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A grand a day is nice, but I wouldn't mind going back to 70 grand a year. So many less headaches. I'm thinking about shuttering one of my retail units just because it only makes money I don't really need, and way more taxes and headaches than I ever wanted
One of the reasons I keep my business very small with light overhead. In terms of what I do at least, which is within the realm of lawncare style of labor.
Small pickup, tiny trailer, solo operator/owner. Sometimes I think a helper would be nice and I'd make more money but that means I bring in a lot more headache to cover that employee. Of course I can do under the table but that too can lead to issues.
The employees are the problems. I don't NEED more money, so I don't need this retail unit. My wife says "what about the employees, they need work" so we keep it. Retail unit sells novelty nostalgia crap, records, guitars, crap like that for teenagers.
mang... if youre qualified at anything get yourself into vocational training.
im self employed myself although i subcontract, so company i work for organise the rooms students and equipment i just get in and train, or i use their gear to do classes on site. most standard days might be a block of 3 express classes then a longer one which is now down to about 6 hours work in total for a day, and ive been refusing to do any on site class longer than half an hour unless the client understands i will not wear a mask while training, they either get me without a mask, or i dont do the job.
if i do 6-7 days a week im on around $2.2-2.5k per week. i tend to get a lot of work because i have somehow fucking outlasted everyone around me over the last couple of years and do a half decent job at pulling in extra work, so pretty much get left alone completely. my biggest stresses now are cancel culture and occasionally leaving office keys at home because i fucking rode to work instead of drove.
Its enough to keep my home going, pay all the bills, the coronavirus shit let me get access to an extra $15k which bought me a car which will run a few years and after fucking years of trying and failing finally managed to get myself a decent fucking motorcycle for myself for my birthday.
if you got experience in something useful, someone will want you to teach them. even better when youve got experience in something your beauracratic fucking state forces everyone to train in once a year.
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[–] NorthSeaPagan 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
6 gorrillion USD
[–] [deleted] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
[–] u_r_wat_u_eat [S] ago
One of the big things is to build/buy a nice home with plenty of usable land. Definitely a seller's market right now though.
[–] smokingneedle 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
A grand a day is nice, but I wouldn't mind going back to 70 grand a year. So many less headaches. I'm thinking about shuttering one of my retail units just because it only makes money I don't really need, and way more taxes and headaches than I ever wanted
[–] u_r_wat_u_eat [S] ago
One of the reasons I keep my business very small with light overhead. In terms of what I do at least, which is within the realm of lawncare style of labor.
Small pickup, tiny trailer, solo operator/owner. Sometimes I think a helper would be nice and I'd make more money but that means I bring in a lot more headache to cover that employee. Of course I can do under the table but that too can lead to issues.
[–] smokingneedle 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The employees are the problems. I don't NEED more money, so I don't need this retail unit. My wife says "what about the employees, they need work" so we keep it. Retail unit sells novelty nostalgia crap, records, guitars, crap like that for teenagers.
[–] AlternateSelection 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Enough money to be able to set all my bills to auto-pay. A thousand bucks a week would do me just fine. I don't need much.
[–] SeriousNiggerFaggot 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
100k a year is poverty level in California and well off in Wyoming. Where's your location?
[–] tablewalk 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Small goals are underrated. People go for all that crazy envisioning of massive goals.
What if your goal was 110% of your current income? Then when you hit it you can set another goal and still wind up in the same place.
[–] u_r_wat_u_eat [S] ago
I mean as short term through long term goals. Yearly goals, monthly goals, what I'd like to be making in 5 years, in 10 years etc.
I've found the best way to achieve substantial goals is to take baby steps working towards it.
[–] 19841989 ago
I want $1,000 per day.
[–] i_scream_trucks ago
mang... if youre qualified at anything get yourself into vocational training.
im self employed myself although i subcontract, so company i work for organise the rooms students and equipment i just get in and train, or i use their gear to do classes on site. most standard days might be a block of 3 express classes then a longer one which is now down to about 6 hours work in total for a day, and ive been refusing to do any on site class longer than half an hour unless the client understands i will not wear a mask while training, they either get me without a mask, or i dont do the job.
if i do 6-7 days a week im on around $2.2-2.5k per week. i tend to get a lot of work because i have somehow fucking outlasted everyone around me over the last couple of years and do a half decent job at pulling in extra work, so pretty much get left alone completely. my biggest stresses now are cancel culture and occasionally leaving office keys at home because i fucking rode to work instead of drove.
Its enough to keep my home going, pay all the bills, the coronavirus shit let me get access to an extra $15k which bought me a car which will run a few years and after fucking years of trying and failing finally managed to get myself a decent fucking motorcycle for myself for my birthday.
if you got experience in something useful, someone will want you to teach them. even better when youve got experience in something your beauracratic fucking state forces everyone to train in once a year.