Sentences with phrase «costing everyone time»

I've bought property nationwide, made my bosses and partners a LOT of money, but it was a long hard road to get there, and sure, I can freely admit that when some window - licking muppet gets in the pool (we're back to the metaphor part now, just FYI) and overbids on some god - awful deal based on his «Zestimate» and then tries to re-sell it to our office, it costs everyone time, money and hair off the back of my head.

Not exact matches

Companies typically spend an average of two years in a business incubator, during which time they often share telephone, secretarial office, and production equipment expenses with other startup companies, in an effort to reduce everyone's overhead and operational costs.

With mounting energy bills eating into everyone's income and increasing the cost of doing business at home, it's a good time to look into ways to economize your home business.

The tools required to make a business are available to everyone for relatively little or no cost: website creation, advertising and marketing education, online programs that teach you how to code within a relatively short amount of time and platforms that help you run your business more smoothly.

Everyone has access to this service either through their insurance company or with telehealth providers like American Well, so why waste money and time on an in - person doctor visit when you can improve your health at a lower cost in the comfort of your own home?

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«It costs $ 250 - 300 to feed everyone at a Sunday lunch,» says Stefan, who has taken the decision to stop holding the lunches for the time being.

He was so intent on saving everyone else that it cost him big - time as he's now burned thru Riley and Spiers and in a game that they should've never been in.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really waTime for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really watime and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really watime to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really watime on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

Everyone in the organization benefits from long - term employee retention, and the business saves money on training costs and orientation time.3

Congressman Pete King (R - Seaford) issued a statement condemning the fees, saying: «At a time when the cost of travel teams is prohibitive for so many families and taxes are too high for everyone, it is unconscionable for the County to be imposing fees which will prevent so many young kids from having the opportunity to play our National Pastime.»

Everyone knows that wind turbine which are built on the most windy cost will end up standing still for maybe 50 % of the time, I have a large wind farm next to me right now it's windy and two out of the twelve turbines are turning, most days we have one turning and I've yet to see more then four turning.

There were tools to do this, but not everyone had them,» Corn adds, referring to other proteins that can cut specific genes, but cost more and require more time.

But I know that many times a gym membership isn't the most cost - effective solution for getting fit, and going isn't for everyone.

Your employee onboarding process will be far quicker than waiting for a time that suits everyone for face - to - face training, which will save your organization a lot of money in the long - term; with both turnover costs and productivity.

Well, let's apply the ingredient of context to all learning, because the cost of failure is high for everyone — all time is precious.

When you add up travel costs and time, lunches, hotels, plus the amount of energy deployed by everyone to get there, you realize that a single training session represents a lot of investment, in terms of budget and people availability.

While some school districts are facing higher air conditioning costs as result of starting in August, a report by the Los Angeles Times highlights three reasons why superintendents, administrators and teachers believe that an earlier start to the school year is beneficial for everyone.

It's a benefit for everyone, helping to reduce technology expenditures, the cost of managing technology, and the time that teachers spend adapting to learners» assistive devices.

Educating teachers, parents and community members about school finance issues such as Full - Time Equivalency or FTEs, grant funding requirements and limitations along with basic operational costs will allow everyone that is involved with decision - making to develop a realistic vision of what is actually possible based on the amount of funding available.

Well, let's put aside the whole «will it pay back its initial investment» trope; I've used that one enough myself and, while still true, I think everyone realizes that any cost savings offered by plugging in an EV will take a very long time to pay off.

While you and everyone like you are saving money on the cost of refrigerators by postponing purchases, these companies would be hurting, big time.

I can't imagine how much that cost him, but everyone should take time to at least learn the basics.

Moving into the 1980's, streamlining the application and processing of mortgage loans is long overdue, will reduce client costs, improve processing times, reduce lost paperwork, reduce signature fraud, and generally make the process more satisfying for everyone.

Everyone takes a look at you and that cost me big time with inquiries.

One has to be careful here, because the time you are forced to conserve liquidity is often the same time that everyone else must do it as well, which means the cost of doing so could be high.

This time of year is full of commitments and costs, and everyone sometimes finds themselves in a situation where their expenses have gotten ahead of their paycheck.

With everyone looking to cut costs and the IRS conducting payroll audits on worker misclassification, let's take a look at the difference between full - time staff and contractors.

Two years later, everyone else has the same graduate degrees, you still have no experience (you have to keep your grades up at all costs, and working in a PhD lab is a full - time job in itself), competition is fiercer than ever, jobs have been outsourced (even in STEM), and you're also competing with visa - holding foreign workers in the US.

Everyone's a rookie first time around and it's easy to make mistakes - mistakes that could cost you a lot.

Offered free to qualified retailers, online training from Pet Store Pro is the cost - and time - efficient way to make sure everyone who works for you has the skills to make your store a success.

When it comes to that 50 percent limit on meals, everyone traveling away from home for any length of time may deduct half of the per diem allowance or «Standard Meal Allowance» (SMA), rather than half of the actual cost of meals, laundry, cleaning and tips.

Not everyone has the time or funds to have their dog professionally groomed as often as they'd like, so in - between - bath products not only offer convenience but also cost savings.»

Everyone is looking for ways to cut costs and you may be tempted to scale back efforts to market your practice in these tough times.

Yes sometimes the cost of doing so can be tremendous and sometimes a great deal of time is required but that is where this rescue shines, everyone pulls together to make it happen.

This idea was not popular at the time, so in 1986 she founded the Celia Hammond Animal Trust, with the main objective of setting up low cost neuter and vaccination clinics, thus bringing responsible pet ownership within the reach of everyone.

I applaud everyone willing to join this effort now, when there is still time to make the difference this industry needs for a lot less cost.

Created by the Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA) and offered free to qualified retailers, Pet Store Pro is the cost - and time - efficient way to teach everyone who works for you essential skills.

Economy class awards cost less and are relatively easy to secure unless you're trying to get to places at the same time everyone else wants to go.

- first 30 mins or so can be confusing if you haven't played the demo - Yew Geneolgia is the leader of the Three Cavaliers, who guide the Crystalguard into battle - mission of the Crystalguard is to Protect pope Agnes Oblige from harm at all costs - Agnes is captured by this game's new villain, Kaiser Oblivion - together with Cryst - Fairy Anne, they hatch a plan that becomes more apparent as you move along - one of Yew's longterm partners, Janne, has betrayed everyone and actually works for this newly formed Empire - he killed most of the remaining Crystalguard - Yew finds the final member Nikolai of the Cavaliers before his death and requests of him to simply walk away - Yew is determined to bring Agnes back from the airship she is being held captive on - Yew is young and gets easily scared - Edea Lee from the previous game returns - Magnolia Arch, a Ba'al Buster warrior who claims to come from the moon also appears - between lines of English dialogue, she speaks lines of French as well - there is a long chat between all three characters about how adventuring and camping can be a ton of fun - Party Chat makes its return, and seems a bit more humorous this time - Tiz Arrior will also join your team - some things in Luxendarc have changed since the last game - the world is more united against this common threat - if you beat all enemies in a single turn, it enables the «Bring It On!»

Despite its amazing stable of titles, it was obvious to everyone at the time that mainstream success would elude the Neo Geo while it remained such an outlandishly expensive proposition, so in 1994 SNK released the Neo Geo CD, which had the same internal technology but used compact discs in order to dramatically bring down the cost of software.

I've been a solar enthusiast for a long time, and I recall the days — not that long ago actually — when everyone was saying, «Solar will really take off when we can get the production up and the cost down.»

Because of the way opportunity costs compound over time the world at the turn of the next century will be poorer by the equivalent of $ Quadrillions and I suspect, if we could send a probe to our future descendants to ask if they would prefer a little less CO2 or an extra $ 500,000 each for everyone on Earth, the answer we get back would not be congratulatory for surrendering to these brain dead mooks.

(hint: lower costs, better staff, higher sales, better profits, avoiding fines or jail — take your pick — but non-carbon energy has to be cheaper and better than FF on every yardstick or it is a waste of everyone's time)

You would see the true cost of electricity if everyone was put on time of use since that more accurately reflects the cost to the utility.

Alternatively the time is spent and the debate about how many angels can stand on a pinhead, and how much they are going to be paid for trying, takes place and distracts everyone from the real business of dealing with cases justly and at proportionate cost.

Of these options, I prefer to (1) reimburse everyone's out - of - pocket costs, (2) calculate the attorney fee under the retainer and give the client his share, (3) give the party that fronted the litigation costs 10 % of the fee, and (4) if the party that got the client is not the same as # 3, give her a 20 % minimum, with an extra share if her proportion of time billed exceeds 20 % of the total time billed (calculated by dollar amount, not time).

Now is the time, before the challenges arise, to describe and ensure that everyone understands the economics of your law firm, both in terms of revenue and overhead costs.

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One sided homemade agreements where someone is at an informational disadvantage waste everyone's time and ramp up legal costs to fix them.