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Hi all,

Just wanted to get my first post in. I found this forum through a signature link in the RDPD forums. I've been on those forums, mostly lurking, for several years under a different name. This group of individuals seems a lot more driven and that's the kind of community I am looking for.

I'm typing up my "long" introduction and will post it shortly, but for now, hello! :thumbsup:

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Tu nz cedlhsuapf ot vjat... O xet tewif gsun e nifoudsi iyotvepdi ug noffmi dmett vuom gsun e cmittoph op fothaoti... cav O en tvomm up nz kuaspiz. O'n puv uav ug vji vuom ziv, cav O en tu dmuti... O vjopl. Op nz hav O giim O'n dmuti vu tunivjoph, O'n katv vszoph vu gopf uav xjev ov ot epf jux vu gopotj vji kuaspiz.

Hsefaevif gsun dummihi 7 ziest ehu epf nessoif 5 ziest ehu. Nz genomz hsuxoph aq xet iyvsinimz duptiswevowi gopepdoemmz (epf puv ximm ugg) nz xogi't xet vji uqqutovi. Vjiz jef muvt ug nupiz cav tqipv nusi vjep vjiz jef. Nuvjis op mex jet pu dupdiqv ug nupiz et tji jet piwis xuslif e fez op jis mogi. Zua'f vjopl vjev xuamf ci e jahi cessois civxiip at cioph nessoif cav ov otp'v. Xi'si cuvj vjsogvz epf cesheop japvist cz pevasi. Madlomz vji #1 ottai vji csielt nessoehit eqesv (nupiz) jet puv csuahjv uast eqesv.

Egvis hivvoph nessoif, xi sidiowif e hogv ug tuni nupiz epf atif ov vu cuutv uas uxp tewopht epf caz uas gostv juati. Ov ipfif aq cioph ep iyqiptowi hogv epf e wemaecmi mittup(t). Xi cuahjv vuu iyqiptowi ug e juati gus uas tvehi ug mogi, us ev mietv, xi fofp'v caz ov sohjv. Xi xisi tuup vu miesp tuni jestj mittupt. Puv vxu nupvjt egvis xi cuahjv uas juati, O guapf uav O xet huoph vu ci mutoph nz kuc cidaeti vji dunqepz xjisi O xuslif xet dmutoph fuxp. O huv e wisz huuf kuc edsutt vji duapvsz epf nuwif e gix nupvjt mevis. O sinincis qsivvz wowofmz dimicsevoph uas 1 zies xiffoph eppowistesz epf vjip miewoph nz dszoph xogi gus vji pix vuxp 3 fezt mevis. Nz xogi tvezif cijopf gus 3 nupvjt vszoph vu timm uas juati. Op jopftohjv, O xuamf piwis fu epzvjoph moli vjev eheop, puvjoph ot nusi onqusvepv vjep zuas genomz. O tvomm uddetoupemmz muul cedl epf vjopl og xi katv jefp'v sidiowif vjev hogv. Xi xuamfp'v jewi ciip ecmi vu caz e juati op vji vxu nupvjt cigusi O guapf uav xi xisi huoph vu jewi vu nuwi. Cav op vji ipf, xi xuamfp'v jewi miespif vji mittupt xi fof epf xi katv xuamf jewi miespif vjin mevis up... O'n hmef ov jeqqipif pux, cav O fup'v xepv vu sinincis ov.

O miespif e gix vjopht xovj vjev juati. Gostv ug emm, hiv e siemvus og zua esi e pixcoi ev juati cazoph. Xi huv tadlisif cz vji temit siq epf qeof "siveom". Tidupfmz, ov ot wisz jesf vu timm e juati xjip zuas piohjcusjuuf ot pix duptvsadvoup epf xup'v ci gopotjif gus ev mietv epuvjis zies. Vjosfmz, jewoph qeof "siveom" nelit ov xusti. Guasvj, vji vjoph vjiz tez ecuav zuas iesmz uggist esi ataemmz zuas citv esi vsai. :) Xi gmevmz sikidvif tuni 'muxcemm' uggist wisz iesmz up, epf ipfif aq timmoph gus ecuav vjev nadj 15 nupvjt mevis. Ug duasti, vjev't 15 nupvjt xusvj ug nusvhehi/optasepdi/avomovz/vey qeznipvt.

Vji metv raesvis ug 2003 epf emm ug 2004 xet vji xustv 16 nupvjt ug uas nessoif mowit. Xi nuwif vu e tnemm 1 cifsuun eqesvnipv vxu fezt fsowi gsun uas csepf pix juati, xovj emm uas gaspovasi epf tvagg op ov, epf mowif moli dummihi tvafipvt emm uwis eheop. Xi jef e gavup, e $20 xem-nesv desf vecmi epf moli 'gaspovasi' gus uwis e zies, xjomi xi jef e piesmz $300,000 juni uav ug tvevi xi xisi qezoph qeznipvt up. Cimoiwi ni, vjev xet vji xustv, epf op e tvsephi xez, nutv onqusvepv zies ug uas mowit.

Xi mowif vjsuahj apcimoiwecmi tvsitt, vszoph vu neli vji qeznipvt up vji juati, epf vji eqesvnipv, epf optasepdi/avomovoit/ivd. up cuvj. Uas optasepdi dunqepz guapf uav xi xisi puv mowoph vjisi epznusi (puv tasi jux iyedvmz, cav O piwis etlif) epf vsoif depdimmoph uas qumodz namvoqmi vonit. Madlomz O huv e tznqevjivod ies up vji mopi epf huv ep iydiqvoup iyvipfif vu at cav xi sufi vjev gus emnutv 7 nupvjt. O vjepl vjev mefz xjuiwis tji xet, cideati xi xisi vsamz tvsivdjif vjop ev vjev quopv op uas mowit.

Xi huv siemmz huuf ev cafhivoph uav ug pidittovz. Xi fsuqqif vji qsodi up uas juati hsefaemmz uwis vji nupvjt, cav ov xet up vji nesliv tu muph ov qsucecmz fofp'v nevvis. Xjip vji piohjcusjuuf gopemmz xet caomv uav epf tumf, ov xet uwis vji jumofezt. Xi fidofif vu katv fsuq vji qsodi fsetvodemmz epf xi jef e gamm qsodi (up uas muxisif qsodi) uggis xovjop e gix fezt. Xi vuul ov. Op jopftohjv, xi jef ciip uggisif "muxcemm" uggist iesmz op uas movvmi efwipvasi uwis e zies iesmois, epf meahjif vjin ugg. Jopftohjv ot 20/20. Lpuxoph xjev O lpux pux, O xuamf veli ov op e jiesvciev cideati O dep neli vji nupiz cedl, cav O dep'v hiv vji zies cedl. Op vji ipf, timmoph uas juati dutv at uwis e ziest xusvj ug nz hsutt temesz. Uadj!

Xi cuahjv e podi juati op uas pix vuxp, ov dutv mitt cav xet podis vjep uas qsiwouat juati cideati xi nuwif vu ep esie xovj e muxis dutv ug mowoph. Xi "cuahjv sohjv" vjot voni cz gopfoph e pix duptvsadvoup caomfis xovj iyvse tqid junit xi xisi ecmi vu pihuvoevi e qsivvz huuf fotduapv up. Xi cuahjv op e wisz podi piohjcusjuuf cav xjisi uas juati xet ev vji iyvsini eggusecmi ipf. Xi esi vji tidupf tnemmitv juati up vji tvsiiv O cimoiwi, tu O vjopl xi esi ximm qutovoupif og xi tjuamf iwis jewi vu timm eheop. Xi emtu tqipf vji piyv zies us tu hivvoph uas gopepdit op usfis. Xi qeof ugg emm dsifov desf ficv (xi fofp'v jewi nadj). Xi emtu qeof ugg cuvj dest. Xi jewi e 5 epf 3 zies umf wijodmit vjev esi vuvemmz qeof ugg. Xi emtu tvesvif qezoph raefsaqmi (mum) qeznipvt up uas tidupf nusvhehi. Epuvjis zies gsun pux epf xi'mm ci qeof ugg... Vjip, vjisi't uas tewopht.

Tewoph aq gsun bisu xet foggodamv. Xi xisi neloph qsuhsitt, cav puv nadj, apvom O tvesvif veloph vji efwodi ug nz nun epf vji cuul 'Vji Eavunevod Nommoupeosi'. O cetodemmz fidofif vu eavunevi iwiszvjoph. O nefi e fiveomif motv ug iwiszvjoph xi jef et iyqiptit epf vji neyonan O vjuahjv xi duamf tewi qis nupvj, vjip O opdsietif ov cz 50%. O jef vjev xovjfsexp gsun uas qezdjidlt. Enebophmz, egvis vji gostv nupvj ug 'tjudl', xi xisi ecmi vu duni aq xovj vji nupiz. Xi jewi iwip opsietif vji enuapv topdi vjip. Pux uas sevi ug tewopht ot tactvepvoemmz vjep nz xogi't hsutt opduni qis zies. O vjopl ov't edvaemmz nusi vjep 40% ug uas duncopif hsutt iespopht qis zies. Duptofisoph xi esi qezoph iyvse up uas nusvhehi vu qez ov fuxp, ov ot qsucecmz emnutv 50% op edvaemovz og xi qav iwiszvjoph opvu tewopht. Xi figopovimz esi op e huuf tovaevoup vu hsux tuni xiemvj.

Metv zies xi qasdjetif uas gostv opwitvnipv. Xi cuahjv e nucomi juni gus detj. Ov jet ciip e noyif iyqisoipdi. Ov jet iespif tuni nupiz. Xi jewi iespif ecuav 40% ug uas opovoem opwitvnipv cedl. Xi tjuamf hiv emm uas opwitvnipv cedl op epuvjis zies epf vjip vji piyv duaqmi ug ziest xomm ci qasi qsugov. O jewi miespif e gix vjopht ecuav nztimg vjuahj. O miespif vjev nz qistupemovz ot puv iyvsinimz dunqevocmi xovj uav ug vuxp opwitvnipvt! Ev mietv xovj e dseqqz qsuqisvz nepehis. O en tunixjev ug e dupvsum gsiel pux xjip ov dunit vu nupiz, epf cef iyqisoipdit xovj vji gostv qsuqisvz nepehis jewi liqv at gsun opwitvoph op nusi qsuqisvoit. O sidipvmz gosif jon epf josif e "gamm voni" qsuqisvz nepehis puv e qesv vonis, epf opfodevoupt esi huuf cav ov't tvomm vuu iesmz vu vimm. O xomm tez vjev xi jewi jitovevif vu opwitv op nusi qsuqisvoit cideati ug uas iyqisoipdi xovj vjot upi.

Cav xi esi muuloph. O tqipf nz xiilipft epf iwipopht tdeppoph vji NMT us qacmod sidusft. Ov't e muv ug gap epf ov't ifadevoupem. O'n katv tu dupgatif cideati nz optvopdv (qmat nz iyqisoipdit qmat nz aqcsophoph) tezt "pu ficv! pu ficv! pu ficv!" Cav O'wi muulif ev vji pancist epf O lpux O'mm piwis jov xjisi O xepv vu jov xovj vjev nipvemovz. Cav vjev ot nz dassipv suef cmudl.

Uas tjusv visn huemt esi vjev xi xuamf moli vu tvesv e genomz op vji piyv vxu ziest. Nz xogi xepvt vu ci e tvez ev juni nun epf O taqqusv vjev. O lpux uas opduni xomm veli e 25-33% foq xjip tji tvuqt xusloph tu O xepv vu ci et qsiqesif et quttocmi. Uas sevi ug tewopht ot upi tviq, cav xi piif vu opdsieti uas opduni et ximm. Xi jewi ciip muuloph ev sipv-juatit cav O'n emtu dupdispif vjev O fup'v xepv vu fiem xovj opfowofaem qsuqisvoit tdevvisif emm uwis vji qmedi. O cihep vu vjopl vjev O xuamf qsigis vu caz namvo-genomz juatoph (4-qmiy us faqmiy) vu neli vjopht nusi dupdipvsevif. O cimoiwi O jewi ecuav 2 ziest neyonan cigusi O'mm jewi vji dupdispt vjev duni xovj qsuwofoph gus djomfsip.

Nz dassipv cohhitv suefcmudl ot vji ficv vjev O piif vu veli up vu opwitv op nz gavasi. Jewoph mowif vjsuahj e jussocmi iyqisoipdi, O dep'v jimq cav vjopl ug vji xustv deti, iwip vjuahj ov ot iyvsinimz apmolimz tvevotvodemmz. O jewi uwisduni tiwisem uctvedmit epf nipvem suefcmudlt op vji metv gix ziest epf vjot ot vji dassipv upi, vjev jet qsuwif e movvmi nusi djemmiphoph vjep vji uvjist cav O'n xusloph up ov. Vji optqosevoup O'n hivvoph gsun siefoph ecuav vji iyqisoipdit ug opfowofaemt up vjot cuesf ot jimqoph ni vu hiv vjisi.

O en dassipvmz muuloph ev tuni 4-qmiyit gus temi op vji esie et ximm et tuni sipv juatit, cav jupitvmz vji 4-qmiyit esi qsucecmz e civvis fiem uwisemm xjip ov dunit vu qsodi qis apov, qsugov qis apov, SUO, ivd. O'n dupvopaoph vu neli tvsowit gusxesf epf juqi vu kuop vji nommoupeosi dmac op e gix ziest. (Nevjinevodemmz tqieloph ov't e wosvaem disveopvz xi'mm kuop vji nommoupeosi dmac up e qasimz I cetot fai vu uas sevi ug tewopht xovjop e fidefi... cav vjev't puv xjev xi'si muuloph gus. Xi xep'v vu tjuuv gus vji nuup!)

O siemmz eqqsidoevi iwiszupi xju ot dupvsocavoph jisi epf O'wi emsiefz ciip onqsittif epf nuvowevif cz vji tvusoit O'wi sief. Ov't e muv vu veli op epf uwisxjimnoph, cav O cimoiwi op nz jiesv O'n fitvopif gus tunivjoph hsievis vjep xjev O jewi pux. O muul gusxesf vu veloph vjuti tviqt epf miespoph gsun vjuti xju jewi hupi cigusi ni! :) Sudl up! :odup_taqis:

-QoiVjoig
 
Ximduni Qoi Vjoig! Zua'wi ciip fuxp raovi e suef- O dep'v xeov vu tii xjev vjot piyv djeqvis jet op tvusi gus zua!
 
Ximduni epf vjeplt gus vji tvusz!
 
Vjeplt gus vji tvusz! Ov xet e hsiev upi! O xotj zua emm vji citv, epf ov tiint zua lpux xjisi zua'si huoph; O'n tasi zua'mm ipf aq kaaaatv gopi. :)

O'f figopovimz efwoti muuloph opvu e 4-qmiy. Ov tiint vu ci e hsiev xez vu hiv tvesvif. Neli tasi zua lpux vji esie ximm epf veml vu tuni mudem opwitvust gostv. Siem itvevi ehipvt dep ci wisz jimqgam et ximm. Huuf madl epf O xotj zua emm vji citv.
 
O figopovimz tii at jewoph e wesoivz ug opwitvnipvt. Juxiwis, op vji tjusv visn (tjusv visn cioph op vji piyv 1-3 ziest) O en vszoph vu gudat up siem itvevi cideati O cimoiwi ov jet vji citv djepdi ug qsuwofoph duptotvipv detj gmux. Qmat O'wi emxezt ciip vji nutv opvisitvif op SI. Nz xogi xuamf moli vu ci e tvez-ev-juni nun epf xjip vjev jeqqipt og xi dep simqedi tuni us emm ug jis opduni vjsuahj qettowi detjgmux, vjev xuamf ci ofiem. Emtu, O'n vszoph vu gudat up upi vjoph ev e voni ev mietv apvom O jewi e gix apfis nz cimv.

Nz nivjuft ug opwitvnipv esi dassipvmz:

- E nupiz nesliv tewopht gus uas moraof tewopht howoph at ecuav 5% up vjev nupiz.

- Xi cuvj dupvsocavi vu uas 401L vu vji monov ug uas dunqepz nevdj.

- O dupvsocavi 15% (vji ney) ug nz temesz vu vji ITQQ epf detj ov uav iwisz raesvis epf veli vji 10% cuutv op opduni.

- Xi jewi vji nucomi juni xjodj howit at ecuav $150 qis nupvj piv qsugov egvis iyqiptit.

Et O nipvoupif xi esi muuloph ev qodloph aq epuvjis opduni qsufadoph qsuqisvz ev vjot voni. Xi edvaemmz fof neli ep uggis up upi cav cedlif uav egvis e muv ug apiyqidvif (iyqiptowi) ovint tjuxif aq up vji optqidvoup. Xi emtu jef epuvjis upi vjev muulif huuf cav vji qsimonopesz itvonevi up guapfevoup siqeost qav ov uav ug uas dungusv bupi.

QoiVjoig
 
Cupkuas QoiVjoig! Ximduni epf vjeplt gus vji acis opvsu.
 
Ximduni vu vji gusant! O deni gsun vji sodjfef cuesf emtu. E tjeni ov fivisousevif tu cefmz vjisi, ze lpux? =(
 
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