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Wow. Just found the spreadsheet showing every partners draw

Firm is about 70 lawyers. Founding partners made $1.4mm ...
brindle point
  03/26/13
city [size]? what's the highest associate salary?
insecure fuchsia queen of the night stag film
  03/26/13
SF No idea about salaries. There are "of counsel&qu...
brindle point
  03/26/13
(episode on The Practice)
slate chest-beating useless brakes main people
  05/26/13
...
indigo razzle indian lodge kitty
  03/26/13
well, TBF, this is a smaller firm. at the big firms they ar...
brindle point
  03/26/13
...
indigo razzle indian lodge kitty
  03/26/13
no, i'm 05'. probably will be more like $250k. at my ...
brindle point
  03/26/13
Class of the year 500-something? You're way under paid, bre...
frisky cerebral yarmulke rigpig
  03/26/13
2005?
brindle point
  03/26/13
I was just fucking with you bro, because you typed 05' inste...
frisky cerebral yarmulke rigpig
  03/26/13
(Guy who changed his poast to avoid "The Game") ...
odious frum famous landscape painting
  05/26/13
tyft
odious frum famous landscape painting
  05/26/13
375 is a lot more than 200 you have to realize that there...
swashbuckling alcoholic home azn
  03/26/13
...
indigo razzle indian lodge kitty
  03/26/13
man, this is depressing. I should just go back to my old fi...
brindle point
  03/26/13
nah, money aint everything bro. if you have no loans 250k is...
swashbuckling alcoholic home azn
  03/26/13
yeah. It is more that I'd like to save some more. Definite...
brindle point
  03/26/13
what's your top line expenses/savings like now?
swashbuckling alcoholic home azn
  03/26/13
with wife, like $2.5k into the 401k and $4k in after tax sav...
brindle point
  03/26/13
oh you save a shitload then bro. what are you worried about
swashbuckling alcoholic home azn
  03/26/13
I would save another $60k a year...
brindle point
  03/26/13
motherfuck yeah it's a lot more than 200 your breakdown sho...
Stirring Stock Car
  03/26/13
how else would you put it
swashbuckling alcoholic home azn
  03/26/13
you can live the same lifestyle and retire at 45 at 375k or ...
Stirring Stock Car
  03/26/13
agree with this in theory but i would argue in a really high...
Drab native
  03/26/13
wtf can u get on an $1800 a month mortgage? a closet?
sepia concupiscible trump supporter
  03/26/13
lol typo, meant $800k-$1M mortgage. for $1800/mo you can ...
Drab native
  03/26/13
yeah 100k definitely does not apply to SF/MFH. then again a ...
swashbuckling alcoholic home azn
  03/26/13
?
peach razzle-dazzle chapel
  03/26/13
...
indigo razzle indian lodge kitty
  03/26/13
?
peach razzle-dazzle chapel
  03/26/13
not to rain on your parade, but many doc systems have "...
adulterous glittery theatre macaca
  03/26/13
true story. A dood I work with went out on vacation and...
frisky cerebral yarmulke rigpig
  03/26/13
wtf was the associate thinking when she tried to cover her f...
insecure fuchsia queen of the night stag film
  03/26/13
she changed the documents to make it look like my buddy fuck...
frisky cerebral yarmulke rigpig
  03/26/13
just LOL. care to explain what actually got fucked up at clo...
insecure fuchsia queen of the night stag film
  03/26/13
yeah. not sure how I can be blamed for looking at it when i...
brindle point
  03/26/13
"yeah, not sure how i can get blamed for something that...
fear-inspiring mind-boggling theater stage
  03/26/13
...
Medicated motley stead
  03/26/13
...
Appetizing dilemma
  03/26/13
...
Khaki Idiotic Institution Goyim
  05/03/13
Not just law
Flatulent Marvelous Stage Incel
  05/26/13
You should delete the document to be safe.
Bearded feces black woman
  03/26/13
...
swashbuckling alcoholic home azn
  03/26/13
...
sepia concupiscible trump supporter
  03/26/13
At the risk of sounding beta, you probably want to let someo...
crystalline wrinkle
  03/26/13
Relatedly, have you ever looked at your own docs to see who ...
ruby office
  05/03/13
250K in SF = what in Low COL ARE country? 40k-50k?
180 abnormal area voyeur
  03/26/13
seems perfectly reasonable. what did you think it would be?
harsh hall
  03/26/13
this is what I expected. just more surprised that they have...
brindle point
  03/26/13
maybe there's a secret multiplier, like 0.5, and they really...
harsh hall
  03/26/13
did you add yourself to the spread sheet as a partner yet?
lilac filthy pervert organic girlfriend
  03/26/13
yes. I gave myself $800k. That is reasonable, right?
brindle point
  03/26/13
good thinking that way, even if someone looks at it and t...
lilac filthy pervert organic girlfriend
  03/26/13
it was actually $798,586. That looked more "real"...
brindle point
  03/26/13
What's unreasonable about any of this
pearl market
  03/26/13
Lot of spreadsheets being discovered lately.
Honey-headed tripping plaza filthpig
  03/26/13


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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:12 PM
Author: brindle point

Firm is about 70 lawyers.

Founding partners made $1.4mm last year. Newest partner (02 grad) made $375k. Firm averaged $605k ppp.

Not sure what to think about this, but can't believe they have this document on the system with no lock.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885666)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:14 PM
Author: insecure fuchsia queen of the night stag film

city [size]?

what's the highest associate salary?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885672)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:17 PM
Author: brindle point

SF

No idea about salaries. There are "of counsel" and "senior counsel" that probably make more than partners because of their clients and just don't have any interest in being a partner...but not 100% sure.

I make $200k, and between origination and hours will get like a $50-70k bonus.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885680)



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Date: May 26th, 2013 7:35 PM
Author: slate chest-beating useless brakes main people

(episode on The Practice)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#23274292)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:22 PM
Author: indigo razzle indian lodge kitty



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885700)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:23 PM
Author: brindle point

well, TBF, this is a smaller firm. at the big firms they are making many multiples of this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885710)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:24 PM
Author: indigo razzle indian lodge kitty



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885712)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:29 PM
Author: brindle point

no, i'm 05'.

probably will be more like $250k.

at my old firm this year I would have made like $340k if I had stayed, so it isn't as exciting.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885734)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:30 PM
Author: frisky cerebral yarmulke rigpig

Class of the year 500-something? You're way under paid, brej. Should also probably specialize in vampire law or Highlander law, depending on how you've managed to live for the past 1500 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885743)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:33 PM
Author: brindle point

2005?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885754)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:34 PM
Author: frisky cerebral yarmulke rigpig

I was just fucking with you bro, because you typed 05' instead of '05.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885756)



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Date: May 26th, 2013 7:45 PM
Author: odious frum famous landscape painting

(Guy who changed his poast to avoid "The Game")

(Methos)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#23274369)



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Date: May 26th, 2013 7:45 PM
Author: odious frum famous landscape painting

tyft

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#23274366)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:38 PM
Author: swashbuckling alcoholic home azn

375 is a lot more than 200

you have to realize that there is some amount that's required you to get over the hump of a upper middle class lifestyle (rent/mortgage on a nice place, car, food, kids, vacations, whatever), and anything on top of that is discretionary spending. so let's say for arguments sake that amount is 100k.

200k is only 100k+ more than that (60k after taxes aka an extra 5k a month), but $375k is 150k+ after taxes (aka an extra 12k a month). +7k a month discretionary income is a lot of extra money. that's a super nice vacation every month

at $200k you still care about purchases in the several hundred dollar range

at $375 you can afford to not give a shit about most expenses until they are over a few k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885781)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:46 PM
Author: indigo razzle indian lodge kitty



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885827)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:48 PM
Author: brindle point

man, this is depressing. I should just go back to my old firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885835)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:55 PM
Author: swashbuckling alcoholic home azn

nah, money aint everything bro. if you have no loans 250k is a lot of of money. the above poaster is right in that 375k aint fuck you rich by any means, so it's mostly just buying additional shit you probably dont really need

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885873)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:57 PM
Author: brindle point

yeah. It is more that I'd like to save some more. Definitely don't care about buying more stuff. I have a family.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885881)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:58 PM
Author: swashbuckling alcoholic home azn

what's your top line expenses/savings like now?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885891)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:02 PM
Author: brindle point

with wife, like $2.5k into the 401k and $4k in after tax savings per month, plus saving the $50k bonus (so like another $30k).

if my wife didn't work we'd be losing money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885917)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:17 PM
Author: swashbuckling alcoholic home azn

oh you save a shitload then bro. what are you worried about

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22886059)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:19 PM
Author: brindle point

I would save another $60k a year...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22886077)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:52 PM
Author: Stirring Stock Car

motherfuck yeah it's a lot more than 200

your breakdown shows it, but it doesn't demonstrate it sufficiently.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885856)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:57 PM
Author: swashbuckling alcoholic home azn

how else would you put it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885878)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:04 PM
Author: Stirring Stock Car

you can live the same lifestyle and retire at 45 at 375k or at 65 at 200k

with the same lifestyle after retirement

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885934)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:01 PM
Author: Drab native

agree with this in theory but i would argue in a really high COL area like SF, you need at least $350-400k combined to have that upper middle class lifestyle and comfortably afford your $1800-M mortgage, cars, kids, 2 vacays/year, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885912)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:08 PM
Author: sepia concupiscible trump supporter

wtf can u get on an $1800 a month mortgage? a closet?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885976)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:09 PM
Author: Drab native

lol typo, meant $800k-$1M mortgage.

for $1800/mo you can prob get a studio in the tenderloin.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885988)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:19 PM
Author: swashbuckling alcoholic home azn

yeah 100k definitely does not apply to SF/MFH. then again a 'minimum' of 400k is pretty unreasonable too. you can be pretty happy on 250k in sf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22886070)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:48 PM
Author: peach razzle-dazzle chapel

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885839)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:51 PM
Author: indigo razzle indian lodge kitty



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885852)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:58 PM
Author: peach razzle-dazzle chapel

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885889)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:40 PM
Author: adulterous glittery theatre macaca

not to rain on your parade, but many doc systems have "history" lists of people who view/edit the document, so be careful breh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885796)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:41 PM
Author: frisky cerebral yarmulke rigpig

true story.

A dood I work with went out on vacation and had another associate take care of closing a deal while he was gone. closing got all fucked up, and my buddy was taking a lot of heat. he manned up and took it, but was surprised because he spent a lot of time making sure everything was perfect and ready to go. so he checks the document history of a few keys docs and sees that the other associate edited them after the closing to cover her fuck up. needless to say, shit rained down on the other associate.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885801)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:01 PM
Author: insecure fuchsia queen of the night stag film

wtf was the associate thinking when she tried to cover her fuck up? how would that have worked exactly if the closing already got fucked up?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885913)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:02 PM
Author: frisky cerebral yarmulke rigpig

she changed the documents to make it look like my buddy fucked something up on a checklist and some related docs, which in turn caused the closing to go wrong.

in reality, she fucked everything up and had she followed my buddy's docs, everything would have been fine.

she's a worthless cunt that is somehow still at the firm. I avoid her at all costs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885922)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:06 PM
Author: insecure fuchsia queen of the night stag film

just LOL. care to explain what actually got fucked up at closing? did some bro just sign the wrong doc or something?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885945)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:43 PM
Author: brindle point

yeah. not sure how I can be blamed for looking at it when it is on the system.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885809)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:58 PM
Author: fear-inspiring mind-boggling theater stage

"yeah, not sure how i can get blamed for something that is objectively reasonable and not indicative of any fault on my part"

sup bro who's never worked in a large law firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885888)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:02 PM
Author: Medicated motley stead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885920)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:10 PM
Author: Appetizing dilemma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885999)



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Date: May 3rd, 2013 8:34 PM
Author: Khaki Idiotic Institution Goyim



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#23129474)



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Date: May 26th, 2013 7:30 PM
Author: Flatulent Marvelous Stage Incel

Not just law

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#23274250)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:55 PM
Author: Bearded feces black woman

You should delete the document to be safe.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885871)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:56 PM
Author: swashbuckling alcoholic home azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885875)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:09 PM
Author: sepia concupiscible trump supporter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885980)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:15 PM
Author: crystalline wrinkle

At the risk of sounding beta, you probably want to let someone know it's up there. I know someone who got canned for being in exactly your situation (viewing a sensitive document that someone failed to protect and then didn't say anything)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22886038)



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Date: May 3rd, 2013 10:45 PM
Author: ruby office

Relatedly, have you ever looked at your own docs to see who has been in yours? Usually they are just looking for precedent materials, but it was kinda creepy to see all kinds of people in my shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#23130210)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 8:44 PM
Author: 180 abnormal area voyeur

250K in SF = what in Low COL ARE country? 40k-50k?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885812)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:05 PM
Author: harsh hall

seems perfectly reasonable. what did you think it would be?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885937)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:09 PM
Author: brindle point

this is what I expected. just more surprised that they have it in an unlocked document on the system.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885989)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:12 PM
Author: harsh hall

maybe there's a secret multiplier, like 0.5, and they really only make half of that, and they just leave it there so associates stay thinking they will make more money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22886011)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:06 PM
Author: lilac filthy pervert organic girlfriend

did you add yourself to the spread sheet as a partner yet?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885952)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:09 PM
Author: brindle point

yes. I gave myself $800k. That is reasonable, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885983)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:10 PM
Author: lilac filthy pervert organic girlfriend

good thinking

that way, even if someone looks at it and thinks something is wrong, they won't make a stink.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885994)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:11 PM
Author: brindle point

it was actually $798,586. That looked more "real".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22886004)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:08 PM
Author: pearl market

What's unreasonable about any of this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885968)



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Date: March 26th, 2013 9:10 PM
Author: Honey-headed tripping plaza filthpig

Lot of spreadsheets being discovered lately.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2214585&forum_id=2#22885996)