I gave my friend the answer to his financial problem, but he did nothing with it!

Well, now if you'd charged him a consulting fee of $50, he might have acted on your advice.

If you'd charged him a consulting fee of $500, he'd probably have acted on your advice.

If you'd charged him a consulting fee of $5,000, he'd have a profitable business by now.

And, if you'd charged him a consulting fee of $50,000, he'd be looking at franchising his operation or an IPO ...

Family and friends make the worst clients. After all, they remember how you forgot the hot dogs for that beach party five summers ago (or was it six), or how your closet is filled with Buffy the Vampire Slayer memorabilia, or (INSERT PERSONAL QUIRK OR PUBLIC MISTAKE HERE). Hard to take someone seriously who forgot the hot dogs back in '98 (or was it '96 ...)


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