Re: Is greed necessary for success?

by Mo Sat Mar 05, 2016 10:57 am

You cant out a price on freedom.

They say the most stress free way to make a living is doing something that you have complete control over

by milspec6 Sat Mar 05, 2016 2:48 pm

Mo wrote:You cant out a price on freedom.

They say the most stress free way to make a living is doing something that you have complete control over

That is precisely what I am hoping for. Like ACE, I have spent the last 30 years as a hired gun working for government agencies that micro-manage your every minute. I have averaged 58 hours per week for the last 22 years....I am used up.

by Mo Sun Mar 06, 2016 7:55 pm

Now you'll be putting 90 hours a week and you're gong to love it

by milspec6 Sun Mar 06, 2016 11:23 pm

I'm okay with that Mo.

Since I only sleep 4 hours or less per night anyway, maybe I will change the name to "Vampire Cleaners" and wear a cape. They are still trendy right? scratch

I figure that I have a huge advantage over others in my area since there is nobody else at home for me to worry about and I can handle 15-20 hour work days on a steady diet. That's 2 days to the other's 1.

by Devon07 Sun Mar 13, 2016 2:17 pm

milspec6 wrote:I have never been able to double my rates with a helper, but I see your point.

Around here, the service industry and honesty are not seen together very often. I remember when I needed to replace my roof after a bad hail storm and I asked the big-name contractor in town for an estimate.

He rudely told me that he can't give an estimate until he knows what the insurance adjuster is willing to pay. I told him that I wanted to know what it would cost and what the insurance is paying is not the question.

He called me a few names and hung up on me. So, I waited a couple of days and called him again, this time telling him that the insurance adjuster is issuing a check for 25k dollars.

He told me that it would be "about right" and that he could do the replacement for that. This time, I called him a few names and hung up.

The dude owns half of all businesses in the small towns around me, makes an obscene amount of profits, and has no honesty at all.

Honesty is key to any business. If someone does well not being honest then it wont be long lasting.

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