By the middle of last year, Mr. Ringel had started paying himself a regular salary.

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Instead of a regular salary, he wheedled money from relatives and in-laws, which he told them he was investing on their behalf in Swiss banks.

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But older Europeans preferred having a regular salary, thank you.

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They would certainly be getting compensated to do it alone with their regular salary plus bonuses they get in addition to the fact that they would be saving the expense on hourly payroll.

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DiPhilippo does home renovations for a living, so he doesn't have a regular paycheck or salary.

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To find them, we looked at the regular season OPS and the salary of each starting active roster player on each playoff team, excluding pitchers.

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The numbers, which are based on figures that were current at the end of the regular season, come from Spotrac, a website that compiles salary data.

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This weekend's games marked the third week of action for the replacement officials while negotiations over salary and pension issues continue between the NFL and the regular game officials.

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Some family businesses even establish "salary continuation plans" to provide one or more key employees with a regular paycheck for a set number of years in retirement.

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