bryan1
Well-Known Member
G'day Guy's,
Well 48 here until august then one year off the next decade of life, worked all my life as a mechie fitter and also seemed to be scratching for $$$$ although working my butt off and going nowhere. Last October after being out of work for 3 months my missus came home saying theres a job up on the local notice board at the shop. So went down and got the number and rang the guy, started with him the next week and going to the first job with him got 2 calls for labor hire work as a fitter. Decided to stick with the job I had( well yet to start) and the rest is history.
Working for myself doing bathroom and kitchen resurfacing is one of the most pleasing jobs I've ever done. Just to see the joy on the customers face when a job is completed really makes the hard work preparing the job and spraying the finish pale in the the background. Sure they are a few other companies doing the same thing and to date I've had to redo 2 bathrooms of their shoddy work.
Where before when we needed something it took months to save now I just walk in a pay cash, the mortgage is payed early in the month not on the last day and the best part I'm not paying the insane amount of tax every week then only get a pultry tax return at the end of the financial year. so what now I'll have to pay tax instead of a return but having the cash flow when needed makes this self employment worth all the while.
Cheers Bryan
Well 48 here until august then one year off the next decade of life, worked all my life as a mechie fitter and also seemed to be scratching for $$$$ although working my butt off and going nowhere. Last October after being out of work for 3 months my missus came home saying theres a job up on the local notice board at the shop. So went down and got the number and rang the guy, started with him the next week and going to the first job with him got 2 calls for labor hire work as a fitter. Decided to stick with the job I had( well yet to start) and the rest is history.
Working for myself doing bathroom and kitchen resurfacing is one of the most pleasing jobs I've ever done. Just to see the joy on the customers face when a job is completed really makes the hard work preparing the job and spraying the finish pale in the the background. Sure they are a few other companies doing the same thing and to date I've had to redo 2 bathrooms of their shoddy work.
Where before when we needed something it took months to save now I just walk in a pay cash, the mortgage is payed early in the month not on the last day and the best part I'm not paying the insane amount of tax every week then only get a pultry tax return at the end of the financial year. so what now I'll have to pay tax instead of a return but having the cash flow when needed makes this self employment worth all the while.
Cheers Bryan