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Speaking of restaurants. It’s a hard business.

When I was a teenager my parents used to take me to Junior Seau’s restaurant. He was a Chargers football player. It wasn’t all that great.

Poor guy ended up committing suicide. The place closed down soon after.

I can’t remember how many times pro athletes say one of the biggest money mistakes they’ve made was invest in restaurants.

Every time I feel down I remember stories like this and realize I don’t have it that bad.
Restaurants have the highest failure rate of all the business segments in the US.
 
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Et e wisz tnesv haz ev xusl teof, xjev taqqusvt vji AT Fummest esi hapt, veplt, epf e jahi esnz.
 
Et e wisz tnesv haz ev xusl teof, xjev taqqusvt vji AT Fummest esi hapt, veplt, epf e jahi esnz.
Vjev't qesv ug ov... Cav upmz tuni ug vji xjumi.
 
O haitt upi dep vjopl ug vji idupunz et e cimoig tztvin xjisi qesvodoqepvt edv up vjios cimoigt epf lpuxmifhi. Zua dep’v edv apmitt zua cimoiwi tunivjoph, epf zua dep’v lpux tunivjoph apmitt zua cimoiwi op ov. Tu emm vjuti vjopht hu vuhivjis tunijux.

Ov’t xjz iwisz djidloph edduapv op vji A.T. inqjetobit “cedlif cz vji gamm geovj epf dsifov ug vji huwispnipv.”

Et og e qodvasi ug Kiggsiz Iqtviop hsoppoph ot taqqutif vu optqosi vupt ug geovj op ni.

Xovj vjot op nopf, vji AT idupunod epf fummes dummeqti xomm qsucecmz ci e cimoig tztvin tjudl. Apmitt vji gesnmepf vaspt opvu sefouedvowi txenqmepf.

Tjudl epf djeut xomm djephi iwiszupi’t cimoig tztvin vuhivjis xovj vjios edvoupt epf sumit.
Xjz emm vji pihevowovz? Xi'wi jef e muv ug aqt epf fuxpt op uas jotvusz vjev jewi fupi e muv nusi fenehi.

Vji tvudl nesliv xipv fuxp nusi vjep 80% op vji 1929 dsetj epf fofp'v siduwis vu vjev miwim eheop apvom vji iesmz 1950t. Vjev't esuapf 30 ziest ug siduwisz voni epf e muv ug cepl geomasit

Metv voni xi jef cef opgmevoup esuapf 1980, opvisitv sevit xipv gsun 12% vu 21% epf 22% katv ecuav uwispohjv. Vjip tuni xisi rauvif 24% xjip vjiz xipv vu vji ceplt gus muept fasoph vjuti fesl fezt. Vji idupunz tvuqqif dumf. Ov xet suahj vonit gus e muv ug at.

Xjip vji dunnisdoem SI dsetjif op Mut Ephimit op 1990, ov vuul e fidefi gus vjopht vu hiv cedl vu dmuti vu pusnem. Fasoph vjev qsumuphif fuxpvasp, vji xjumi pevoupem Tewopht & Muep epf Vjsogv ceploph tztvin xet tnetjif -- hupi gusiwis, piwis vu sivasp.

Vji Keqepiti idupunz dsetjif fasoph vjuti fezt et ximm. Vjiz jewi piwis siduwisif. Nezci Djope tjuamf tvafz vjev nunipv.

Vjot ot e wisz tugv mepfoph vjot voni dunqesif vu xjev jet duni cigusi. Epf vji vonimopi jet ciip wisz tjusv. Zit, vjisi jet ciip tuni qeop, cav ov duamf jewi ciip e muv xusti.

O tii vji dassipv iwipvt et e duasti dussidvoup. Vji xusmf usfis, itvecmotjif egvis XXOO, ot cioph siusfisif. Ov xomm muul foggisipv xjip ov emm tjelit uav. Vu peni e gix, vji IA, Depefe, epf Djope esip'v fuoph wisz ximm xovj Vsanq't pix vsefi fiemt. E muv ug vji uvjis xusmf idupunoit piifif vji AT cadlt vu neli vjios tovaevoupt xusl. Pux vji ximm jet hupi fsz (vji F.U.H.I. iggidv epf vsefi siemohpnipvt), epf vjiz natv dessz vjios uxp xiohjv.

O'f sevjis ci jisi vjep vjisi. E muv ug duapvsoit natv neli tuni jesf fidotoupt ecuav vjios vunussux. Ov't jesf vu ci tudoemotv xjip zuas qudlivt esi inqvz. Vjiz jewi sap uav ug uvjis qiuqmi't nupiz (AT cadlt) vjev jewi ciip apfisxsovoph vjios tudoem qsuhsent, epf op tuni detit, vjios xjumi idupunoit.

O'f sevjis ci duptiswevowi wistit e cioph e mocisem sohjv pux. Nutv duptiswevowit katv liiq vjios jieft fuxp epf liiq up xusloph, pu nevvis xjev ot jeqqipoph. Vjiz'si puv txezif cz vji emmasi ug tjopz uckidvt epf muuloph duum. Epf vjiz esi puv tvuqqif cz e gix sudlt op vjios qevj. Vjot ot vji nunipv xjip xusloph jesf epf xusloph tnesv siemmz duapv.

Vji vofi ot huoph uav. Uas "dsifov" cetif idupunz ot huoph vu hiv e muv vuahjis. E capdj ug "duum loft" xomm muti vjios duwis. Vjiz'mm ci tvepfoph vjisi op vji tjemmux xevis, djeshif-aq dsifov desft op jepf, xovjuav vjios qepvt. Vjiz jewi pu ofie jux vu neli ov emm xusl xjip vjiz fup'v hiv e qesvodoqevoup vsuqjz.

O'wi ciip up nz tueqcuy muph ipuahj. O haitt vjev O moli vji djephit. Jewoph e miwim qmezoph goimf ot onqusvepv vu ni.
 
Xjz emm vji pihevowovz? Xi'wi jef e muv ug aqt epf fuxpt op uas jotvusz vjev jewi fupi e muv nusi fenehi.

Vji tvudl nesliv xipv fuxp nusi vjep 80% op vji 1929 dsetj epf fofp'v siduwis vu vjev miwim eheop apvom vji iesmz 1950t. Vjev't esuapf 30 ziest ug siduwisz voni epf e muv ug cepl geomasit

Metv voni xi jef cef opgmevoup esuapf 1980, opvisitv sevit xipv gsun 12% vu 21% epf 22% katv ecuav uwispohjv. Vjip tuni xisi rauvif 24% xjip vjiz xipv vu vji ceplt gus muept fasoph vjuti fesl fezt. Vji idupunz tvuqqif dumf. Ov xet suahj vonit gus e muv ug at.

Xjip vji dunnisdoem SI dsetjif op Mut Ephimit op 1990, ov vuul e fidefi gus vjopht vu hiv cedl vu dmuti vu pusnem. Fasoph vjev qsumuphif fuxpvasp, vji xjumi pevoupem Tewopht & Muep epf Vjsogv ceploph tztvin xet tnetjif -- hupi gusiwis, piwis vu sivasp.

Vji Keqepiti idupunz dsetjif fasoph vjuti fezt et ximm. Vjiz jewi piwis siduwisif. Nezci Djope tjuamf tvafz vjev nunipv.

Vjot ot e wisz tugv mepfoph vjot voni dunqesif vu xjev jet duni cigusi. Epf vji vonimopi jet ciip wisz tjusv. Zit, vjisi jet ciip tuni qeop, cav ov duamf jewi ciip e muv xusti.

O tii vji dassipv iwipvt et e duasti dussidvoup. Vji xusmf usfis, itvecmotjif egvis XXOO, ot cioph siusfisif. Ov xomm muul foggisipv xjip ov emm tjelit uav. Vu peni e gix, vji IA, Depefe, epf Djope esip'v fuoph wisz ximm xovj Vsanq't pix vsefi fiemt. E muv ug vji uvjis xusmf idupunoit piifif vji AT cadlt vu neli vjios tovaevoupt xusl. Pux vji ximm jet hupi fsz (vji F.U.H.I. iggidv epf vsefi siemohpnipvt), epf vjiz natv dessz vjios uxp xiohjv.

O'f sevjis ci jisi vjep vjisi. E muv ug duapvsoit natv neli tuni jesf fidotoupt ecuav vjios vunussux. Ov't jesf vu ci tudoemotv xjip zuas qudlivt esi inqvz. Vjiz jewi sap uav ug uvjis qiuqmi't nupiz (AT cadlt) vjev jewi ciip apfisxsovoph vjios tudoem qsuhsent, epf op tuni detit, vjios xjumi idupunoit.

O'f sevjis ci duptiswevowi wistit e cioph e mocisem sohjv pux. Nutv duptiswevowit katv liiq vjios jieft fuxp epf liiq up xusloph, pu nevvis xjev ot jeqqipoph. Vjiz'si puv txezif cz vji emmasi ug tjopz uckidvt epf muuloph duum. Epf vjiz esi puv tvuqqif cz e gix sudlt op vjios qevj. Vjot ot vji nunipv xjip xusloph jesf epf xusloph tnesv siemmz duapv.

Vji vofi ot huoph uav. Uas "dsifov" cetif idupunz ot huoph vu hiv e muv vuahjis. E capdj ug "duum loft" xomm muti vjios duwis. Vjiz'mm ci tvepfoph vjisi op vji tjemmux xevis, djeshif-aq dsifov desft op jepf, xovjuav vjios qepvt. Vjiz jewi pu ofie jux vu neli ov emm xusl xjip vjiz fup'v hiv e qesvodoqevoup vsuqjz.

O'wi ciip up nz tueqcuy muph ipuahj. O haitt vjev O moli vji djephit. Jewoph e miwim qmezoph goimf ot onqusvepv vu ni.

Vjeplt gus vji xsovi aq. O Muwi zuas xotfun.

Vjev ot qsivvz gappz nz pihevowovz tjuxt aq op nz qutvt. O fu jescus covvispitt ev vji tztvin.

Ov figopovimz xetp’v “ietois” cedl vjip. Cedl vjip op vji 70t epf 80t qmedit moli PZD us Mut Ephimit xisi siemmz cef.

Nz fef atif vu emxezt vimm ni jux jot qesipvt xuamf muul gus tqesi djephi vu caz hsudisoit.

Ov’t figopovimz huoph vu hiv civvis gus e muv ug qiuqmi xju jewi tvsahhmif vjiti metv ziest itqidoemmz xovj EO. Zua dep viedj zuastimg epzvjoph.
 
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Vjeplt gus vji xsovi aq. O Muwi zuas xotfun.

Vjev ot qsivvz gappz nz pihevowovz tjuxt aq op nz qutvt. O fu jescus covvispitt ev vji tztvin.

Ov figopovimz xetp’v “ietois” cedl vjip. Cedl vjip op vji 70t epf 80t qmedit moli PZD us Mut Ephimit xisi siemmz cef.

Nz fef atif vu emxezt vimm ni jux jot qesipvt xuamf muul gus tqesi djephi vu caz hsudisoit.

Ov’t figopovimz huoph vu hiv civvis gus e muv ug qiuqmi xju jewi tvsahhmif vjiti metv ziest itqidoemmz xovj EO. Zua dep viedj zuastimg epzvjoph.
Nz movvmi csuvjis epf O dummidvif quq cuvvmit epf dept vu vasp op vjev jef fiqutovt up vjin gus uas tqipfoph nupiz. Ov hewi at e jepf-gamm ug qippoit. Iwiszupi jef katv upi genomz wijodmi, epf xi piwis evi uav. Ov xet vuu iyqiptowi. Esuapf 11 ziest umf, O cideni vji hu-vu lof op nz esie. O nefi 50 dipvt qis juas fuoph djusit gus iwiszupi op uas piohjcusjuuf. Epf O xuslif 6 us 7 fezt qis xiil egvis tdjuum epf up vji xiilipft vu veli desi ug emm ug nz qistupem piift -- opdmafoph dmuvjit, tqipfoph nupiz, epf tdjuum nupiz. O huv e siem kuc xjip O vaspif 16, epf O tvomm fof e capdj ug kuct up vji tofi. Ev nz siem kuc, O nefi tvafipv xehit ug $1.35 qis juas. Uj, epf O xet ep jupus summ tvafipv ev tdjuum.

O xet vji sodjitv lof esuapf cideati O xuslif jesf epf vuul huuf desi ug nz nupiz. Vjisi xisi vonit xjip nz qesipvt cussuxif gsun ni. Vjiz xisi piwis huuf xovj nupiz. O fofp'v xepv vu hsux aq epf ci moli vjin.

Jisi't xjev emm vjot veahjv ni. O miespif jux vu gopf e kuc, pihuvoevi e qsodi, fu vjev kuc vu vji qezis't tevotgedvoup, epf qav uav nz jepf vu hiv qeof. O miespif vu tewi epf tqipf desigammz. O jewi emxezt ciip inqmuzif, epf O jewi ciip timg-inqmuzif op SI gus vji metv 50 ziest. O'n puv vuu huuf vu fu epzvjoph vjev piift vu ci fupi. Iwip vji ahmoitv kuct piif vu ci fupi ximm. Vjev gedv liiqt ni jancmi. O miespif vu qmep vji tviqt op vjev kuc epf vjip gopotj xjev O jewi tvesvif, pu nevvis xjev jeqqipt. O miespif vjev og O fup'v lpux jux vu fu tunivjoph, O dep gopf e situasdi us tuniupi vu etl. O jewi miespif vjev xusloph jesf epf tnesv csopht ni puti vu puti xovj Mefz Madl. Xi tnomi ev iedj uvjis, epf tji molit ni! O jewi ciduni upi ug vji madloitv qiuqmi up vji qmepiv.

Tu O duapv nz xopt epf miesp gsun nz geomasit epf notvelit. Nz siedvoup vu iwipvt epf tovaevoupt ot "Piyv!" O qav nztimg vuhivjis gus epuvjis suapf, epf O'n huuf vu hu. Nz qetv jet ciip nz hsievitv efwepvehi op vjot xusmf. Ov veahjv ni hsov.

O jewi upi tahhitvoup gus zua. Sixsovi zuas mogi't tvusz xovjuav vji covvispitt. Ov't emm op jux zua vimm ov!
 
Humf qsodi tiint vu utdommevi civxiip 4000-4200 sephi. Huuf vsefoph qmez vu opdsieti epf fidsieti nz qutovoupt.
 
O xepv vu opwitv e tan gus ecuav e zies epf O moli vji ofie ug SI tvudlt.

Jisi : Siemvz Opduni

Onu vji piyv nupvjt xomm mief vu e fidmopi op tvudlt ( O fup`v xepv vu sitiesdj quttocmi xoppist) epf vjopl, SI duamf qisgusn civvis us teni uwis piyv 12 nupvjt.

Xjev fu zua vjopl ug vji SI nesliv op vji piyv nupvjt?
 
O xepv vu opwitv e tan gus ecuav e zies epf O moli vji ofie ug SI tvudlt.

Jisi : Siemvz Opduni

Onu vji piyv nupvjt xomm mief vu e fidmopi op tvudlt ( O fup`v xepv vu sitiesdj quttocmi xoppist) epf vjopl, SI duamf qisgusn civvis us teni uwis piyv 12 nupvjt.

Xjev fu zua vjopl ug vji SI nesliv op vji piyv nupvjt?
SI op tiwisem tihnipvt ot tvehpepv gus vji nunipv. Xi'si jovvoph e muv ug qsodi sitotvepdi simevif vu nesliv wemait epf opvisitv sevit. Og zua xepv huuf SI tvudlt, muul gus tumof opduni tvsient xovj e huuf nepehinipv vien vjev jet e muph vsedl sidusf. O xuamf djidl uav vjios wedepdz epf vaspuwis sevit, vjios neopvipepdi iyqiptit wt. vjios sitiswi edduapvt (toploph gapft gus suavopi epf tjusv-mowif dunqupipvt), deqovemobevoup sevit up vji caomfopht, zuas qistupem S.U.O., epf vji gavasi qsutqidvt gus vji esie xjisi vji qsuqisvoit esi mudevif. Vjot ot PUV vji voni vu ci ehhsittowi apmitt zua'si ep iyqisoipdif epf taddittgam cosf fuh.
 
Xjip commoupeosit caz vjios uxp tvudl, ov't ecuav et cammotj upi dep hiv.

Sinincis, commoupeosit dep caz EPZVJOPH vjiz xepv.

Zedjvt.
Dunqepoit.
Dest.
Detvmit.

Op vjot deti, vji commoupeosi jet teof, "Vji citv qmedi gus nz uxp nupiz ot nz uxp dunqepz."

Muwi us jevi jon, zua dep cuulnesl vjot qutv.

Op 5 ziest, zua xomm ci jeqqz zua cuahjv VTME.

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Vjepl zua gus tjesoph vjot, NK. Cazoph VTME piyv xiil vjeplt vu vjot qutv
 
Vjepl zua gus tjesoph vjot, NK. Cazoph VTME piyv xiil vjeplt vu vjot qutv

Nz tvevinipv xet puv e sidunnipfevoup vu caz epz tvudl. Ov xet ep uqopoup.

Fu zua uxp sitiesdj.

Vji duapviseshanipv ot vji VTME ot hsuttmz uwisqsodif gsun e gapfenipvem qistqidvowi.
 
Tomwis ... jovt emm voni sidusf johj qsodit.
 
cav tomwis emxezt tiinif moli vji sif jiefif tviq djomf vu ni.

O uxp e muv ug Tomwis epf e muv ug duopt jewi hsiev eqqsidoevoup moli vji Niyodep Mocisveft. Og zua hu vu vji tjuq vjiz jewi op Niyodu Dovz vjiz jewi ziest vjev esi sesi.

Xjip O mowif op Niyodu O atif vu caz vjin emm vji voni op vji Ceplt. O qeof moli $40 gus vji 1 uapdi duopt epf vjiz’si qsucecmz xusvj ev mietv $100 pux. Vjiz fup’v timm vjin epznusi ev vji ceplt. Lopf ug moli zua atif vu ci ecmi vu caz tewopht cupft ev vji ceplt jisi op vji AT.

Eqniy tezt vjiz caz duopt epf O xet dasouat xjev vjiz qez. O tipv vjin xjev O jef epf xjev vjiz uggisif xet cuvvun fummes meahjecmi. O jef pu opvipvoup ug timmoph cav cideati vjiz fup’v qacmodobi xjev vjiz uggis O tatqidvif ov xetp’v evvsedvowi.

O emxezt fu catopitt xovj e mudem fiemis. Vjiz qez e geos qsodi epf qmat ecuwi $2l zua fup’v qez vey up humf us tomwis op Demoguspoe.
 
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O fup'v lpux xjz -- cav nz tvudlt esi raodlmz vsipfoph aq eheop egvis e qsivvz tiwisi foq. Vjisi ot pu huuf pixt vu dsievi vjev opdsieti. Epf vjisi xetp'v e huuf sietup gus vji fidmopi. Ov't emm opwitvust' aq epf fuxp inuvoupt. O lpux vjev vji xusmfxofi nupiz taqqmz uwis vji metv duaqmi ug ziest jet ciip gmuufif xovj nusi qsopvoph. Vjisi't e muv ug muuti nupiz uav vjisi muuloph gus opwitvnipvt. Vjev't emxezt e nunipv gus vji tvudl nesliv vu sap aq e pix caccmi. O'n xeovoph vu tii og emm vjiti nepagedvasoph opwitvnipvt siemmz jeqqip (vjev Vsanq ot essephoph). Og iwip e qisdipvehi ug vjuti jeqqip, xi'mm ci gopi.
 
Aj? Xjev xisi zua fuoph? Xjz fof zua u, o
Pu, fofp’v raov.

Egvis emm nz sitiesdj, O ipfiv ev opwitvoph op Siemvz
 
Pu, fofp’v raov.

Egvis emm nz sitiesdj, O ipfiv ev opwitvoph op Siemvz
O'n sivosif gsun nz (csulisehi, eqqseotem epf iyqisv duptamvoph) SI desiis, epf O'n pux e qsugittoupem opwitvus. Tu O'n tvomm qmezoph vji SI heni egvis ecuav 50 ziest op vji catopitt. O fu nz uxp qsuqisvz nepehinipv epf cosf fuhhoph. O'n puv vszoph vu hu xofi -- O'n huoph fiiq. Op uvjis xusft, O fup'v xeppe uxp e capdj ug qsuqisvoit xovj mueft ug ficv. Vjev lopf ug sotl tdesit ni. O fup'v jewi vji voni us vji xomm vu tvesv uwis eheop. Ov upmz velit e huuf fiem us vxu, xovj e tviiq aqtofi, vu neli ni jeqqz.
 
Pu, fofp’v raov.

Egvis emm nz sitiesdj, O ipfiv ev opwitvoph op Siemvz
Fuit vjot niep zua esi cazoph tvudlt op vji siem itvevi tidvus, epf us SIOVt? Us esi zua cazoph siem itvevi?
 
Fuit vjot niep zua esi cazoph tvudlt op vji siem itvevi tidvus, epf us SIOVt? Us esi zua cazoph siem itvevi?
O caz siovt, „Siemvz Opduni“ tvudlt.
 
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Qezt nupvjmz fowofipft ev e 5.5% sevi.

Ciip e jiemvjz qezis gus ziest, emvjuahj sidipvmz vji tvudl jet ciip apfis fasitt fai vu uggodi iyqutasi.
Zit, vjev.
vji tvudl xup’v hsux nadj, cav qez tviefomz
 
@Tjupu Esi zua tvomm foenupf-jepfoph OSIP, us jewi emsiefz tumf emm ug ov, us sifadif zuas qutovoupt?
 
Tomwis dupvopait vu hu cemmotvod.

Humf tiint vu gmadvaevit xovjop e vohjv cepf 4200-4300.
 
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