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A brown ring on a bedroom ceiling produced two very different inspection write-ups, and the difference decided whether the buyer could negotiate at all.
Continue reading One Ceiling Stain, Two Inspection Reports. Only One of Them Priced the Repair
A cremation bill is several separate purchases stacked into one total, and the rules on which ones you can decline have shifted in the family's favor.
Small jobs carry almost the same fixed costs as big ones. Here is how hourly, minimum-plus-hourly, and flat-rate pricing each handle that, and which one holds up.
Continue reading Pricing a Two Hour Repair Call Three Ways, and Which One Stops Losing Money
Career and technical programs charge differently than they did a decade ago. Here is how the money and calendar are split now, and which parts of a credential still hold up years later.
Most small operations know the total for the year and nothing about which work produced it. The difference between those two facts is usually an entire category of job.
Continue reading Which Jobs Actually Made Money Last Year? A Costing Sheet Built in One Evening
Retention money usually gets spent on whichever lever is easiest to pull. The options differ enormously in how long the effect lasts and what it actually costs.
Continue reading Does a Raise Keep Somebody Longer Than a Better Schedule or Better Tools?