So I’ve got my first job working on my own schedule. It’s for my wife’s sister, so I’m not sure if it really counts, but I’m getting paid for it. I had to buy some new tools for it, so that’s fun. They should be here in the next day or two. I should still be making about $300 on it even with that expense. I set up some invoice software to keep track of everything, which makes me feel pretty businessy.

I’ve been in contact with a few other potential customers, which seem promising. I’m waiting for the weather to improve in the middle of the next week to see where things go. I haven’t had as much trouble getting responses to my ad as I expected. My goal is to bill 10 hours per week. I’m charging $60 per hour, so I’d be making $600 in labor. Profit on parts would probably work out to a similar level per week. If this takes off like I’m hoping, I should be in decent financial shape.