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Plasma’s base income is highest, and clipping’s risk/reward is compelling.\n2. **Thriftflipping** is boosted/perked early because its jackpots are 4x (vs. clipping’s 3x) and it’s risky.\n3. **Dogwalking** is leveled to hit its speed milestone ASAP to reduce its job time.\n4. **Brainstorm** is used to add another risky hustle (e.g., gig work) for tier 2.\n5. **Wait** lets income compound while we plan for the next wave (e.g., leveling to 50/100 for plasma).\n\nAfter WAIT, we’ll focus on **leveling plasma to 50/100** (doubling speed/pay) and **automating delivery** (high base income). 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Cash: $6.95M.\nPERK 1 juice        # Clipping: \"Cash\" (+20%) is already owned; next is \"Reputation\" (+1× jackpots) but too expensive ($21.6K). Instead, **juice** on **dogwalking** for +30% pay (cheap and multiplies perks).\nLEVEL 1 MAX         # Dogwalking to level 25 (NEXT): $15.75/s → $18/s (10 levels) → **NEXT** (18 levels to speed boost). Cash: $6.95M → $6.95M + $851 = **WAIT**.\nWAIT 1.7s           # Dogwalking NEXT costs $851; income covers it in 1.7s. Cash: $6.95M + $851 = $6.95M.\nBRAINSTORM         # Unlock tier-3 hustles (e.g., \"AI tutor\" or \"event staffing\").\nPICK ugc            # Tier-3 hustle (9+ owned). 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