Dear Jeffrey, Hello! I miss you! Every day I'm in the office I look over at your empty chair and wish you were sitting there!! I have given much thought to how I can personally help out in these tough times...You have always been there for me and I will be here for you! Here are my ideas and calculations! -I will forgo my bonus (last year it was $5000) -I will move my family from our insurance plan to Ike's insurance plan ($984.55 per month /$11,825.28 per year) -I will not renew my gym membership (about $2300 per year) -No more hair appointments! (about $1500 per year) I net $6538.86 in salary per a month. My nanny costs me $2900 per a month. My train ticket is $260 and parking $75 per a month. These fixed costs total $3235.00 per a month. $6538.86 - $3235.00 = $3303.86 If I could cover the cost of these expenses and bring home $2300.00 net that would be great. Basically, I believe this would be about a 15% pay cut. I realize that my gym membership and hair appointments aren't really part of my compensation, they have been at your discretion...and I so much appreciate it. But I just wanted to include that I won't ask for them!! Another thought on saving money...you could stop paying for breakfast. It's about $25 average per a day (so about $1500 per a year)...it's peanuts but I suppose every little bit helps. I want you to know I will always be loyal to you. XO, Les EFTA00317447 EFTA00317448