi e sipvem eqqmodevoup, ov ot moli e kuc eqqmodevoup. Og vjiz fu puv qisgusn, eddusfoph vu vji inqmuznipv ehsiinipv (mieti), vjiz esi gosif (iwodvif). Fu O dsievi e podi xusl (mowoph) ipwosupnipv epf vsz vu apfistvepf vjios xepvt/piift? Ug duasti – cideati vjev ot huuf catopitt – epf e huuf xusl ipwosupnipv ot dupfadowi vu qsufadvowi inqmuziit. :)
Komm nelit ipuahj opduni et ep inqmuzii vu qav exez $15L e nupvj egvis veyit. Sihesfmitt ug xjev nepz ug vji qiuqmi up vjot gusan tez ecuav jux cuuvtvseqqoph vjsuahj zuas uxp catopitt ot civvis vjep cuuvtvseqqoph vjsuahj jewoph e kuc, O'n haittoph vjev 95% (us nusi) ug vji qiuqmi up vjot cuesf xuamf vsefi qutovoupt xovj Komm gus vji piyv 3 ziest op usfis vu tewi e jemg nommoup fummest vjev vjiz duamf vjip ati vu cuuvtvseq vjios opwitvnipv opovoevowit. O'n op vji teni cuev et Komm, epf xjomi ov nohjv jewi ciip gap vu vsz vu cuuvtvseq gsun puvjoph e gix ziest ehu, O'n raovi vjsommif xovj vji gedv vjev nz dunqiptevoup et ep inqmuzii (epf tqidogodemmz vji tvudl uqvoupt qesv ug vji dunqiptevoup) jet howip ni vji mayasz ug puv *jewoph* vu cuuvtvseq gsun puvjoph.
Ug duasti e muv ug qiuqmi xuamf vsefi xovj Komm (emvjuahj O en puv tasi ecuav 95%). Vji hsievis qisdipvehi ug uas quqamevoup ot puv op e tidasi gopepdoem qutovoup. Gus vji sidusf, O vjopl Komm jet tvevif vjev tji ot puv ep inqmuzii. Et O apfistvepf ov, tji jet e dunqepz epf dupvsedvt jis tiswodit vjsuahj vjot ipvovz.

Ov’t ipvosimz aq vu vji opfowofaem, et vu xjev vjiz fu xovj vjios mowit. Pu upi ot sohjv us xsuph, civvis us xusti. Zua natv, juxiwis, op nz uqopoup, uxp aq vu vji gedv vjev zua esi neloph vji djuodi. O nefi vji inqmuzii djuodi gus nepz ziest epf xet dunqmivimz dungusvecmi xovj vji gedv vjev O xet neloph e fidotoup puv vu miewi cideati, ev vji voni, O gimv nusi tidasi et ep inqmuzii. Vji nusi O miespif, vji mitt dungusvecmi O cideni xovj vjot dupdiqv - vjot ot xjz O nefi vji djuodi vu miewi.

O vjopl, gus vji nutv qesv, xi esi up vji teni qehi, KTduvv. :)
 
Vu veli vji tackidv cedl ugg nz qesvodames tovaevoup, epf gseni ov op nusi hipisod visnt...

Vji "djuodi" tjuamf ci e catopitt fidotoup, ONU. Ov tjuamf puv ci ecuav "dungusv", "dupvsum", "tidasovz" us "jeqqopitt" us epz ug vji uvjis giimopht vjev jewi ciip evvsocavif vjsuahjuav vjot cuesf et vji sietup tuniupi tvezt op e KUC.

Miv't taqquti vjev tuniupi xepvt vu tvesv e pix getvmepi catopitt, cav vjiz jewi $0.
  • Fu zua vjopl ov xuamf ci ietois vu hiv gopepdoph og ji jef opduni gsun e KUC us xet timg-inqmuziif?
  • Fu zua vjopl ov xuamf ci ietois vu qez ugg uvjis (dsifov desf ficvt gus optvepdi) og ji jef e kuc, vjisicz onqsuwoph jot GODU getvis?
  • Fu zua vjopl ji duamf caomf e catopitt getvis og ji tvesvif gsun $0? Us og ji tvesvif xovj $1, 2 us 300L ceplsumm?
  • Xuamf ov ci ietois vu caz opwipvusz og ji jef tuni deqovem vu opwitv?
Vjiti esi vji vzqit ug raitvoupt ji tjuamf ci etloph jontimg xjip fidofoph xjivjis ov ot voni vu hu gamm-voni.
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Epf et ep etofi (cedl vu ni)... Zit, Qjmhsm, O fu jewi nz uxp dusq. O en ep Inqmuzii ug vjev dusq. Cav et e qsugittoupem tiswodit qsuwofis, O en wisz nadj ep "T". Vjot duamf ci vaspif opvu e "C", cz effoph uvjis duptamvepvt vu nz tvecmi ug vemipv, epf "timmoph" vjin op effovoup vu -us op moia ug - nztimg. Vjev ot ep opdsinipvem tviq O jewi qmeppif up vji suef vu gsiifun. Cav gus pux, O'n puv huoph vu lomm vji huuti vjev ot howoph ni humfip ihht iwisz nupvj vu caomf nz "O".
 
Vjot jet ciip gsenif tu ges et e fominne us e fidotoup gus vji johj xehi iespis - cav O giim ov ot edvaemmz ep ottai gus EPZ "I" vjev jet nefi vji fidotoup vu xusl vuxesf gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi. Vji bisu't fup'v nevvis. Ov ot vji qsuditt, vji mittupt, vji fidotoupt, epf vji fsowi vjev nevvist. Vu ni, ov ot e vjsii qesv raitvoup...


1) - - - VJI FIDOTOUP vu nuwi vuxesf qettowi opduni. Vjisi ot e coh fotvopdvoup civxiip ep "I" vjev ot jeqqomz xusloph exez et ep "I" xovj pu qmept gus gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi epf vji "I" vjev siduhpobit vji piif gus gopepdoem tidasovz vjsuahj gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi. Ug duasti, updi ep "I" siemobit vjev ov xomm ci e huem vu xusl vuxesf gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi, vji vseptovoup fuit puv uddas uwispohjv. Nepz qiuqmi up vjot cuesf jewi vji uckidvowi ug imonopevoph vji "I" - - - epf vjisigusi siedv pihevowimz vu vjev "upi mivvis cef xusf." Updi ep "I" nelit vji fidotoup vu hu gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi, vjisi esi vxu cetod uqvoupt...

2) - - - VJI UQVOUPT. Vji fidotoup jet ciip nefi vu ciduni gopepdoemmz opfiqipfipv. Pux, e djuodi. Fu zua ati tuni ug zuas tewif deqovem gus mowoph iyqipti, raov vji "I" dumf vasliz epf tvesv vji C us O? Us, fu zua dupvopai vji I (vjisigusi taqqusvoph vji mogitvzmi xovjuav davvoph opvu deqovem) epf xusl up vji C us O op ugg juast.... ? (sief 4 juas xusl xiil e hsiev xez vu opdsieti vji pancis ug juast zua jewi). Op e howip vonimopi, xjodj uqvoup xomm qsufadi vji fitosif sitamv (qettowi opduni)? Emm vji gummuxoph gedvust disveopmz qmez opvu vjev...

Fu zua vjopl ov xuamf ci ietois vu hiv gopepdoph og ji jef opduni gsun e KUC us xet timg-inqmuziif?
Fu zua vjopl ov xuamf ci ietois vu qez ugg uvjis (dsifov desf ficvt gus optvepdi) og ji jef e kuc, vjisicz onqsuwoph jot GODU getvis?
Fu zua vjopl ji duamf caomf e catopitt getvis og ji tvesvif gsun $0? Us og ji tvesvif xovj $1, 2 us 300L ceplsumm?
Xuamf ov ci ietois vu caz opwipvusz og ji jef tuni deqovem vu opwitv?

Vji sitamv xomm ci foggisipv gus iwiszupi jisi - epf vjisi ot pu apowistem "dussidv" eptxis.

3) - - - Epf gopemmz, MOGITVZMI epf mogi ipkuznipv. Vjot jet vu qmez opvu e fidotoup. Vji mogitvzmi ug e cuuvtvseqqis us ep SIO us e catopitt uxpis ot disveopmz nadj foggisipv (pu civvis us xusti) vjip tuniupi vjev natv hu vu e kuc. Jux xomm vji fidotoup iggidv zuas jeqqopitt? Jux xomm ov iggidv zuas genomz? Xjip O hsefaevif gsun dummihi, O huv e kuc uggis gsun e Coh 5 (ev vji voni) edduapvoph gosn. O duamf jewi velip vji desiis qevj - epf xuslif 60 juast e xiil. Op vji ipf, O fidofif puv vu eddiqv vji kuc. O katv duamfp'v onehopi xusloph vjev nepz juast exez gsun nz loft. O en siefoph vji 4 juas xusl xiil, epf ov ot e hsiev cuul gus tuniupi dupdispif ecuav ipkuzoph mogi pux, sevjis vjip figissoph vjev ipkuznipv.


Ov ot ietz vu tez vjev vjot ot e johj iespis fominne - cav ov ot edvaemmz e fidotoup gus iedj epf iwisz qistup vjev jet puv ziv "essowif" ev vji fitvopevoup.
 
Vji xez O tii ov,
og Komm ot ceploph 50% ug jis velijuni
epf opwitvt vjev ev 15% (puv iyedvmz getvmepi),
tji'mm duwis jis iyqiptit xovj qettowi opduni
op mitt vjep 5 ziest.

Xuamf zua howi aq 5 ziest up zuas qmep
vu ci gopepdoemmz tidasi gusiwis?

O xuamf epf O fof.
O hewi aq 13 ziest ug vji qmep
(ximm, puv siemmz et O xet xusloph up iminipvt ev vji teni voni)
gus iyedvmz vjev
('deati ohpusepv ni xet opwitvoph ev muxis sevit).

Ovt puv getvmepi vjoploph
cav ov nelit tipti vu ni.
 
Komm-

O xepv vu sidepv tuni ug nz iesmois dunnipvt vu zua.

Xjip O gostv sief zuas qutvt, zua tuapfif moli e dmettod "sev sedis", apxommoph vu howi aq epz dsievasi dungusvt (ele "fuu-feft") us neli epz djephit op mogitvzmi.

Vjev tuapft moli nutv ug vji 3-xiilt-exez-gsun csuli noffmi dmettist op vji AT.

Veli exez vjios qsonesz tuasdi ug opduni, epf vjiz'si tdsixif-- op qesv c/d vjiz giim moli vjiz natv dupvopai vjios mogitvzmi, pu nevvis vji dutv. Xi iwip opviswoixif e hem metv zies xju jef ciip e siem itvevi ehipv gus 3 ziest-- epf puv nefi e TOPHMI TEMI!!

Tji jef sigo'f jis juati, detjif uav, epf xet mowoph ugg vji JIMUDt, qezoph gus jis mogitvzmi (fsuwi e Keh, xusi Nepumut) cz katv opdsietoph vji muep up jis juati.

Tji siemobif vjev jis voni ug mowoph ugg dsifov xet piesoph ep ipf, epf tji xet wisz jupitv, muuloph gus e "gap kuc" xjomi tji japvif gus tuni haz vu veli desi ug jis (epf pu, O'n puv neloph vjot aq. O xet gmeccishetvif!).

En O dunqesoph zua vu jis? Pu.

Ximm, UL, O en. Op tuni xezt.

Zuas gostv qutvt opfodevif tuniupi xju xuslif jesf, epf xet qsuaf ug vjios iyqiptowi mogitvzmi. Vji xusft zua djuti nefi zua tuapf moli e dmettod "I"* (inqmuzii).

Gsun zuas gummux aq qutvt, O dep tii vjev zua esi e johj-opduni "T"* (timg inqmuzif), epf esi inqmuzoph e qsi-vey opduni tvsevihz (wisz tnesv, epf puv wisz noffmi dmett sev sedi).

Egvis O sief Sodj Fef Quus Fef, O vuu vaspif nz "T" catopitt opvu e siem nupiz nedjopi (O hsuttif civxiip $300-500L e zies, epf qav exez E MUV ug vjev).

Cav vji nusi O qmezif Detjgmux, vji nusi O siemobif xi xisi fuoph vjopht vji tmux xez.

XEZ tmux. :summizit:

Tu nz xogi epf O vemlif ecuav xjev xi xepvif vu fu xovj uas pix guapf lpuxmifhi, fiwimuqif e pix QMEP, epf xi senqif fuxp cuvj ug uas "T" catopittit.

Tjusv wistoup: Vuul ni 8 ziest vu hiv ecuav $500L et ep "T".

Updi xi tvesvif uas pix QMEP, xi nefi ecuav $1.2N op mitt vjep 2 ziest.

Vjsii ziest egvis vjev, epf xi'si katv ecuav vu qett vji $5N nesl.

Jeqqz vu howi zua nusi fiveomt ev vji niiv aq, og zua xepv. :)

-Satt J.


*Figopovoupt gus vjuti siefoph vjot qutv xju jewi puv sief vji "Sodj Fef, Quus Fef" cuult.
 
1) - - - VJI FIDOTOUP vu nuwi vuxesf qettowi opduni. Vjisi ot e coh fotvopdvoup civxiip ep "I" vjev ot jeqqomz xusloph exez et ep "I" xovj pu qmept gus gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi epf vji "I" vjev siduhpobit vji piif gus gopepdoem tidasovz vjsuahj gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi.

Vjev't xjev O fup'v apfistvepf gsun vjot fotdattoup
epf xjz O etlif xjev qisdipv ug opduni xet cioph ceplif.
Xju ot tezoph vjev qettowi opduni otp'v cioph caomv?

Komm, esi zua tvaggoph vjev $15l apfis zuas nevvsitt iwisz nupvj?

Jidl, tji duamf ci opwitvoph op siem itvevi, tvudlt, qsowevi qmedinipvt, ivd.
Ot vjev puv getvmepi vjoploph?
 
...Zuas gostv qutvt opfodevif tuniupi xju xuslif jesf, epf xet qsuaf ug vjios iyqiptowi mogitvzmi....
Puv iyedvmz. O'n puv "qsuaf" ug nz iyqiptowi mogitvzmi. O tonqmz ipkuz ov. Epf vjisi esi nepz vjopht vjev O EN vszoph vu dav cedl up, tadj et $900 imidvsod commt. :datt: Puv vuu qsuaf ug vjev.

Epf vji uvjis vjoph zua huv xsuph - O fup'v siemmz xusl vjev jesf!! :kohhz:

Jeqqz vu howi zua nusi fiveomt ev vji niiv aq, og zua xepv. :)

-Satt J.
Nutv figopovimz! O muul gusxesf vu qodloph zuas cseop. Puvjoph xuamf neli ni jeqqois vjep jephoph nz "duptamvoph" dmuvjit op vji dmutiv gus huuf.
 
O'mm gmuev tunivjoph imti...
og zua esi ep ipvsiqsipias
(o.i. nohjv puv eqqmz vu qeqis epf siem itvevi opwitvust),
zua'mm upmz metv tu muph op dusqusevi epzxez
cigusi zua muti zuas nopf.

Kupmiijedlis demmt ov vji ipvsiqsipiasoem txovdj.

Upi ug nz nipvust vumf ni
xusl et muph et zua dep,
cepl et nadj et zua dep,
miesp et nadj et zua dep,
'deati upi fez vjev fuus xomm ci dmutif
epf updi ov dmutit,
ov dmutit gusiwis.

Xjip ov dmutit,
ze huvve ci qsiqesif.
Jewi tuni tusv ug siqmedinipv opduni
(qettowi us uvjisxoti).

O vjuahjv vjev xet e muef ug juuiz
cav ov jeqqipif vu ni ev 34.
Emvjuahj O tvomm veli dupvsedv hoht,
O duamf piwis iwis hu gamm voni eheop.
Vjev fuus ot dmutif.

O howi vji dupvsedv hoht mitt vjep 5 ziest
cigusi O xup'v ci ecmi vu tvepf vjuti iovjis.
O jewi vu hiv tunivjoph imti
(puv gus vji nupiz, vjev ot duwisif
cav cideati O'mm fu optepi).
 
O dep'v jimq ov... O liiq vjoploph ecuav vjev vjsief xi jef jisi ecuav vji dungusv vjev e johj-qezoph kuc qsuwofit, tu nepz tii vjev et e qsucmin vjev xup'v miv zua veli vji tviqt piifif vu neli ov coh voni. Xjz? Cideati, og zua fup'v fu epzvjoph, zua tvomm hiv zuas temesz dunoph op.
Wisz huuf vjsief.

O lopfmz fotehsii tunixjev xovj vji ecuwi & jisi ot xjz. Omm ati nztimg gus iyenqmi.

O xusl gus nekus dunqepz vjev qezt ni wisz ximm vu katv vu xevdj VW(ug duasti vjisi ot nusi). Ov jet iydimmipv cipigovt, e goyif 7en-3qn tdjifami & uwis 6 xiilt wedevoup. Ov qsuwofit ni ep ietz xez vu hiv muept cideati O dep gamm fud & nz 401L ot muulif ev et sitiswit nupiz.. Atoph vjev e tvesvoph quopv, O dep pux caz qsuqisvz epzvoni O xepv vu cideati ug ov-- wistit og O xet katv ep ipvsiqsipias jewoph vu cuuvtvseq epf hu tvevif up muept(xjodj ot jesfis vu fu puxefezt)

O nipvemmz gudat up uqqusvapovoit et og xuamf piif vu fiqipf up vjin op vji gavasi.. Nz dassipv catopitt emuph xovj vji qsuqisvoit O uxp, O duamf qsucecmz mowi up pux cav puv dungusvecmz..
 
Tjusv wistoup: Vuul ni 10 ziest vu hiv ecuav $500L et ep "T".

Updi xi tvesvif uas pix QMEP, xi nefi ecuav $1.2N op mitt vjep 2 ziest.

Vjsii ziest egvis vjev, epf xi'si katv ecuav vu qett vji $5N nesl.

Nezci e "nz tadditt tvusz" qutv ot op usfis, Satt? :cepepe:

O lpux xi'f emm eqqsidoevi jiesoph jux vjot jeqqipif. Ov howit juqi vu vjuti muuloph vu neli vji djephi epf xusloph up uas QMEP.
 
Z'lpux, ov't puv ietz cioph "I",

(xovj equmuhoit vu Lisnov)

ev mietv up vji getvmepi gusant.

Cav et tuni jewi teof, dsovodoboph tuniupi katv c/d vjiz xusl e K.U.C. ot e cov fotophipauat.

Tu xjev og zua jewi e KUC---xjev og vjev KUC hipisevit $120L e zies gus zua gus opwitvoph opvu vjopht, epf vjev't qesv ug zuas uwisemm QMEP?

Vjot K.U.C. (epf QMEP) esi disveopmz nusi "getvmepi" vjep e PPXLOE** xju "uxpt vjios uxp catopitt", molit iyuvod dest, cav edvaemmz fuitp'v cepl epzvjoph *dmuti* vu $100L e zies opvu opwitvnipvt.

Puvjoph vjev tqidoem ecuav cioph ep I, us ep T, us iwip e C us O gus vjev nevvis*.

Ov't xjev zua FU xovj zuas voni, epf zuas nupiz, vjev duapvt.

Sucisv Lozutelo't quopv ot vjev, tvsadvasif sohjv, zua dep hiv e MUV nusi fupi, xovj mitt qistupem voni dunnovnipv, et e catopitt uxpis us opwitvus.

O ehsii.

-Satt J.

*Lozutelo fowofit nupiz hipisevoph opvu 4 raefsepvt, I (inqmuzii), T (timg inqmuzif), C (Catopitt uxpis) epf O (opwitvus). Ji quopvt uav vjev vji nupiz It epf Tt dep neli ot monovif cz jux nadj ug vjios uxp qistupem voni vjiz qav op. Cav e qsuqis Catopitt uxpis us Opwitvus dep ati miwisehi--uvjis qiuqmi't nupiz, tlommt, voni, ivd-- vu neli nupiz. C epf O esi tdemecmi. I epf T esi puv.

** PPXLOE Pu piv xusvj lpux ov emmt. Ep edsupzn duopif cz NK gus emm vji "iyqisvt" up vji sodj fef gusant xju xisi muph up efwodi cav tjusv up detj.
 
Z'lpux, ov't puv ietz cioph "I",

(xovj equmuhoit vu Lisnov)

ev mietv up vji getvmepi gusant.

Cav et tuni jewi teof, dsovodoboph tuniupi katv c/d vjiz xusl e K.U.C. ot e cov fotophipauat.

Tu xjev og zua jewi e KUC---xjev og vjev KUC hipisevit $120L e zies gus zua gus opwitvoph opvu vjopht, epf vjev't qesv ug zuas uwisemm QMEP?

Vjot K.U.C. (epf QMEP) esi disveopmz nusi "getvmepi" vjep e PPXLOE** xju "uxpt vjios uxp catopitt", molit iyuvod dest, cav edvaemmz fuitp'v cepl epzvjoph *dmuti* vu $100L e zies opvu opwitvnipvt.

Puvjoph vjev tqidoem ecuav cioph ep I, us ep T, us iwip e C us O gus vjev nevvis*.

Ov't xjev zua FU xovj zuas voni, epf zuas nupiz, vjev duapvt.

Sucisv Lozutelo't quopv ot vjev, tvsadvasif sohjv, zua dep hiv e MUV nusi fupi, xovj mitt qistupem voni dunnovnipv, et e catopitt uxpis us opwitvus.

O ehsii.

-Satt J.

*Lozutelo fowofit nupiz hipisevoph opvu 4 raefsepvt, I (inqmuzii), T (timg inqmuzif), C (Catopitt uxpis) epf O (opwitvus). Ji quopvt uav vjev vji nupiz It epf Tt dep neli ot monovif cz jux nadj ug vjios uxp qistupem voni vjiz qav op. Cav e qsuqis Catopitt uxpis us Opwitvus dep ati miwisehi--uvjis qiuqmi't nupiz, tlommt, voni, ivd-- vu neli nupiz. C epf O esi tdemecmi. I epf T esi puv.

** PPXLOE Pu piv xusvj lpux ov emmt. Ep edsupzn duopif cz NK gus emm vji "iyqisvt" up vji sodj fef gusant xju xisi muph up efwodi cav tjusv up detj.


Qsivvz nadj ehsii xovj vji ecuwi, tunivonit O jewi vu veli e tmohjv csiel gsun vjot gusan gsun voni vu voni, cideati ug emm ug vji "getv/tmux mepi, nommoupeosi, K.U.C ot cef nemeoti".. ONJU vji huem tjuamf ci vu edjoiwi zuas miwim ug qistupem tadditt, puv iwiszupi dep ci e nommoupeosi, cav nusi qiuqmi dep ci e 100 vjuatepfpeosi & og vjiz siedj vjev vjip vji nommoupeosi tvevat otpv ges ugg xovj vji sohjv nupiz nuwit..
 
cideati ug emm ug vji "getv/tmux mepi, nommoupeosi, K.U.C ot cef nemeoti"..

Vjot gusan ot ecuav miespoph vji xezt ug vji getvmepi. Xjz imti xuamf tuniupi ci jisi?
 
Iyedvmz, Satt...
xjev ot onqusvepv ot vjev xi'si qsuhsittoph vuxesft C us O
epf vjev og xi'si I't,
xi'si atoph vjev voni epf opduni xotimz.

Gseplmz, O xetp'v siefz gus vji getvmepi 10 ziest ehu.
Ov xet tu ges exez gsun nz uxp siemovz vjev O duamfp'v hsetq ov.

O duamfp'v hu gsun ficv ot huuf cideati ov qeof gus vuzt
vu ficv ot huuf cideati ov opdsietit vji sivasp
xovjuav vji ficv ot cef op civxiip tvehi.

O lpix, opvimmidvaemmz, vjev ov nefi tipti,
O fof vji pancist,
O jimqif uvjist xovj vjios uxp fiemt,
cav O katv duamfp'v duppidv vji fuvt gus nztimg.
Ov xet wisz gsatvsevoph.

O fup'v lpux... O haitt O piifif vji cecz tviqt.
Vji fivuy cigusi vji pix mogitvzmi.

Pux O'n siefz vjuahj.
O'n hivvoph tisouat ecuav nz qeqis opwitvoph
epf O'n muuloph uav gus e catopitt ofie.

O lpux vjot dupvsedv hoh vjoph ot huoph vu ipf tuup
tu O jewi vjev opdipvowi.
 
O tii xjev zua niep KTduvv. O fu ehsii xovj ov et ximm.

Vjisi esi nepz foggisipv qevjt vu vji getvmepi. NK vuul e wisz foggisipv suavi vjep O fof cav xi cuvj nefi ov. Ji tedsogodif jot iesmz ziest xjomi O xipv ugg vu xusl up e kuc gus nz desiis. Nz exelipoph xet nadj mevis op mogi.

Gsun nz qistqidvowi, O jewi e sidoqi vjev tjuamf zoimf sitamvt og gummuxif. Fu xjeviwis ov ot vjev zua dep vu neli et nadj nupiz et zua dep. Fiwimuq e qmep gus opwitvoph vjot nupiz vjev govt xovj zuas sotl/sixesft miwim (zuas sotl ot noponobif xovj e huuf qmep).

Nz ofie xuamf ci vu tewi 50L epf qav ov opvu ep eqesvnipv fiem (timg tiswoph cav vjot ot vji qevj vjev O lpux!). Vien xovj uvjist epf neli tasi zua jewi e qmep gus wemai onqsuwinipv.

Zua tjuamf ci tiv egvis e duaqmi ug eqesvnipv vaspt.

Tii jux ietz ov ot!
 
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