05/19/2026
While I worked a 9ā5, making $10K a month sounded like the dream, but after taxes, insurance, retirement, all of that W2 energy, it probably comes out closer to $6K take-home.
Yeah, the monthly revenue can be higher in a service business, but to get there, there are a lot more real expenses that come with it. Chemicals, gear, gas, vehicle upkeep, insurance, software, marketing, and the most important, caffeine to be able to keep that momentum going. Everything stacks up fast and brings that number down just as quickly.
And I donāt even remember the last time I worked only 8 hours in a day. At this point, 8 hours feels like part-time.
Iām trying to build this thing in half the time most people do. That means right now itās 6 days a week nonstop, making sure the work and the backend both stay handled.