***TST's Official "Boring" Thread, Part Deux***

[grimm]

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

i don't think we charge tax since it's a service. i think i need to sit down with a tax professional...

definitely do that, you can also probably hire a person to do your accounting for a few dollars an hour while you learn the ropes. I did that.

[Oakes]

Originally Posted by Meeshell

lol i was quoting Sherwood. the people i was saying it for caught it. that's what matters


doesn't this suggestion kind of go against your "pursuit for pussy" status?
...just sayin.

Comprehension may have taken a back seat, but thats not important I guess.

The two situations are both entirely different.

[russiankid]

Originally Posted by Oakes

Exactly.

Difference is, the 9-5 job world was so much easier than this, however, I'm working for myself so it's ok and I wouldn't trade back. However, it certainly is "Easier" to just receive a check but go home realizing thats all you received is a bit of a downer.

They both have ups and downs, and I dont want anyone to think I'm complaining that I work too much and never have time for anything - cause frankly if you're complaining about it then you're not doing anything to find a solution for it or better your situation. Its simply you have time, or you dont.

I agree. A lot of it comes down to time management, if you can manage your work schedule, you will be able to do things outside of work.

[boostedfury]

So after replying to the guy about meeting in person and cash only, I find a new "customer" has emailed me....and looks familiar.
Email:

Hello,
Thanks for the response.
However, I am Very Interested in this Item and also willing to pay your asking price because i am alright with the condition of the item.I will pay you with a cheque, as its the only way i can pay you at the moment due to the fact that i am away for an assignment.I will make arrangement for the pick-up after payment have been received by you. I don't mind adding an extra $30 just for you to keep it in my favor.Reply with your Full Name and Address where payment should be sent,and a phone number where i can reach you.Please take the posting off craigslist today and consider it sold to me.Expecting to hearing from you soon.

I wonder if it's the same person lol.

[sleeper15]

well, never relized that so many people i know in my area really hate the place i work at

[DPancoast]

Dante, that is just typical spam. The first email you got was the hook for the one you posted!

Mmmm china food tonight

[piku]

Originally Posted by fitftw

mechanics make a killing on idiots who don't care enough to research how easy it is to do simple tune-ups on their own cars. I don't want to hear that bull**** "some people don't have time" excuse. Nobody is that busy that they can't find an hour out of any given day to do an oil change and change spark plugs/wires.

It's so much more than that. I can't count how many times I've spilled oil all over my garage floor. I am doomed to spill oil and I am REALLY careful. Last time I dropped the drain plug to the 540 into the pan which formed a perfect plug in the pan which caused it to quickly overflow and dump oh 7 quarts onto my garage floor.

If you make or can save $100+ an hour and a mechanic only charges $85 per hour, it's a net positive time wise. Plus a 1 hour billable mechanic job usually takes me at least double time because I'm nit picky and torque everything precisely to spec. Anymore, the big jobs are the only things worth doing. Valley pan surgery on the 540 took me 2 afternoons and saved me $4700 dealer labor costs.

Originally Posted by Oakes

LOL.

Ignorance is bliss I guess.

Run a business and find time to do mundane **** like that. K thanks.

Yeah he thinks that you don't work once you get home, but he probably hasn't thought about taxes, employee pay, LLC paperwork, insurance, competitive research and analysis, marketing, sales, website maintenance, photo processing and uploads, etc. Only half or even less of your real work day is buffing cars. Nobody thinks about this until they try to start a business themselves.

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

lol... so happy i decided to check the forum today.

on the business related note...my LLC paperwork is in the mail to me.

Nick, as a small business owner yourself... i'd like to talk about taxes and pay and **** like that...

I'm going through the same stuff myself. It's all a lot of fun. I'm surprised how cheap an LLC really is though. I got the book MBA in a day. It's a bit half assed and doesn't teach you how to do any specific thing but it does remind you of all the things you should think about as a business owner.

[piku]

Originally Posted by russiankid

I've been feeling pretty good about myself lately, I finally stepped out of that world where I allow my parents to help me finance things. The BMW is gone, so the money my dad spent to purchase it for me has went back to him, and I lost out a lot of money. Now I bought my own truck, payed for tags, insurance, etc... and been doing all the work to it myself. Definitely a different feeling driving it knowing its all yours.

Everyone's first car should be a 1985 chevy celebrity. Ah memories.

[piku]

Originally Posted by fitftw

okay maybe I just don't understand why someone would want to work so much. I guess some people prefer to work as little as possible, while others like to do nothing but work all day long. If you didn't like it, you wouldn't do it. I get it. Personally I couldn't do it, I'd feel like shooting myself in the face if I didn't have time to work on my car or play PS3. Making a ton of money isn't important enough to me to throw away my free time.

To some people not "working for the man" is paramount above all. In most cases running your own business means taking a pay cut. But to not have some asshat tell you you're 10 minutes late is worth its weight in gold.

[jpalamar]

I wouldn't call it a success if you have to work 60+ hours a week. Yes, he has money. But that is only part of the equation. There comes a point where personal time > money. It is just a matter of balancing it out. That is my worthless opinion though. Some people just like working hard.

[Erik]

to each their own?

[HickRocket1258]

Originally Posted by jpalamar

I wouldn't call it a success if you have to work 60+ hours a week. Yes, he has money. But that is only part of the equation. There comes a point where personal time > money. It is just a matter of balancing it out. That is my worthless opinion though. Some people just like working hard.

I'm with you on that Jason. There's a time where you just have to find time to take it easy.

[Fujito]

Woodbury car meet tonight is going to be poppppin like mary poppins

[DPancoast]

If I am not lazy or tired I might come out to that meet next week, pending my gf is still going to her concert thing in NYC

[HickRocket1258]

I'm trying to go when I finally give myself a Thursday off.

[jpalamar]

Originally Posted by Fujito

Woodbury car meet tonight is going to be poppppin like mary poppins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

[Oakes]

I wouldnt say I'm successful yet either, however, I'm working 60 hours a week because I'm trying to meet demand, something has to be going right.

[JankyS13]

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2MYVze...l-ad-ever.html


rotflmao

[DPancoast]

Such a fat kid right now. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh lol

[Erik]

that craigs ad had me cracking up