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Law of the Land Master the six laws of money.

By Marc Diener

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Stripped of perfunctory niceties, business is war, and everydeal is a hostage exchange. So make sure you get what's comingto you by mastering these six laws of money.

1. Money sooner is better than money later. Eliminate therisk of not getting paid by getting your money upfront. This alsotests whether the other side is serious.

2. Go to the source. Paul could wait until Johngets cash from Peter, but if I were Paul, I'd rather call Petermyself. The names may be confusing, but the lesson's simple: Goupstream.