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7 March 2016 | 37 replies
Gift basket, dinner out, when the house closes.
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22 February 2018 | 5 replies
I do most of the work and we sit and have dinner at a fine restaurant to plan our future and our investments together and write the planning session off on our taxes.
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6 September 2017 | 2 replies
Once I was at the dinner table talking, I'd ask them what their goals are.
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26 April 2011 | 1 reply
Should I offer to take him to dinner?
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25 January 2024 | 36 replies
As others have said, get one from attending local meetups, being a friend, focus on building relationships (buy people dinner and deliver it to their office/jobsite) and try to find someone that is just a little ahead of you.
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28 February 2015 | 6 replies
There is even a blog of the analysis being done available here:@Danny Duran and @Chris Clothier - we were talking this over dinner that night in SF.http://yorkandfig.com/Omi
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15 December 2017 | 49 replies
I like the Roman Orgy (dinner) at the Magic Time Machine!
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8 June 2023 | 29 replies
I would only do gas (propane) because of fire hazard, but them we live in a high fire hazard area (for about half the year).Propane is inexpensive and you can allow (1) 5 gal tank per stay, that should be enough for a couple of cozy fires after dinner and will discourage all night partying at the fire-pit.
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11 September 2015 | 15 replies
One sentence that i want to point out is this "For instance, a friend may want to give you a fancy restaurant dinner to thank you for your help, but someone at your state licensing agency may decide that the meal is a fee.
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16 September 2016 | 2 replies
You can expense dinners, miles, clothes, office space, cell phone, wifi, and education when you have an LLC