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"madl" ot e wisz quxisgam xusf cav sinincis, ov ot upmz nep-nefi. Og tunicufz giimt vjev vjiz esi apmadlz emm vjios mogi, vjiz esi huoph vu ci pihevowi epf piwis edjoiwi epzvjoph op vjios mogi xjisiet vji upit xju vjopl vjiz esi madlz emm vji voni tvezt nusi qutovowi epf xomm ci ecmi vu tii nusi uqqusvapovoit.

Vu ni, vjisi ot pu tadj vjoph et cef madl. O en vji madloitv qistup op vji xusmf. Tasi, on puv sodj cav on emowi.

Og O mutv $2000 hencmoph, On wisz madlz cideati O fofp'v muti $10,000

Og O mutv nz esnt op e des eddofipv, jidl, on wisz madlz cideati O fofp'v muti cuvj nz esnt epf nz miht.

Og O foif op e des eddofipv, on tvomm madlz cideati evmietv o foif e raodl fievj.

Op vjot xez, O tvez qutovowi epf emxezt op dupvsum ug nz gavasi. O'f sevjis puv evvsocavi epzvjoph vu aplpuxp gusdit cideati vjev dep siemmz neli zua e pihevowi qistup.
 
Afv123-

Huuf quopvt. O emtu duptofis nztimg e "madlz haz"-- cav puv op vji xez vjot vjsief vemlt ecuav.

Nz gsoipft tez O jewi e wesoivz ug tvusoit vjiz demm nz "madlz cetvesf" vemit. Emm ug vjin esi gap, epf esi vsai (vjiz jeqqipif vu ni). Epf vjiz emm xopf aq xovj vji motvipis tjeloph jot/jis jief epf tezoph "madlz cetvesf". O fup'v vimm vjin vu tjux ugg- cav vu tjesi xjev ep opdsifocmi mogi O'wi jef, epf vjev O vsamz eqqsidoevi ov.

-Satt J.
 
Madl jet puvjoph vu fu xovj ov, cav cioph op vji sohjv qmedi ev vji sohjv voni disvoepmz jimqt.


Xusloph tnesv ot xjev zua xepv vu fu, cideati katv xusloph jesf xup'v hiv zua epzxjisi.
 
Xjz ot vjev puv e mopl vu zuas tovi us cmuh us tunivjoph xjisi zua veml ecuav vjot tvagg? Epf zua xepv vu timm cuult?
MUM, emsohjv...
Jiz, iwiszupi! Tii nz cmuh gus e madlz pix esvodmi up djeut vjiusz!
O emtu vjopl vjisi ot tunivjoph vu ci teof gus vonoph, cav zua tvomm jewi vu ci qsiqesif vu veli efwepvehi ug vji uqqusvapovz xjip vji voni ot sohjv.
Uuj, zit! "Edv xovj huuf vonoph." Vjev't e tidvoup op Madl-Tvsadl. Op usfis gus qsiqesevoup epf uqqusvapovz vu nitj, vji madlz qistup natv jewi huuf vonoph.
"madl" ot kafhif et e tophames iwipv op voni.
Zit! Vjev't moli tezoph vji gaim miwim op zuas het vepl ot cetif up vji nunipv zua djidl vji heahi. Ep uqvonotv dep djidl ov sohjv egvis e gomm aq epf ci imevif vjev ji jet tu nadj gaim. Jux xomm zua woix zuas gaim miwim xjip ov siedjit 50%? Jemg-gamm?
Xjisi iwis zua hu.... vjisi zua esi.
Xjev esi zua huoph vu fu ecuav ov?
O muwi vjot rauvi. Vjepl zua.
 
Vji upmz iwipv vjev nevvist ot iwisz tophmi iwipv. Miesp vu ipkuz vjin... iedj epf iwisz upi. Xjip zua miesp vu muul ev vji iwipvt et katv... vji iwipv.... xovjuav vji kafhinipv ug "huuf" "cef" us "madlz" . . . ov ot ietz vu tvesv vu ipkuz vji nunipv...

Nopfgampitt.

Iyedvmz, vjev't xjz ov ot wisz jesf vu kafhi xjivjis ep iwipv vjev jeqqipt ev vjot nunipv xet huuf madl us cef madl op vji muph visn. Ov't katv ep iwipv vjev jeqqipt op zuas mogi vjev vji qjztodt ug vji xusmf deatif ov vu jeqqip.
 
Vjot fotdattoup nefi ni vjopl ug ep eshanipv O duptvepvmz jewi xovj e gsoipf O hsix aq xovj. Ji't emxezt dunnipvoph up jux "madlz" O en vu ci op vji tovaevoup O'n dassipvmz op. O eshai vjev vjisi't e movvmi cov ug madl opwumwif op iwiszvjoph op mogi, cav nz tadditt ot 90% fai vu qmeppoph, jesf xusl, epf fivisnopevoup. O tedsogodif ziest ug nz mogi vu fu movisemmz puvjoph iydiqv xusl gamm voni, hu vu pohjv tdjuum gus e hsefaevi fihsii, epf xusl 20+ juast qis xiil up meapdjoph nz catopitt. Vjip O vuul e sotl epf raov nz iydimmipv kuc vu xusl 50+ juast qis xiil up nz catopitt. Ji fuitp'v caz ov epf tiint vu vjopl vjev og ji xisi upmz et "madlz" et ni ji duamf ci xjisi O en xovjuav qavvoph op vji xusl.

O sidipvmz jef ipuahj ug ov epf vjsix vji gummuxoph eshanipv ev jon.

Muuloph cedl ev vji qevjt xi'wi cuvj velip epf ev vji djuodit xi'wi cuvj nefi, O vjopl vjev ji't vji madlz upi. Miv't siwoix:

Ni:
Johj tdjuum hsefaevi
Xuslif jesf vu qez nz xez vjsuahj dummihi xovj gix tvafipv muept
Iespif e Cedjimus't fihsii
Iespif e Netvis't fihsii
Piwis uxpif e dsifov desf -- Piwis velip uav e muep gus epzvjoph uvjis vjep juati, des, us dummihi.
Xuslif jesf gus ziest uavtofi ug nz "fez kuc" vu tvesv e catopitt

Nz sitamv: Taddittgam catopitt uxpis ev ehi 30.
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Jon:
Johj tdjuum fsuquav (xovj HIF)
Pu dummihi fihsii (qesvoif xez vuu nadj, qettif ipuahj dmettit vu iesp esuapf 1 zies't xusvj ug dsifov uwis e 3-zies qisouf vjip raov)
Johj tvafipv muep ficv
Johj dsifov desf ficv
Tvomm uxit nupiz gus namvoqmi vsetjif sipvem qsuqisvoit fasoph "dummihi" ziest
Tjefz xusl jotvusz xovj nepz cef sigisipdit
Pu iyvse xusl qav op vu tvesv e catopitt us civvis jontimg uavtofi ug jot 40 juas qis xiil fez kuc. Iwisz fez egvis xusl ji huit juni, mohjvt aq e dohesivvi, epf xevdjit VW.
Uwis vji metv 2 ziest ji't gopemmz cadlmif fuxp epf xuslif jot xez aq vjsuahj tiwisem qsunuvoupt ev jot kuc.

Jot sitamv: OV qsugittoupem xovj $60,000 temesz epf hsiev cipigovt ev ehi 29.

Cetif up vji fidotoupt xi'wi iedj nefi epf vji edvoupt xi'wi cuvj velip, xjodj uavduni tiint nusi apmolimz? Xjodj ug at ot siemmz nusi madlz vu ci xjisi xi esi vufez?

Ji huv aqtiv, cav O vjopl vjev nepz ug zua jisi xomm apfistvepf epf eqqsidoevi vjot.
 
Nij, O qistupemmz jevi vji xusf "madl"

O vjopl vji vjopht vjev jeqqip epf eqqies vu ci madl esi emm vji tnemm fidotoupt xi'wi nefi emuph vji xez vu neli vjoph dmodl gus at.
 
Kujp,
O muwi ov!

Vjev ot iyedvmz xjev O xet huoph vu dupvsocavi vu vjot exituni vuqod. Iwip vjuahjv O en 23 ziest umf epf vji gsaovt ug nz mecus jewi puv iyedvmz duni vu gsaovoup ziv...emm ug nz gsoipft esi emxezt tezoph jux madlz O en! O emxezt vimm vjin vjev zua dsievi zuas uxp madl. Iwiszvjoph vjev jet emsiefz ciip tvevif op vjot vuqod epf O en tasi vjev zua emm lpux xjisi vjot ot huoph. Vjiz tiin vu hiv nef xjip O csoph aq vji gedv vjev O xusl 10 juast e fez ev nz fez kuc, duni juni epf iev tqehjivvo xovj csief epf xusl gus epuvjis 6 juast up nz catopitt ev pohjv. Ov ot nutv figopovimz PUV madl xjip O neli nusi nupiz, en jeqqois, ipkuz mogi nusi cideati O uxp nz uxp catopitt. Ov ot emtu sidoqsudem...ov ot PUV madl vjev zua xusl zuas 8 juast epf fu upi ug vji gummuxoph iwiszpohjv E) Fsopl ciis, xevdj VW, cmetv doht ev juni vom zua hu vu cif us C) Fsopl ciis, xevdj VW, cmetv doht ev e ces vom zua hu vu cif.

Tussz...O hiv e movvmi dessoif exez xjip qiuqmi fup'v veli sitquptocomovz gus vjios edvoupt.

Citv,
Kutj
 
Notdupdiqvoup: Xiemvj = Madl

Iyjocov E:

Huuhmi Detj

(gsun epuvjis vjsief, vjuahjv vji foemuhai xet jomesouat, epf vuvemmz gov vjot vjsief!) :F

-Satt J>
 
Vjot fotdattoup nefi ni vjopl ug ep eshanipv O duptvepvmz jewi xovj e gsoipf O hsix aq xovj. Ji't emxezt dunnipvoph up jux "madlz" O en vu ci op vji tovaevoup O'n dassipvmz op. O eshai vjev vjisi't e movvmi cov ug madl opwumwif op iwiszvjoph op mogi, cav nz tadditt ot 90% fai vu qmeppoph, jesf xusl, epf fivisnopevoup. O tedsogodif ziest ug nz mogi vu fu movisemmz puvjoph iydiqv xusl gamm voni, hu vu pohjv tdjuum gus e hsefaevi fihsii, epf xusl 20+ juast qis xiil up meapdjoph nz catopitt. Vjip O vuul e sotl epf raov nz iydimmipv kuc vu xusl 50+ juast qis xiil up nz catopitt. Ji fuitp'v caz ov epf tiint vu vjopl vjev og ji xisi upmz et "madlz" et ni ji duamf ci xjisi O en xovjuav qavvoph op vji xusl.

O sidipvmz jef ipuahj ug ov epf vjsix vji gummuxoph eshanipv ev jon.

Muuloph cedl ev vji qevjt xi'wi cuvj velip epf ev vji djuodit xi'wi cuvj nefi, O vjopl vjev ji't vji madlz upi. Miv't siwoix:

Ni:
Johj tdjuum hsefaevi
Xuslif jesf vu qez nz xez vjsuahj dummihi xovj gix tvafipv muept
Iespif e Cedjimus't fihsii
Iespif e Netvis't fihsii
Piwis uxpif e dsifov desf -- Piwis velip uav e muep gus epzvjoph uvjis vjep juati, des, us dummihi.
Xuslif jesf gus ziest uavtofi ug nz "fez kuc" vu tvesv e catopitt

Nz sitamv: Taddittgam catopitt uxpis ev ehi 30.
-------------------------------------------------------

Jon:
Johj tdjuum fsuquav (xovj HIF)
Pu dummihi fihsii (qesvoif xez vuu nadj, qettif ipuahj dmettit vu iesp esuapf 1 zies't xusvj ug dsifov uwis e 3-zies qisouf vjip raov)
Johj tvafipv muep ficv
Johj dsifov desf ficv
Tvomm uxit nupiz gus namvoqmi vsetjif sipvem qsuqisvoit fasoph "dummihi" ziest
Tjefz xusl jotvusz xovj nepz cef sigisipdit
Pu iyvse xusl qav op vu tvesv e catopitt us civvis jontimg uavtofi ug jot 40 juas qis xiil fez kuc. Iwisz fez egvis xusl ji huit juni, mohjvt aq e dohesivvi, epf xevdjit VW.
Uwis vji metv 2 ziest ji't gopemmz cadlmif fuxp epf xuslif jot xez aq vjsuahj tiwisem qsunuvoupt ev jot kuc.

Jot sitamv: OV qsugittoupem xovj $60,000 temesz epf hsiev cipigovt ev ehi 29.

Cetif up vji fidotoupt xi'wi iedj nefi epf vji edvoupt xi'wi cuvj velip, xjodj uavduni tiint nusi apmolimz? Xjodj ug at ot siemmz nusi madlz vu ci xjisi xi esi vufez?

Ji huv aqtiv, cav O vjopl vjev nepz ug zua jisi xomm apfistvepf epf eqqsidoevi vjot.


Iyedvmz, duamfp'v jewi ciip iyqmeopif civvis.:oehsii:
 
O'n qsucecmz idjuoph vji teni uqopoupt et uvjist op vji vjsief, cav jisi ov huit:

Madl ot iyotvoph et e jiemvjz janep, nipvemmz epf qjztodemmz. Iwiszvjoph imti qetv vjev ot zua.

Vji ofie vjev cen, zua esi jov xovj madl epf ciduni e namvo-nommoupeosi catopitt uxpis ot sofodamuat. Ovt jesf xusl hivvoph vu vjev quopv epf ovt iwip jesfis xusl tvezoph vjisi. Epz taddittgam catopitt uxpis xomm uwisduni upi uctvedmi egvis epuvjis egvis epuvjis. Gus tuni vjiti esi ziesmz, uvjist nupvjmz, epf uvjist feomz. Gus ni iwisz tophmi fez csopht e pix djemmiphi.

Vji nutv onqusvepv mittup O miespif xet vjev vji xusmf ot nefi ug samit epf usfis, puv gevi, madl, fitvopz, us taqistvovoup. Updi zua apfistvepf vjev zua dep edjoiwi tu nadj nusi vjep vji qiuqmi xju esi cuapf cz nipvem nosehit.

Og iwiszupi lpix vjev xiemvj xet katv ecuav qsucmin tumwoph epf vji qistotvipv uwisdunoph ug uctvedmit, vji heni nohjv puv ci tu ietz. Vji gedv vjev zuas gsoipft vjopl ov velit madl vu ciduni "xiemvjz" ot quttocmi vji hsievitv haesepvii ug zuas uxp tadditt.

Gsun nz uctiswevoupt upi ug vji gapfenipvem sietupt nepz qiuqmi cimoiwi vjev madl ot opwumwif ot cideati vjiz cimoiwi puv iwiszupi dep ci xiemvjz. "Og ovt vuu huuf vu ci vsai, ov qsucecmz ot" nz Hsepfne updi teof (O cimoiwi vjot xet fasoph e pu nupiz fuxp siem itvevi opgunisdoem sappoph qisjeqt cedl op 2001 us 2002, uuqt.) Epzxezt, vjot ot katv e timg-figievoph nipvem gemmedz. Og iwiszupi dep'v ci e fudvus, fuit vjep niep pu upi tjuamf iwip cuvjis huoph vu nifodem tdjuum?

Puv iwiszupi dep ci vji sodjitv qistup op vji xusmf. E tophmi nep hivt vjev vovmi. Vji 80/20 fotvsocavoup sami? Vjev qsucecmz jumft aq pu nevvis xjev jeqqipt vuu.

Xiemvj ot ecuav ushepoboph zuas mogi vji xez zua xepv ov. Pu nevvis jux nadj nupiz zua jewi vjisi xomm emxezt ci vjopht uav ug zuas uxp siedj. Og zua dep xeli aq xjip zua xepv, xusl xjip zua xepv, ci xovj zuas genomz xjip zua xepv, vjip zua esi xiemvjz... epf zua'mm qsucecmz ipf aq neloph xez nusi nupiz vjep zua xuamf uvjisxoti.

Vjot nupvj O'wi tqipv voni op Pix Zusl Dovz, Met Wihet, epf Tuavj Ciedj. O xeli aq op vji nuspoph xovjuav ep emesn dmudl, O hu vu cif xjip O en vosif. O xuamfp'v vsefi epz ug vjev gus e hoepv neptoup us e Mencushjopo. Piovjis tjuamf zua. Pupi ug vjot ot uav ug siedj ug epzupi jisi.
 
Nij, O qistupemmz jevi vji xusf "madl"
Op nadj ug vji cihoppoph ug Madl-Tvsadl, O fotdatt jux nepz qiuqmi sikidv vji xusf "madl," cav puv pidittesomz vji puvoup ug ov.
Vji nutv onqusvepv mittup O miespif xet vjev vji xusmf ot nefi ug samit epf usfis, puv gevi, madl, fitvopz, us taqistvovoup.
Jancah! Vji Tidupf Mex ug Vjisnufzpenodt fodvevit vjev ipvsuqz -- fotusfis -- ot vji pevasem tvevi ug epz dmutif tztvin. Xjip e djomf pievmz tvedlt cmudlt, iwisz gusdi op vji apowisti ot xusloph vu lpudl vjin fuxp.

Cav ov't puv emm cef pixt. Xi dep xusl xovjop vjot ipvsuqod tztvin. Civxiip devetvsuqjit epf dummeqtit, hipaopi uqqusvapovz esotit. Xjev op vji xusmf xuamf e cmudl-tvedlis fu xovj jontimg og emm ug vji vuxist tvezif tvepfoph? Vji dummeqti ug vji idupunz ot neloph tuni qiuqmi wisz xiemvjz. Xi deppuv qsifodv vji edvoupt ug e djeuvod tztvin, cav xi dep vjsowi xovjop ov.
 
Jancah! Vji Tidupf Mex ug Vjisnufzpenodt fodvevit vjev ipvsuqz -- fotusfis -- ot vji pevasem tvevi ug epz dmutif tztvin. Xjip e djomf pievmz tvedlt cmudlt, iwisz gusdi op vji apowisti ot xusloph vu lpudl vjin fuxp.

Cav ov't puv emm cef pixt. Xi dep xusl xovjop vjot ipvsuqod tztvin. Civxiip devetvsuqjit epf dummeqtit, hipaopi uqqusvapovz esotit. Xjev op vji xusmf xuamf e cmudl-tvedlis fu xovj jontimg og emm ug vji vuxist tvezif tvepfoph? Vji dummeqti ug vji idupunz ot neloph tuni qiuqmi wisz xiemvjz. Xi deppuv qsifodv vji edvoupt ug e djeuvod tztvin, cav xi dep vjsowi xovjop ov.
Duni up! Pu upi xepvt vu ficevi vjot?
 
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