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🌱 The 90-Minute Pay Raise: How We Did It
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Donna (My wife) was talking to me the other day about our dog. He is a nine-year-old German Shepherd, and he has a few health issues. We were fortunate that when we bought him home as a puppy, we also bought him some health insurance. Even More fortunate for us , they have covered most of the bills. As Donna says, they lost out on that deal. However, as generous as they are, we still need to raise some of the funds ourselves. This latest round of meds was going to cost us $100 a week. At first, Donna said that she would do a few jobs on Monday to raise the funds. She doesn't normally work on Mondays, as we try not to work more than 20 hours each week in this business. Then she had an idea. I was busy working in the garden when Donna came out 90 minutes later and told me she had sorted the money. Are you going to work on Mondays then? I said I wasn't too keen on the idea. Donna said no, she didn't need to do that as we had just got a $ 100-a-week pay rise. How did you do that? I asked. Donna explained that she got on the phone and texted some of our customers who hadn't had a price increase in a while. We have close to 200 lawns, and although we send out around 50 price increases a year, many of them have not had a price increase for a while. When Donna made her extra $100 a week, she stopped. One person dropped off. This is one of the great things about a lawn business. You can shape your business around your lifestyle and control your income. How do you earn a full-time income working a 20-hour work week? You can find that out in the lawnmowing101 membership. Do you want to give yourself a pay increase on demand? If you build your business right, then you can. It's not always about working harder. Until next time, get out there, mow lawns, and have fun Stuart ​ |
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