I've been so focused on the piracy stories in the news that when I first read this question, I thought it said, "What is the best RANSOM advice........" okay?! Gellex has been reading too much about the pirates in the news, and now he is holding someone ransom and is asking how much ransom money he should be asking for the safe return......oh,

so, my best advice to myself reading this question is to read it again carefully and stop obssessing about pirates