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Solos: Rate my office equipment list and budget ITT for going solo
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Date: December 29th, 2019 8:23 PM Author: Chestnut rehab Only things not included are a new PC (using my existing laptop), billing software, and I need to research one of the cloud server companies.
Desk Apex Elite series 71” standing desk - $580 https://www.amazon.com/ApexDesk-Elite-Electric-Height-Adjustable/dp/B079MGVDFY
Printer Brother HL-L5200DWT - $270
TN850 refill -
Label and Postage Printer - DYMO Label Writer 450 Twin Turbo label printer - $180
Scanner Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1500 - $420
Stapler - High capacity stapler - $80 (already have normal one) Cutting Board - $80
Desk Chair - $500 budget - TBD
Lamp - $230
Management Software/Billing - ??? Quickbooks - https://quickbooks.intuit.com/desktop/pro/ $300
Cloud Server with PC backup - $??
Adobe acrobat Pro - $450 - https://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Acrobat-2017-Windows-Download/dp/B071FMXF95
MS Office - $250 standalone - laptop Office 365 - Office 365 Business Premium - $12.50/mo
Magnetic White board - $65
TOTAL ESTIMATE: $3,350.00 plus cloud service cost, plus billing software, plus new PC
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:42 PM Author: laughsome ceo tanning salon I recommend that you keep spare toner around, and have a backup printer and scanner as well. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346899) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 11:11 PM Author: Excitant stead [wrong spot] (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347362) |
Date: December 29th, 2019 8:24 PM Author: Contagious Potus 280000000000 not a solo tho (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346479) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 8:25 PM Author: Opaque cowardly dilemma headpube you don't need all that. especially fuck postage, just do stamps.com (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346485) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 11:14 PM Author: Excitant stead I think a label printer is worth it. You can waste a ton of time fucking around with labels run through your main printer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347377) |
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Date: January 1st, 2020 11:12 PM Author: 180 house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39362596) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 8:28 PM Author: henna box office private investor Are those affiliate links? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346498) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 8:55 PM Author: Chestnut rehab nope. my own personal research (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346624) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 8:33 PM Author: Motley kitty *sponsored poast* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346526) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 8:46 PM Author: Pontificating hairless shrine fat ankles No westlaw/lexis? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346574) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 8:55 PM Author: Chestnut rehab that too
haven't checked westlaw in a long time, but solo subscription lexis is under $150/mo I think
office space I am eyeing in the future might include westlaw in the rent |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 8:58 PM Author: Brindle Trust Fund You don't need all this crap to open a business. Start with the cheapest stuff possible, then upgrade as you can afford it only when absolutely necessary.
It's not so much the spending 3 grand, it's that you have to have an attitude of constantly trying to maximize your profits, by raising revenue and lowering expenses. |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:08 PM Author: Chestnut rehab yeah but a lot of this is what I need at a minimum. I need Adobe Acrobat and Office, for example. I need a printer. Need a scanner. I can't do what I do without them, I use them every single day currently.
Shit like the desk and chair are more luxuries, but oh well, thats like $1000
The lamp ($230) is a splurge, no doubt. |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:44 PM Author: Brindle Trust Fund Libre Office. Free download.
Again, it's not about the specific amount of money. It's about getting into that mindset of maximizing your profit. |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:45 PM Author: Excitant stead Terrible advice. Just fucking terrible.
Libre Office screws up things all the time when working with Word files. |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 11:16 PM Author: Chestnut rehab Yeah I have libreoffice too. No way I’m sending a redline to a client in libreoffice
MS office is a non negotiable for me |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 1:43 AM Author: vigorous coffee pot rofl @ this POWERGOY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347947) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:25 AM Author: costumed dead spot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39348622) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:47 PM Author: Excitant stead That is Dave Ramsey-level nonsense: "You gotta fool yourself with psychological tricks for imbeciles." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346929) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 12:56 AM Author: Overrated french chef (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347817) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 7:04 AM Author: burgundy pervert cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39348265) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:03 PM Author: Excitant stead This is the king of staplers.
https://www.amazon.com/Swingline-Stapler-High-Capacity-Capacity-Reduced/dp/B00006IFLA/ |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:06 PM Author: Chestnut rehab I copped this one https://www.amazon.com/Swingline-Desktop-Staplers-Capacity-87845/dp/B001PME62K (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346677) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:09 PM Author: Excitant stead Never used that one, but the one I posted is awesome. It's smooth and easily goes through thick stacks without fucking up. Happy stapling. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346694) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:16 PM Author: Chestnut rehab 1800 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346734) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2020 2:26 AM Author: beady-eyed angry sneaky criminal I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but you fucked up big-time bro. If you do ONE thing in 2020, return this stapler. Or throw it out the window. This is not flame. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39363331) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2020 12:16 AM Author: Chestnut rehab Not flame I returned it today. What do you recommend? I want something that takes standard staples (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39368963) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:07 PM Author: Excitant stead Microsoft Office 2019 - $8
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Office-2019-Professional-Plus-Official-Download-Key-Fast-Delivery/383342183607 |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:18 AM Author: slate at-the-ready digit ratio doesthat actually work (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39348602) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:42 AM Author: Excitant stead Yes. Or at least sellers like that sell keys that work. I don't know about that particular seller, but they have ok reviews. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39348677) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 2:47 PM Author: histrionic casino I've bought gray market software on eBay dozens of times and never had it not work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350448) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:02 PM Author: Excitant stead I had a serial expire after a week once, but they immediately sent another, which worked. And, in that case, it might have been my fault.
If you look for sellers with lots of sales and good feedback scores, you'll probably be fine.
In other news, eBay is also a great place to get updated maps for cars instead of going to the dealer. |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:14 PM Author: Excitant stead I'd get a color laser. Life without color would suck. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346720) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:16 PM Author: Chestnut rehab I currently only use monochrome at the office and its all I need. The occasional color print I need, I just go to kinkos. More than makes up for it in the cost of ink.
Maybe down the road I'll get a second printer for color prints, but at first I just want a two drawer workhorse (with one drawer dedicated to legal size paper) that can hold a shit load of paper |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:21 PM Author: Excitant stead Who uses legal size these days?
COLOR 4 LYFE |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:32 PM Author: Trip wild church building With real estate stuff it's still fairly common to use legal size (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346851) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:34 PM Author: Excitant stead I haven't seen it in years.
I swear it's some old school trick for reducing recording fees. Everyone hates legal size. |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 11:17 PM Author: Chestnut rehab Yep. That and some estate stuff (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347394) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 12:14 AM Author: Spruce Address ...wouldn't you just not run out/buy colored ink that often if you rarely print in color? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347645) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:20 PM Author: Excitant stead Acrobat Pro 2017 - $80
https://softofdown.com/adobe-acrobat-pro-65281163 |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:22 PM Author: Chestnut rehab Isn’t that flame and illegal? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346782) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:26 PM Author: Excitant stead I have no idea whether it's illegal, but if you find it through Google Shopping (as I did), I think you at least get plausible deniability. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346801) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 1:53 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig yes and kirbymo is currently running a bar sting operation. this is a retarded way to try to save a couple bucks.
I actually use Nuance PDF pro which, as best I can tell, does the exact same things adobe does but is 1/4 the cost. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:26 PM Author: Chestnut rehab I mean, I get pirating software and shit when you are a college kid, but I'm opening up a law office. The last thing I want to deal with is getting sued by Microsoft for using unlicensed software. It's worth the peace of mind to just buy it the right way. And it's paid for after an hour or two of work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350743) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:36 PM Author: vigorous coffee pot "peace of mind," the POWERGOY literally lisped (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350816) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 6:49 PM Author: Excitant stead No sting!
There are lots of pdf programs that do ok (I have Nitro Pro right now), but none are as good as Acrobat. For instance, Acrobat does OCR better, it does optimization better, it does bookmarking and linking better, and it has better and more complete hotkeys. |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:21 PM Author: mischievous talented chapel I like mycase for billing (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346765) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:22 PM Author: Chestnut rehab Will check it out
Ty |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 9:35 PM Author: vigorous coffee pot rofl this poast reeks of POWERGOY in every possible way. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39346860) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 10:13 PM Author: Brindle Trust Fund Cr. What's this "billing software" he wants to waste his money on? Just type out invoices in a Word document. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347073) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 12:11 AM Author: vigorous coffee pot cr. rofl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347640) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 10:26 PM Author: Trip wild church building I have no clue why people are giving you shit, most of this stuff is pretty essential and will last for years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347117) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 11:19 PM Author: Chestnut rehab Yeah I agree.
Also I’m forming an LLC for this, can’t I write a lot of this shit off anyway? |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 11:21 PM Author: Trip wild church building Well yea but your ability to write stuff off has nothing to do with your LLC formation (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347417) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 11:24 PM Author: Chestnut rehab True (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347434) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 2:20 PM Author: vigorous coffee pot rofl @ ur goyishe understanding of business, bro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350235) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:55 PM Author: Chestnut rehab why all the hate man? I need support, this shit is scary (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350946) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:59 PM Author: vigorous coffee pot u need tough love. your entire goyishe way of approaching this is fundamentally flawed.
every retarded POWERGOY purchase can be rationalized with the twisted goy logic of "welp, it'll pay itself off with only a few hours of work." that's the exact wrong way to look at things. you should minimize costs as much as you can, period. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:05 PM Author: Exhilarant Dark Volcanic Crater Shut the fuck up you tedious autistic queer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351026) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:09 PM Author: vigorous coffee pot solid substantive contribution! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351051) |
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Date: December 29th, 2019 11:26 PM Author: Titillating Thirsty Indian Lodge Gaming Laptop 180 man you're going to kill it. i bootlegged adobe and bought an ms office license key for $5 on ebay if that saves a few bucks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347439) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 12:15 AM Author: rusted business firm new version Get this printer instead and don't buy a scanner. I have a very high volume practice and this works fine for printing and scanning. You don't need color printing either: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0763X6TCW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Also, don't buy a hard copy of adobe pro. Buy adobe document cloud and adobe sign. Do all your retainers/releases by electronic signature.
For Microsoft just do Microsoft Office 365. It gives you 5 licenses and you can create 5 accounts on top of that (each with 5 licenses). This means you can use it on 25 computers for one annual fee.
Use Asana for task management.
You don't need a label printer. Just print directly onto your envelopes. No one gives a shit. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 12:43 AM Author: Chestnut rehab Thanks
Is office 365 the exact same programs as the stand alone office? You can use them offline and stuff?
Does asana do billing?
Label printer would be a lot for printing postage.
I’ll look into that adobe thing. I would be doing more than just retainer/esigning
Any recs on cloud server company? I just want to keep client files on it and let me back it up to a physical hard drive or my own PC. I’m sure this is simple but I know nothing about this stuff |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 12:46 AM Author: rusted business firm new version Yes, Office 365 can be used offline. You install it onto your computer.
Asana is just task management.
Get a Pitney Bowes machine for postage (they are cheap).
Adobe document cloud lets you edit and alter pdfs any way you need.
Get dropbox or google drive for your file storage.
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Date: December 30th, 2019 12:53 AM Author: Chestnut rehab Thanks brother (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39347805) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:26 AM Author: Excitant stead "Get a Pitney Bowes machine for postage (they are cheap)."
You say you're printing your envelopes. Why don't you also print your postage? |
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Date: January 1st, 2020 11:15 PM Author: 180 house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39362611) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2020 2:18 AM Author: Excitant stead Not if you're printing the envelopes at the same time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39363315) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2020 8:30 PM Author: 180 house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39367253) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2020 12:30 AM Author: Excitant stead Stamps.com just prints regular black for the postage. Maybe there's postage that prints in another color, but I don't recall coming access it in Stamps.com. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39369049) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 6:47 AM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse I use google drive which auto syncs certain folders so I can effectively throw my computer in the ocean, open a brand new computer login and have immediate access to my files.
Dropbox is fine also, CSLG uses it and it’s great. Both are very cheap.
One thing you may want is a gsuite account, you can run your email through it doodikoff@doodikoff.org and you get something like unlimited storage for like 8 dollars a month.
Look into quickbooks online. I use that rather than the desktop version and it’s been incredibly easy working with my CPA because she can just login anytime and everything will be there in real time (syncs with bank accounts and business credit card). |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:13 AM Author: Chestnut rehab Thanks man
A buddy recommended google drive for that same reason |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 2:02 PM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse I also have the printer CSLG recommended and it's great for everything you'll probably need.
Also, check ebay for scan snaps and other office equipment type stuff. I bought my work computer off there a 4 yr old thinkpad x1 carbon for like 350 dollars and it works great. Wiped it and installed Windows Enterprise which I was able to locate through reddit along with like a student account of office or something.
Also bought two monitors off ebay, two docking stations and scan snaps for office and home, etc. All work great and were 1/5 the price for the same items on amazon.
Adobe I pay 14 dollars a month for pro and get the docu-sign as part of that package, it's well worth it. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:33 PM Author: Chestnut rehab that's a great idea.
How would you rate this thinkpad? How old is it? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X1-Carbon-3rd-Gen-3-14-FHD-i7-5600U-8GB-RAM-512GB-SSD/174128181185?hash=item288ad92fc1:g:pPEAAOSwbEFd-I4G#viTabs_0 |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 5:27 PM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse looks almost identical to mine so I would rate it 180. I believe it came out in 2015. I love mine with the exception of the screen which leaves something to be desired if you're working directly off the laptop. It's not particularly bright.
Here's a review: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X1-Carbon-Ultrabook-Review.138033.0.html
Just make sure you read the seller reviews on Ebay and see what they commonly sell. Many are pro sellers who buy up huge quantities of off lease corporate machines, refurb them and re-sell them. These are general the best guys to buy from. Monitors and docking stations are generally relatively easy to tell if they work just by reading the item description.
However, 99% of the time mine is hooked up to an external monitor and it's great. After a year or two if you're making money, you can upgrade and use it as a tax write off.
The one other thing is no matter what you buy you should wipe it completely and reinstall a new version of Windows. Easy to do. I highly recommend Enterprise if you can find a license. I found a version that came with just the bare bones of windows meaning absolutely no bloatware and it only updates once in a while with essential security updates. I'll see if I can figure out where I got it and link to it. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 5:39 PM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse link to Windows Guides https://saidit.net/s/sjain_guides/comments/9p4/microsoft_windows_710_full_indepth_guide_to/
You want a version of enterprise, the best of which is LTSC See this link for a description... https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/8pfnun/how_to_download_and_install_windows_10_ltsb/
There's no way to go out and "buy" this softwared as it was rolled out exclusively for large corporations where the bloatware and other things could impact their machines and network, but it's far superior to all other versions of Windows.
However, you can always just get Pro and you'll be fine. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 5:44 PM Author: Chestnut rehab thank you. Does Pro do the same thing? I never understood the difference (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351575) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 6:08 PM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse Pro is just their general business software for small and larger businesses, but it includes bloatware. There's two versions of Enterprise as well one which includes bloatware and one that's bare bones. The one with bloatware is basically the same as PRO.
It's not a huge deal either way, you can delete most of the stuff, I just prefer having a very basic version of Windows, without the "App Store" or any of the other bullshit that clutters up the software. Some of it you can hide and delete to get it pretty close but some you can't. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 2:09 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig I use QB desktop, and wherever possible I use the desktop rather than the online version of software. With online versions, you are at the whim of the company changing price or, probably worse, "upgrading" and forcing you to learn a different system. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350163) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 5:29 PM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse This is definitely true and something to consider. However, if Adobe ever raised their price you could easily just download the desktop version and use another e-signature company. Same thing goes for quickbooks. For me the ease of giving my CPA a login so she can do everything is well worth it.
I have not had to provide her with anything since giving her the login, it's all right there and updated daily so she can give me ongoing estimates of tax liability, etc. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:15 AM Author: Excitant stead COLOR 4 LYFE. I barely even work, and I can't imagine wasting time running around to a print shop to get, say, mediation, arbitration, or motion exhibits printed and then, on top of all of that, lacking the ability add late or updated exhibits. And it's extremely common for me to receive documents with color.
Acrobat DC isn't better than 2017 for normal pdf creation and editing. Its advantage is mobile use, some cloud features, and integration with Sign.
I've never used Sign, so I don't have any comment there. But I would note that there are many electronic signing options. For instance, Clio Grow is integrated with all the Clio stuff. DocuSign is everywhere. And there are a zillion little cheaper services (e.g., SignNow and Sign Request).
As for Office, why does he need 5, much less 25, licenses? It sounds like he's one dude. [edit - Office 365 might be a good idea if he wants to use Outlook for email and store his emails in the ☁️. That's perfectly reasonable.]
Printing directly on regular A10 envelopes is fine. I'd say it looks better in most cases. And that's generally what I do. But that doesn't work for, say, 9x12 envelopes, which are pretty common for me. If he's doing real estate work, I imagine he has a lot of mail that isn't regular A10 envelopes. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 12:08 PM Author: Chestnut rehab I literally don't need color at all. It rarely if ever comes up in my practice. And the ink is way more expensive, and color printers often do enraging shit like completely not print normal black and white pages if the yellow toner is too low. I guess I could spend $100 and get another color printer as a backup, but I just want a relatively fast monochrome laser printer that holds a lot of paper and has cheap per page average (a Brother TN850 toner cartridge is $0.014 per page)
I like his idea about office 365, I didnt know how it worked. I will be using a desktop PC and a laptop, so that's two licenses right there. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 2:59 PM Author: Excitant stead If you don't need color, fine. But do you print redlines (particularly, multiparty) or things like that to take with you, or just because you're sick of looking at a screen? If so it might be worth it. I dunno. You obviously know your practice better than I do. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350551) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 5:57 PM Author: Racy location Everything he said is CR
Except the scanner part
I FUCKING LOVE my ScanSnap.
JFC, it scans so much quicker and smoother than my Brother MFC. |
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Date: January 2nd, 2020 2:35 AM Author: beady-eyed angry sneaky criminal Scan Snap is a great product (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39363347) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:26 AM Author: Beta juggernaut hall wrt printer, yeah, no you buy a commercial printer that originally cost $10,000+ and is used. you don't buy some piece of shit $300 printer and think it will suffice. the commercial printers can be purchased for under $2,000 and will shit on your $300 piece of shit |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:31 AM Author: Chestnut rehab I like it. But to start out I'm getting the $275 printer. Eventually I'll hopefully afford the nicer printer. I won't even have an office for a while, working from home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474412) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:35 AM Author: Beta juggernaut hall will you not have clients in person? they are used to seeing big behemoth printers being used by their insurance person and their kids' school secretary i'm not exactly a solo, but having a copier that can print out a 35 page document fast is actually a valuable selling point |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:38 AM Author: Chestnut rehab of course I'll have clients in person, but I will meet them at this office I'm thinking about leasing conference room time, or at starbucks for the time being.
the printer I linked to does 42ppm (as well as multiple paper trays) and I have used similar smaller brother printers before and they work well. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 7:04 AM Author: burgundy pervert office rent? wework? home? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39348267) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:13 AM Author: Chestnut rehab Home at first. There’s a really nice office space for solos that a buddy of mine is in and loves it, expensive though. Kind of like an association of lawyers but really nice, lots of conference rooms, etc. Want to join it when I get off the ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39348588) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:41 AM Author: burgundy pervert where are you going to do client meetings? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39348674) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:35 PM Author: Chestnut rehab the association of lawyers thing I mentioned has a way to join it and use their facilities. I'm looking into it, don't know the cost or what exactly it offers. My buddy who rents space there started out as a member like this without office space, and he said it was worth every penny (due to the connections you make, conference room space, and free paper). Again, if its expensive i'll just meet people at starbucks for a while until things get rolling. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350801) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:15 AM Author: slate at-the-ready digit ratio This is why SuperGOY birdshit solos fail, they blow money on shit they dont need. Get a formal office and staff even when they not making any revenue. Even have seen birdshit goy cunts pay like 2k a month to maintain their website, ljl its just basic shit u can do for free or get pradeep in bangalore for a few bucks
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:23 AM Author: Excitant stead What's the "this," exactly? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39348617) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:40 AM Author: slate at-the-ready digit ratio most of that shit he dont need or can get way cheaper (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39348672) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:41 AM Author: Excitant stead Great contribution. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39348675) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 11:17 AM Author: vigorous coffee pot cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39349116) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 12:03 PM Author: Chestnut rehab other than a $580 standing desk and a $200 lamp, what about my list is above the norm? I'll be working from home, no office or staff. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39349420) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 2:21 PM Author: vigorous coffee pot all the retarded software expenditures.
get an all in one printer/scanner. why do u need two separate things? do you need a fucking $80 stapler? and a paper cutter? for what? is this kindergarten? |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:06 PM Author: Excitant stead The stapler is about $20.
I have no idea what the cutting is all about. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:37 PM Author: Chestnut rehab Most of the combined printer/scanner things suck ass for scanning stacks of documents. I know because I've used them before. Also if I upgrade my printer or if it breaks, I still have a pretty nice scanner on hand.
Not sure which software expenditures are bad other than the management software, which I probably won't get. However, I do want some easy to use billing software, and I have no idea which one is good and cheap. But the MS Office and Adobe Acrobat Pro are non-negotiable for me, my clients expect me to have these. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:46 PM Author: Trip wild church building DBG works at a big firm and would choke on his yarmulke if he had any idea how much the enterprise-grade equipment that he uses on a daily basis actually costs
His advice to get an all-in-one is fucking retarded |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:56 PM Author: vigorous coffee pot a solo doesn't need a ginormous office printer that holds 50,000 sheets of paper and scans at lightning speed (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350964) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:57 PM Author: Chestnut rehab I'd love to have the printer/scanner that I have at my office, but it costs like $15k. I think he's talking about the epson or brother printers that have a scanner on top. CSLG likes his, and I appreciate his advice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350970) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:00 PM Author: vigorous coffee pot i have a hp color laserjet pro mfp m277dw at home. it's fine. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350996) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:14 PM Author: Trip wild church building LOL, your scanner is only single-sided. You're a fucking moron for even suggesting that as a viable option. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351091) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:15 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig cr scanner absolutely *must* be double sided (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351100) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:16 PM Author: vigorous coffee pot fine get a similar thing that has a double-sided scanner. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351111) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:13 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig RTG bills is <$100 and works fine for billing. I will warn you it looks like something from 2001 but that is perfect for me. If you want something that looks like an iphone app go elsewhere (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351087) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:17 PM Author: Chestnut rehab thank you much for the suggestion. THis is the type of shit I need to know. I will look into it.
Not that I know jack shit about either, but does this have the ability to tie into quickbooks at all? |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:20 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig i don't know as I've never tried. Theoretically you can run billing through QB without even needing a separate program, but it looked very poorly implemented to me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351139) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 5:41 PM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse Check out Smokeball, Clio and MyCase. I haven't used any of them as I don't bill but I've heard good things about all three. Each company should demo it for you or give you a demo version to try and click around in. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351563) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 9:53 AM Author: federal hateful coldplay fan lol jfc. I think I spent like half of what you're spending on that stupid standing desk to furnish my whole office when I started working from home. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39348732) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 1:52 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig this is fine, it's fine.
But my advice is that before I went solo I spent a *ton* of time doing this kind of comparison shopping about what "supplies" I needed and I later realized it didn't matter at all; all this work was essentially a waste of time. It's perfectly fine to just have a laptop, a printer, a scanner, and a couple notepads. worst case you later find yourself having to run to Office Depot or Best Buy a couple times. There are more important things you should be doing. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 1:55 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig put otherwise, the difference in your law firm failing or succeeding isn't going to depend on what exact version of the scansnap you got, or whether your initial capital outlay was $2500 or $3500
Keep in mind that the vast majority of business owners would be jealous as fuck of these numbers, law firms are insanely cheap to start and run |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 2:22 PM Author: federal hateful coldplay fan not that cheap considering you need to waste three years and spend a few hundred K to be able to practice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350252) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:56 PM Author: Vengeful curious property friendly grandma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350955) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 1:37 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig law school was a blast and basically free (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39355792) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:42 PM Author: Chestnut rehab I hear you. But i've got at least a month or so before I can really make any moves, so I'm trying to plan all of this stuff here. Wanted to run it by the collective xo braintrust. Got some great suggestions ITT and I'm appreciative of all of them, positive or negative. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350842) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:00 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig that's fine but my point is to use that month more prodcutively. work on your website, you need "content" and shit. That took so much more time than I thought it would (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350992) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 5:43 PM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse this is cr. my website is still somewhat shit because I didn't spend enough time early on setting it up and now I don't have the time to.
However, one thing I highly recommend is hiring some indian or pakistani off Fiverr to build your website. It will be a few hundred bucks and will save you a shit ton of time. Just make sure they use an easy to use website builder so you'll be able to modify. Fiverr is also great for logo creation, business card creation, etc. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 2:40 PM Author: federal hateful coldplay fan also, stop buying so much shit from amazon. it's all going to be crap and none of the stuff you linked is even cheap. go to fucking home goods and pick out a lamp. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350401) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 2:51 PM Author: Stirring Bronze Crackhouse Corn Cake why do you need a separate printer/scanner (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350475) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:41 PM Author: Chestnut rehab see above. I imagine that one day I will upgrade the printer, or it will break after two years. The scansnap is xoxo verified and recommended on like every solo attorney blog. And I have money to afford it now - this quarters dividend checks would more than pay for all of this stuff.
it's like having a TV/VCR combo in the old days. When the vcr inevitably broke, it was LOL. |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:46 PM Author: vigorous coffee pot no reason to think the scanner wont also break after two years if the printer is going to break after two years.
"money to afford it now" totally misses the point of your POWERGOY problem |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 3:58 PM Author: Chestnut rehab so I should just get the cheapest of literally everything since it will all break anyway? Not really sure how I can avoid being "Goy" when buying office equipment. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350985) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:00 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig Post removed by moderator for violating The Law of The Land. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39350993) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:01 PM Author: vigorous coffee pot no, i'm saying the logic of needing a separate X and Y rather than combo unit that's much cheaper is dumb. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351003) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 5:46 PM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse I recommend the ScanSnap. You can get decent ones for under 100 on ebay and they're way faster then scanning with a printer. They also scan in relatively high definition, can do single or double sided which is crucial and can handle large page numbers.
The interface is easy to use as well.
I have the brother CSLG recommended and its great for printing docs and scans fine but i definitely use my scan snap way more. It also can be set to auto OCR everything it scans. |
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Date: January 1st, 2020 11:11 PM Author: histrionic casino I would actually go a level up from the scansnap series and get something like the fi-7160. That is literally the only item on this list where this goy went too cheap, and the only item I would "splurge" on here. Cheap used HP workgroup printers are a dime a dozen and furniture shit is retarded. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39362588) |
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Date: January 1st, 2020 11:16 PM Author: 180 house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39362617) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 9:14 AM Author: Startled grizzly step-uncle's house mad-dog skullcap Scansnap is 180. verified. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39354672) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:09 PM Author: Exhilarant Dark Volcanic Crater You can get office 365 free with an .edu email. Just sign up as a student on some california community college website, takes 2 minutes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351055) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:17 PM Author: medicated vibrant partner gas station Why not just take this shit from your current employer when you leave? My firm readily hands out printers and shit for people that want to work from home, and I doubt the stoned guy in charge of the shit would notice or care if it didn’t come back. (Not legal advice). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351116) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:18 PM Author: Chestnut rehab because I want to have a friendly break with them, might need some favors in the future from them, co-counsel on stuff that is a little over my head, etc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351124) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 4:21 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig cr not worth risking being known as a thief over a box of office supplies and a used printer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351144) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 5:39 PM Author: Vengeful curious property friendly grandma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351554) |
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Date: December 30th, 2019 6:01 PM Author: Cyan depressive Holy fuck. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39351651) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 9:23 AM Author: Galvanic cruel-hearted range marketing idea Just wanted to say good luck brother. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39354709) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 9:47 AM Author: Chestnut rehab Thanks man (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39354769) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 9:30 AM Author: Cocky twinkling point Cutting board? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39354732) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 9:34 AM Author: Chestnut rehab I always wished my firm had these, for exhibits and stuff. Like this ($40 at amazon) https://www.amazon.com/Trimmer-Guillotine-Cutter-Machine-Capacity/dp/B07QGSDCZD/ref=sr_1_26?keywords=paper+cutter&qid=1577802827&sr=8-26 |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 9:38 AM Author: Galvanic cruel-hearted range marketing idea Wtf man I said good luck and you ignored me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39354750) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 9:46 AM Author: Cocky twinkling point Those things always scared the shit out of me in elementary school. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39354766) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 9:48 AM Author: Chestnut rehab I always thought there was something highly satisfying about using one of those. The heft, the sound, the precision, etc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39354773) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 9:50 AM Author: Startled grizzly step-uncle's house mad-dog skullcap you need three good staplers.
one of the regular 2-20 sheet staplers.
one of the 15-60 intermediate staplers -- and this is the all too often neglected category.
one of the big ass swing arm staplers. |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 9:58 AM Author: Chestnut rehab yep.
Also I would love one of those staplers that the clerks office uses with those staples that you can easily take off with your hand. No idea what they are called but they are prestigious. |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 10:00 AM Author: Startled grizzly step-uncle's house mad-dog skullcap when it comes to removers, do you prefer the claw or the wedge? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39354811) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 10:02 AM Author: Chestnut rehab this is the best staple remover by a fucking mile, and I've tried most types https://www.staples.com/Staples-Flat-Staple-Remover/product_317313?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:317313&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=317313&KPID=317313&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgKzwBRCjARIsABBbFug1m1SeS8QScQLNxg2SeU8s6-jmaEGmILJMvI_Gmjrrpj78HWK_GsQaAmBKEALw_wcB |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 10:11 AM Author: Startled grizzly step-uncle's house mad-dog skullcap i'm ok with wedge types, but i started with the claw and it's my go-to. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39354840) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2020 2:02 PM Author: Excitant stead Don't they seem a bit oafish, brother? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39365255) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2020 2:21 AM Author: Excitant stead That's my primary type. I save the claw for the thick, heavy duty staples. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39363320) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 10:01 AM Author: Chestnut rehab just discovered on godaddy that they have a .law domain.
I can literally get michael@doodikoff.law with my IRL name. It just costs $130/year instead of $15/year (but maybe that is for personal websites only and business sites always cost a lot more?). |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 10:39 AM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig Don’t do it. Google prioritizes .com websites (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39354930) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 11:22 AM Author: Chestnut rehab again, this type of info is why I made this thread. Thanks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39355108) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2020 9:17 AM Author: histrionic casino No wonder Robin Singh is MAF all the time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39370070) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 11:23 AM Author: Chestnut rehab just talked to another old CPA buddy of mine who promised to send me a bunch of clients (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39355111) |
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Date: December 31st, 2019 1:38 PM Author: thriller gaped nursing home circlehead Sweet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39355802) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2020 1:56 PM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse You'll want to make sure you yourself have a good CPA as soon as you're somewhat profitable. Also, if you use a business credit card, most of the time credit card statements can be used in lieu or receipts provided you can tell what you were using the card for. I.e. the statement says amazon, or name of a restaurant, etc. The in quickbooks you can easily just categorize it, generally it will self categorize pretty accurately at least with the online version. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39365218) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2020 6:59 PM Author: Chestnut rehab yep. My CPA buddy told me to get my LLC first, then get a bank account and credit card, then buy all of my equipment with the biz credit card. Don't use my own card. It will make it easier when I pay taxes next year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39366838) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2020 8:31 PM Author: 180 house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39367263) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2020 2:08 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig doodikoff you pussy have u gone solo yet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39365291) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2020 7:00 PM Author: Chestnut rehab have a few projects that I'm waiting to finish with existing clients. Will probably start moving forward this month once one or two things clear up in about two weeks. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39366843) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2020 9:13 AM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig 180. set a firm date and use it as a deadline (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39370056) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2020 11:52 AM Author: Chestnut rehab another question for the "been there done that" solos ITT:
I want to use legal size folder with fasteners, like this: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Manila-File-Folders-Fasteners/dp/B072WXCFWC/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?
However, I only want the folder label on the left side. Everything Ive seen on amazon or at office depot it mixed with the label being on the left, middle and right positions. Is it possible to just get them on the far left position, and what is the name for this so that I can search for it? Amazon links seem to call this the "cut"
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Date: January 3rd, 2020 12:23 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig this is the kind of shit you can just figure out as you go along (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39370967) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2020 12:25 PM Author: Chestnut rehab wondering if anyone knew. The guy at Office Depot had no idea. Every pack they sell is mixed left/middle/right. I don't want to have to throw away 2/3 of every pack that I buy. I can't find them on amazon other than the mixed packs, although I did find one where you could specify center tab only. Can't find any (with fasteners) that are far left side only. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39370985) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:08 AM Author: 180 house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474360) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:33 AM Author: Chestnut rehab I want to get this shit right the first time.
Oh and apparently they don't sell folders that are all the same tab position. What the fuck |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 10:07 AM Author: peach associate forum this kind of stuff does not matter and spending time getting hung up on this is for people who have support staff to do it for them, not solos. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39475534) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2020 2:19 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig Here’s some advice buy a better shredder than you think you need. The “max page” listing is 100% fraud my 12 page shredder just jammed and I counted- eleven pages. Not the first time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39371865) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2020 10:13 PM Author: Excitant stead (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39374345) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:09 AM Author: 180 house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474363) |
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Date: January 5th, 2020 10:36 PM Author: Chestnut rehab Might have lined up $1000-2000 a week in contract corporate work with a buddy’s firm. While I build up other things. Things coming together (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39384329) |
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Date: January 5th, 2020 10:57 PM Author: Brindle Trust Fund One of the awesome things about solo practice is that you can actually benefit from the massive hourly rates that lawyers charge. In a firm, there are multiple boomers getting a piece of the hundreds of dollars an hour at which you are being billed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39384470) |
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Date: January 5th, 2020 11:22 PM Author: Vengeful curious property friendly grandma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39384600) |
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Date: January 10th, 2020 12:03 AM Author: Chestnut rehab registered with firm LLC with my state secretary of state tonight, got a new gmail for my company, and snagged a really awesome google voice number (easy to remember, similar to a 255-1255 type of number)
Once my LLC name is accepted and registered, I'm setting up bank account and biz credit card. |
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Date: January 10th, 2020 5:24 PM Author: Excitant stead Did you have to publish in some shitty, obscure newspaper? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39411899) |
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Date: January 10th, 2020 5:27 PM Author: Chestnut rehab naw. I filed online and they have to approve the name or something. Waiting on it right now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39411913) |
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Date: January 10th, 2020 5:25 PM Author: Aggressive Generalized Bond Gmail? Wtf? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39411905) |
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Date: January 10th, 2020 5:28 PM Author: Chestnut rehab with all of the "goy" accusations ITT about shit i wanted to buy, I thought this would be a prudent move until I made a little money to upgrade to a real email address
also the gmail account I got was pretty decent (think "doodikofflaw@gmail.com" type of address) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:10 AM Author: 180 house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474366) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:39 AM Author: Irradiated kink-friendly kitty cat hospital Isn't there a google business thing, where you can register a domain but it all goes through gmail? So you could be mike@doodikofflaw.com ? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474448) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 1:09 AM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse G suite, 6 bucks a month and includes unlimited storage or some shit on google drive. It’s great.
Just make sure you secure your website. Mine got hacked and a malicious link or file was on there for a couple days before I figured it out and took it down and I got flagged on a single blacklist, google created a safe browsing alert and my emails started auto filtering to spam. Resulted in me deleting my entire website and still trying to sort out the spam filtering although it’s dramatically improved. |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 1:10 AM Author: Chestnut rehab what do you mean by "secure the website?" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474530) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 1:24 AM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse One, start with an SSL, (cheap like 4/mo on namecheap) 2) change passwords somewhat frequently 3) not really sure just know mine wasn’t and need to talk to some about how to prevent.
Dealing with the email shit has been insane. Having to request confirming emails every time you send something because “I’m having some email issues gets old when dealing with opposing counsel and insurance cos. |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 9:18 AM Author: Chestnut rehab Ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39475259) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 1:50 PM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse Also, having a professionalish gmail has saved me when my firm email was not working. I have the email pumoshitheadlaw@gmail.com in addition to pumo@shitheadlaw.com so when the shitheadlaw.com email went down I could switch to the gmail without anyone thinking it was too weird. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39476772) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 2:17 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig This is a good idea (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39476992) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 9:31 AM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig this is a terrible idea. you will look like a complete piker or a clueless boomer.
google business will give you michael@doodikofflaw.com for $6 a month. (you also get some other bs along with it). |
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Date: January 22nd, 2020 11:46 PM Author: Chestnut rehab Update. Resigned from work today. Kind of sad. Boss said it was “devastating news”
Working out my end date but probably by more or less mid Feb to allow me to finish out some trials and other stuff.
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Date: January 22nd, 2020 11:53 PM Author: Excitant stead Were they like, "come back, baby, I didn't mean it!" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474315) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:07 AM Author: Chestnut rehab They asked what they could do to keep me, how they could sweeten the deal. I told them my mind was made up (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474356) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:12 AM Author: 180 house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474367) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:28 AM Author: Beta juggernaut hall no, if they have $50k extra to throw at him then they can fuck the fuck off (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474400) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 2:20 PM Author: Cocky twinkling point (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39477014) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:29 AM Author: Trip wild church building Congrats man, that's a big step (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474403) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:32 AM Author: Chestnut rehab bigger than I can even describe here. 10 years there, like a family. I was nervous as shit about it. thanks. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474416) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 1:10 AM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse Congrats, best decision I ever made. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474527) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:34 AM Author: cerise dog poop parlor Why are you going solo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474423) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:42 AM Author: Chestnut rehab xo talked me into it.
and some IRL friends.
also freedom, and I'm at a place in my career where I am almost self sufficient 98% of the time with my own clients that I brought in myself but my firm takes most of what I bill.
and I have a few friends that are going to help me out (including several in PI), at least so they say. and I lined up a pretty nice part time corporate work contract gig (they estimate 10-20 hours a week of work) to start out that should help me stay afloat while I build in other areas. |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 1:14 AM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse The contract work is huge in the beginning. I was/am lucky enough to have a never ending flow (for now) of contract lit work which was crucial in the first 3-4 months. It’s also been nice as if I ever have a cash flow problem I can jump back into one of their files and generate cash flow within 30 days. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474536) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 1:16 AM Author: Chestnut rehab awesome man. And yeah this was a huge win for me starting out. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474542) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:54 AM Author: Magenta Razzle State Congrats, man. Good luck. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39474484) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 10:15 AM Author: costumed dead spot 180. Best of luck, brah. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39475580) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 10:18 AM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39475604) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 10:01 AM Author: Chestnut rehab Another question. Does Quickbooks allow you to track time and billing rates? Do I even need billing software if I have quickbooks? I’ve read a few lawyers who just use it for billing but no idea how it compares (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39475489) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 10:07 AM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig Quickbook does but its time tracking sucks, and is not geared towards attorneys. just buy RTG bills
man you are stressing out over small costs and it's not worth it. worry about the big shit not over whether to pay a one time $95 fee for billing software |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 10:21 AM Author: Chestnut rehab Thanks dude (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39475623) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:09 PM Author: Excitant stead That's pretty cheap. Have you used it? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39476198) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:11 PM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig yes, doobs
you can try it for free. like i said upthread it looks like it's from 2001 but i like that
https://www.rtgsoftware.com/download.htm |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 12:16 PM Author: Excitant stead "yes, doobs"
Rude! |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 10:09 AM Author: peach associate forum QB sucks for billing.
keep an excel spreadsheet.
billing software is expensive and you'll end up making up your time anyway so why spend money on software?
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 10:11 AM Author: Rebellious avocado pozpig I did excel for like two months and it's fine when you only have a few matters but it gets tedious. just get purpose built software (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39475549) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 2:22 PM Author: peach associate forum I have 35 matters on my "to-do" chart for the week.
if you are trying to track time proper as a solo--dont. just write "4 hours" for the whole matter--there its tracked. |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 1:52 PM Author: arousing gold meetinghouse I have heard good things about smokeball, clio, mycase and a few others but I don't and have not used them as I'm 100% PI and use a different CRM geared towards that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39476786) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2020 2:03 PM Author: slate at-the-ready digit ratio The Ebay tip abt buying fake Office 2019 for $4 works, I just installed and its all good, so 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#39476876) |
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Date: April 30th, 2020 5:05 PM Author: Chestnut rehab UPDATE:
a few months in, here are my takes on my original list:
Desk: Apex Elite series 71” standing desk - $580 WORTH EVERY PENNY
Printer: Brother HL-L5200DWT - $270 THIS THING IS A WORKHORSE AND I WOULDNT WANT ANY OTHER PRINTER
Label and Postage Printer - DYMO Label Writer 450 Twin Turbo label printer - $180 KIND OF WISH I DIDN"T GET THIS, DONT REALLY USE IT, BUT MAYBE ONCE I FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO POSTAGE IT WILL BE OK
Scanner: Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1500 - $420 WORTH EVERY PENNY
Stapler - High capacity stapler - $80 (already have normal one) BOUGHT ONE FOR $12 THAT WORKS GREAT
Cutting Board - $80 DIDNT GET THIS
Desk Chair - $500 budget - TBD SPENT $400 ON CHAIR, ITS OK
Lamp - BenQ e-Reading LED Desk Lamp - $230 THIS MIGHT BE MY BEST PURCHASE. I LOVE THIS LAMP
Management Software/Billing - ??? HAVENT GOTTEN THIS YET
Quickbooks - $300 HAVENT GOTTEN THIS YET, NOT SURE WHICH VERSION TO GET
Cloud Server with PC backup - $?? THIS CAME WITH MY OFFICE 365 SUBSCRIPTION
Adobe acrobat Pro - $450 - https://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Acrobat-2017-Windows-Download/dp/B071FMXF95 GOT KOFAX POWER PDF ADVANCED FOR $100 INSTEAD, DOES EVERYTHING ADOBE DOES
MS Office - $250 standalone - laptop WENT WITH OFFICE 365 INSTEAD, GOT FOR $150 PER YEAR
Office 365 - Office 365 Business Premium - $12.50/mo
Magnetic White board - $65 SPENT $15 ON ONE OF THESE |
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Date: April 30th, 2020 5:42 PM Author: submissive senate Revenue? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#40125246) |
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Date: April 30th, 2020 6:02 PM Author: Chestnut rehab only made like $3k last month. THis month not sure yet, but will be significantly less. Just can't drum up any new business at all right now, and existing clients aren't really doing much right now. and the courts are closed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#40125349) |
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Date: April 30th, 2020 11:16 PM Author: Contagious Potus Fuck bro so you failed? I had faith man! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4410812&forum_id=2#40127033) |