I would like to know how others deal with the price shopper, Besides having a trip charge.
I like the idea of Flat rate sheets for various service type work for residential work.
I would never take a Flat rate schedule to a commercial job that would get charged at time and materials.
It has been posted here before that if your a one man show, working from home,10 year old service vehicle,your costs are going to be 61.00/ hour
I would like to find out if this price includes vacation time,retirement investment, and weekends off, normal 4 hour of productive day.
My Goal is to be able to work 5 hours/day in the field and knowing that i can comfortably put away for retirement. this 65.00/hour company that i have is worth 0 dollars to sell.Nobody would invest and buy my company just to buy a job. At 65.00 per hour i am just making the low end of an hourly rate for wages.
There is so many unforeseen expenses also like when your insurance has a 1000.00 deductible and somebody has decided to help them selves to my tools. got to figure that cost into the overhead too.
