I don't but would also be interested. Also, anyone use a mileage tracker app?
I need a pep talk, or real talk, some kind of talk. I'm a few weeks into starting up my own thing, and it's not going so hot. I have now done four or five estimates, and no takers. I think no one can afford me. I guess I need to drop my prices? I don't know what else to do. I have it out there that I'm doing a "friends and family" deal, so I'm not necessarily locked into low prices.
I think I'm PMSing too, which doesn't help. I'm having a real hard time finding my motivation right now.
Feel free to give me a call, I'm happy to talk to you about estimates and give you a pep talk and whatever else you need. My cell is in my profile.
I also need a pep talk, but more of a "find your focus, figure out your strengths"-type thing. I've been out of the 9-5 world for so long that I'm really intimidated by trying to get back in to it.
Our kind of hero Grammar Vigilante
"It's more of a crime to have the apostrophes wrong in the first place"
eta: just realized I meant to post in Bitches.
It's kind of hilarious how many people have posted that on my FB wall.
I may or may not have gotten it more than once.
I also need a pep talk, but more of a "find your focus, figure out your strengths"-type thing. I've been out of the 9-5 world for so long that I'm really intimidated by trying to get back in to it.
Feel free to give me a call if you need. I'm happy to chat.
Love you, juliana. Wish I had advice for you.
Ugggh, tough week right now. Roughly calculated my quarterly taxes. Can almost pay them but it would drain my whole savings account, but I think I'm going to pay them with a credit card and then immediately use a balance transfer that gets me zero interest for 18 mos. Which is not a great habit to get into, but I don't see another option. We'll see what it looks like once I factor in deductions.
And then these shutters… are probably going to take me 3x the hours I had calculated. At least.
I just don't know if I can actually make money at this, and I really don't know how much I really want to try.
The aspect of my business that would probably be best for actually making money is not an aspect I really like (dealing with door locksets).
You're going to make some mistakes on bids, that's part of the landscape. You learn from it, make the note, and apply what you've learned to the next bid. You are at the hardest part right now, as you get into it things get easier.
Reprieve: I'm getting enough back on my taxes to pay my 1st quarterly estimated taxes. Which means I have enough $ to cover bills for at least another month.
You're going to make some mistakes on bids, that's part of the landscape. You learn from it, make the note, and apply what you've learned to the next bid. You are at the hardest part right now, as you get into it things get easier.
Intellectually I know this, but it's still scary as fuck. I've never been great with money, or managing my time, or being punctual, or selling myself... so WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING? And yet I keep doing it. For now, anyway.
