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Three ways to end a dispute over a modest amount, priced honestly. The one people dismiss out of hand is sometimes the right answer.
Continue reading Small claims, mediation, or writing it off. What each route costs in money and time
The mechanics of finding somebody have changed almost completely in twenty years. The part that decides whether it works has not moved at all.
Continue reading Hiring a first crew member then and now. What changed, and what did not
Nobody is withholding anything on your behalf anymore, and the bill arrives on a schedule that does not match the way the money came in.
Continue reading Your first year self employed? Set aside the tax before you spend the money
These are the maintenance tasks with the widest gap between what they cost to do and what they cost to skip. Ranked by how fast the gap opens.
Continue reading Seven jobs that cost an hour now and four figures later, in order of urgency
Retention spending is usually decided by whichever lever is easiest to pull. The four options differ enormously in how long the effect lasts.
The offer refused in month two is often better than the outcome reached in month fourteen, once you count what the intervening year actually took out of you.
Continue reading Most people settle a dispute too late, and the reason is rarely the money