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I own 3 businesses. power washing, Xmas lights and gyms with 40+ employees between. I enjoy the game and personal growth. Passions are 🏂 Philly 🦅

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I golf twice a week. I play softball twice a week. I spend time with my family and I work when I want. I can’t post this on fb or insta because I don’t want people who know me to think I’m bragging. How I did it thread. 1/X
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My wife just asked me to go into debt so she can pursue her passion… How in the actual hell does someone navigate this conversation?
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I own the place… No one knows it 😂. Is this the highest level of business success? I scan my fob at the front desk just like everyone else. 🥸
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We did $440k of Xmas lights last year. This is the program I used. Good ole’ 1996 Microsoft paint. I marked this up in 35 Seconds. Customer has quote. $1420 for this. I’m already on to the next one. My email auto populates my sales pitch so I upload and fire away!! Yes I’m
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I was 4 years into my roof cleaning business and a friend from highschool says to me “don’t you care what your girlfriend’s family thinks about you? Are they ok with Lindsey marrying a roof cleaner?” I said, “I’ve never given that a thought, but it’s sad you did.” Be you. No
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@sweatystartup Far more adults would benefit more from doing these than not doing these. Obesity is the number 1 killer.
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Things they don’t teach you in biz school. On July 4th our managers son died in an accident. She’s been a trainwreck (who wouldn’t be). We made the decision to pay her while she’s been off. Felt like it was the right thing to do. How long do we continue to pay her?
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My kid(7) ran into a friend last night. She says “Dad, come get her mom’s phone number so I can play with her over the summer.” I walk over to meet the mom. She’s 43 with a tongue ring. Am I a conservative snob, or it’s a red flag? 🚩 😬
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Xmas lights season is in full swing. Been doing around $40k of installs per week. Just sold this beauty. $6000 permanent install. Yes this was the artwork I sent to the customer. 😝 Twitter loves my paint jobs! 🎨 I pulled this image from street view. Measured on google
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Bedrooms are for 2 things. Sex and Sleep. The TV has no place in the bedroom. Change my mind.
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@carkerpox Step 1. Stop enabling him. I know bc I’ve done it. All forms of paid rent, phone bill etc are enabling. Step 2. Wait. The moment he asks for help staying sober than you can jump to action. As long as he still enjoys drinking you are powerless.
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@FWPlayboy I’ve tried that 3 times now. It hasn’t worked!
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I have employees. I’d never show up to work in a brand new high end car. I think it’s disrespectful. Keep work and lifestyle separate.
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@joshritchie Not sure whose quote that is but I live by it! Constantly trying to make an extra $300k!
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@roblabonne Just had 3. Kids keep you young. I want to stay young as long as possible!
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@JerimiahLee This is the answer! Working on it!
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@YieldDiaries $200k for dance studio that probably loses $5k a month.
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@BigwetRealism We all have bias. It’s a safety mechanism.
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@helloduff2 This is absolutely a thought of ours. Staying at home is not helpful after a certain point. Getting back to work would be better for her.
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Meet Adam, he thinks I’m taking a pic of this $400 Snake River Wagyu. Adam started with me 10 years ago watering plants. He’s been in charge of the residential division for 3 years now. Worked his way up, listening to whatever I said.
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This is what we use for marketing.
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Customer just called me buddy. Not sure if I should just double his price or just cancel the whole job completely.
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Today, my kids asked , “are we rich?” How do you answer?
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@Etienne_Knight Worst idea ever heard.
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I did a power washing job for a college professor. He invited me to speak to his class. The day I showed up, he said he wanted me to talk to the class about the franchise. I didn’t buy a franchise. I branded my business to look professional AF. Don’t be “a guy in a truck”
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@theshirtsguy Demand. That’s what you are missing. Short season, charge a premium, get paid.
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Wild concept to me. HVAC guys are so busy they don’t have a lead problem. Commercial Powerwashing I’ve had to HUNT down 98% of our leads.
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I was at a conference last winter and my met this smart dude. He looked me in the eyes and said “no matter how much money you make; your wife will figure out a way to spend it. That’s why you need a big exit.” I dismissed him. He doesn’t know my wife. Welp, yesterday I
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In highschool I got into some trouble with my friends. My mom took me down to the police station. The police officer asked me for the names of the other kids involved. My mom looked at me and said “You got caught, not them. Dont say anything.” Mother’s Day or Gangster Day?
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@FabricHustler This is exactly how I feel and what I plan to do.
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@indexnforgetit Lol this is exactly how I roll! if I have any money in my personal, I send it to my wife so I still think I’m broke! It makes me hungry seeing no money in my account and I have ADD so I forget my wife carry’s the bags!
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@alexforbes__ You didn’t pay for 30 mins! You paid for 10 years experience. Guy could have ate lunch in his truck and then fixed the problem. 1 hour total on site.
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Observation from this post. The range is insane. 3 days to 6 months. That’s a huge gap. Hearing from people who have lost loved ones is valuable. Our intentions were 4-6 weeks. Most small businesses CANT do that. It’s important to have a cash flowing business. Perspective. I
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Why I like commercial work better than residential. PLANNING If we wash a residential house I need to go get another one. If I get 1 contract to power wash 700 gas stations. I just booked out the next 5 months of work and it probably Repeats next year. I currently have
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@Thor786 @YieldDiaries It’s a horrible idea!
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@KirkNewcombe I grew up in the exact opposite situation environment. No diversity whatsoever. I will purposely travel to expose myself and kids to new culture.
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@amesmd This is my favorite answer. ❤️
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@realEstateTrent Rural PA is beautiful.
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@sweatystartup Hard disagree. Should be illegal from 18-21 when no one has any idea what they want to do in life.
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I sent our annual Xmas lights email at 10:57am asking when customers want them installed. Within 1 hour I had 46 responses. If you are in the service business you NEED a good CRM. Customer data is the most valuable part of most businesses.
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@SamRo Hard disagree. Love the lounge life! Saved my butt a few times! Really beneficial with kids!
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My power washing biz has done about $300k of work in Ohio. I’ve never been to Ohio. Systems.
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The magic of Xmas lights is: Christmas comes every year! The customer locks themselves in by buying the lights from us the first year. We then discount the service by 25% for the following year. It is no different than buying an @amazon prime membership. This is today:
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We need to start treating obesity like alcohol abuse. Why are we glamorizing? It’s not healthy and has to be kept in check.
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@sweatystartup One is subsidized by the government.
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Apex SoftWash (power wash biz) hitting goals! Joined the million dollar club today. 🙏 How did I do it? 1 step at a time. I went to school to be a gym teacher. I didn’t know anything about power washing or business. I learned. Want to be good at business? Understand
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Mid way through year 2 of new roofing company. 1. We do not make enough money to have this as a full time job. [this is why I tell people don’t quit your jobs right away when starting a business ] 2. Google AdWords sucks. Waste of money. Much prefer traditional marketing.
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My own company threw a rock flyer to my house. (They don’t know where I live) I couldn’t be happier, the life cycle is complete! 🔁 Build business that can run without you! Always be marketing!
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@zeromarketshare This is exactly right. When they don’t know me, it follows the systems I created.
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General rule of thumb: Every 3 degrees above 80 you are allowed to undo another button. According to this picture it was about 90. Greek islands are 🔥
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Do yourselves a favor and block this loser. He is that Jake kid who caused all kind of problems before. He’s an egomaniac and doesn’t like that Huber gets the attention.
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@swells_ 🤫 gotta be handy with the steel if you know what I mean.
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They asked me “what’s an estimate?” Being the best dad is why I preach financial freedom. It’s why I advocate to start your business. The opportunity to teach your children is a lot easier when you control your time.
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@ClintFiore I’ve been drooling over the GX. It says I work in tech, but shoot guns on the weekends. 🇺🇸
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@Junk_wax_fiend That’s literally what happened. The owner of the care business is trying to find someone to buy it and is unsuccessful and now they’re trying to sucker me in.
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Not sure who else needs to hear this… My irrational anxiety gets worse during the holidays. 1. My routines messed up 2. My diets messed up. 3. Large crowds 4. There is clutter. 5. There is so much clutter. 6. Spending money not making money. You aren’t alone. 🎄
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I opened a gym and within 2 weeks hired a manager so I didn’t have to work at the gym. That was 5 years ago. I’ve never worked a day there. I had the skill set to do this because of my powerwashing business. You will learn so much starting a business. More than you could ever
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This is why you shouldn’t start a residential power washing business. You can’t compete against this. It’s a race to the bottom. Commercial However, you can make money.
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Residential cashflow is awesome. Customers pay immediately after job is complete, but it’s a grind. Commercial is a 30/60/90 day wait. My payroll for 1 month was $90k. That can really squeeze an account. Currently I have $10k in a business account and I’m owed:
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I used to think $100k was a year’s worth of work. Now I want to do that in week. I’ve submitted $748,000 worth of bids in the last 3 days. I know one thing. It’s not enough for where I want to be! Can’t make a million dollars a year if I’m only sending out $748k worth of
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Started calling HVAC/plumbing companies to buy. This was the first convo I had: 66 year old guy ready to retire. We talked about his “pecker swelling”, “Vein surgery from his “dick to his ankle” and “the good nurse who put the ice on his balls to reduce the swelling.” 🤣🤣🤣
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I had 3 crews working who did $7k. I probably profit 50% of that. I have 2 gyms going which profit $800 every day. I felt unproductive. This is the curse of entrepreneurship. There is never enough. I’m always hungry for more.
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@theraleighwill Needed this today. Was debating on a family vacation abroad this summer. I told my wife, we should go we don’t know if we will be here next year. This post makes what I told her real. ❤️ 🙏
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@garethaboyd But what if I didn’t make more money? The point is it shouldn’t matter, when you truly don’t care what others think.
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Golf at 7:30am Office work from 12-3 Had to cancel pickleball @ 4 bc Equipment failure… brand new power washer. Softball at 8pm to finish the day. Small business takes 7 years to successful. I don’t own a Rolex, but I own TIME!
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Powerwashing is this weird niche. It’s completely unregulated, there is no union, most people think you’re just a guy that pulls a power washer around the house. I just took it seriously. I coach wrestling, I met the guy who operates these tanks at practice. The hard
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Why I added Xmas lights to my power washing business. 🎅 🌲 I care for my employees. Instead of telling them “there is no power washing work go home.” I looked for opportunity to provide work. A friend of mine said you have to do lights, it’s insane! I already had trucks,
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Reoccurring Rev, is one of the greatest feeling in the world. My power washing business is boom or bust. $0 weeks and $100K weeks. The gyms stay steady $30k a month. Every month. Clockwork. Once you taste reoccurring nothing else tastes the same.
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My goal was to put $400k in my pocket this year. If you can put it on paper it has a chance to come true. I sent this to my friend May 16th. 400k -60k gyms (I own 2) -100k Kringle (Xmas lights) -200k apex (power washing) -40k bluefield (construction)
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@ChrisRamsey60 We looked at a house to buy that had this exact floor. My brother turns to the tenant and says “whoever put these floors in has to be brain dead.” The tenant bashfully says “I put them in.” 😂😂😂😂. A moment we will never forget!
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@denizselman33 How I read this chart eagles are far upper right. Cowboys far lower left. So Eagles are good and cowboys suck. Go birds.🦅
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@realEstateTrent My parents have 2 storage units after selling their house. The units were broken into and the burglars stole NOTHING! 😂😂 They are storing junk. This is a true story.
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I drive a $6000 base model civic to the office. This is what my employees see me drive. I see no reason to create employee envy. Why risk losing an employee over something so petty? What they don’t know, won’t hurt them. I also make sure all employees are paid well before.
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Who is gonna tag @Codie_Sanchez for me so I can speak at her event?
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Xmas lights business will forever be my favorite. Xmas reoccurs every year. My routes only get more efficient as we gain more customers. Customers are so happy to see our crews. Have about $100k of lights I need to install between now and Thanksgiving. It’s Mayhem and I
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@EdLatimore When You realize you can gameify your life, all thrill for “gaming” goes away. Being able to level your self up mentally, physically and financially is the best reward.
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This tweet was wild. Most people enjoyed the reality of passive income. But a decent amount commented just to troll. Well built systems, with great managers allow the gyms to be very hands off. I haven’t been to this location in about 6 or 7 months. Manager does an amazing
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I own the place… No one knows it 😂. Is this the highest level of business success? I scan my fob at the front desk just like everyone else. 🥸
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Wild marketing strategy. Window envelopes showing me $ bill. I have to check if it’s real. It was!
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I’ve found no one really cares what I say on twitter…. But I share a pic of my hot wife and it usually goes viral. Baby 3 has arrived. 3 more to go! Making @elon proud. Doing my part to register more republicans.
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Making money in every season. Figuratively and Actually Actually Spring summer 🌞 power washing is 100% bandwidth FALL 🍁 Xmas lights is 90% bandwidth Power washing is 10% Winter ❄️ Gym’s get 50% of bandwidth Other 30% is vacation and recharging Lights 20%
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@sweatystartup This is true, but the fun part about life is that as long as you have the bat in your hands you have a chance to hit a home run & your kids can get forced out at home.
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I was working out and one of our favorite members stopped me, with tears in his eyes he shakes my hand and says “your gym is amazing man.” I said “Xxxxx what’s going on?” His daughter has a cancerous tumor behind her eye, she goes for surgery next week. He can’t afford all
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Pumped iron, played 18 sent some emails during lunch,played another 18 while crews did $12k of powerwashing. I’m not saying you NEED to start a business, I just don’t know any jobs that can do that. Full transparency in next tweet. 👇
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I was asked why I give some much information away. The truth is most people won’t do shit with it. They get comfortable and stay there. I’ll share for the 1 person out there who reminds me of my younger self. Someone who is gonna grind their face off because they enjoy the
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She’s 7. I said “yes we are. Another word for Rich is abundant. It means you have a lot. I want to be rich in a lot of ways. I want to have a lot of good health, time with you guys, and money. We can use that money to help other people. It’s good to be rich.”
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@pmarca irony so ruthless it could kill someone!
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@girdley Higher chances he’s hooking up with dudes tho…
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As we get closer to fall my power washing crews slow down and we gear up for Xmas lights. Xmas lights is the most insane service business out there. I have $67,000 ready for install the first WEEK of OCTOBER. We just keep acquiring customers. At some point we have to say no
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10 years ago, I was in year 2 of my power washing business. My family had a trip to Hawaii planned but I had just hired my 2nd employee allowing me to get off the truck. We had work that needed to get done and I couldn’t deny them a paycheck. They would find new jobs.
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He finished a $15k property Friday and got the green light on $100k more. This is one of my favorite parts about business. You get the chance to play god, to impact someone’s life for the better. Cheers Adam.
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I use paper plates and I don’t care which of you environmental snooty bitches judge me. I have kids and we are in survival mode.
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@KurtisCarman We don’t have the same passion. 😂😂
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Have FUN! The journey of growth and the person you become along the ride is amazing. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Share with a start up buddy. 11/X
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Roofing company gaining some steam. Improved GoogleMyBusiness Improved LSA Sent 11k mailers Systems improving between me (sales) and partner (project manager) 2 roof scheduled for next week 2 more closing next week 2 more HOT estimates. Reality: Still no one knows who we are.
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How I view my money. 10X fitness (Gyms businesses) covers my mortgage. Apex SoftWash (powerwashing) covers my daily life. Groceries-vacation etc. Kringle lights (Xmas lights service) covers my tax bill. Bluefield (roofing) covers mom a house or lambo… dumb stuff.
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Sold $5600 permanent lighting job. 2 man crew 3/4 of a day. Materials $2200 Labor $400 Gross profit $2800.
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@SaaSy_Nick What kind of person decides to get a tongue ring? It’s not practical. Food gets stuck in it. Harder to speak. What’s the positives of a tongue ring? I see more negatives than positives.
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@SacAppraiser They might move, but he’s keeping the place and renting it out.
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One of my favorite Xmas lights business lessons. I have a chip on my shoulder. I’m told I live in an economically suppressed area. The median income is $28,000 for my county. My first year doing Xmas lights. I sold a $2000 job residential job. I knew nothing, but this guy was
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