On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:54:02 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote:

On 3/18/2013 1:13 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:56:54 -0400, wrote:

Anyone who can fix engines in boats will always have work.

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Yes, and at $85+/hour.


LOL, how much of that goes to the guy with dirty nails ??

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It depends. Some guys take it all but pay for there own shop, truck
and benefits. Some guys get 25%. Even at 25% it's a halfway decent
living, and the smart, motivated guys save up and plan for going on
their own.

On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:11:57 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:14:56 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

Anyone who can fix engines in boats will always have work.

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Yes, and at $85+/hour.


LOL, how much of that goes to the guy with dirty nails ??

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It depends. Some guys take it all but pay for there own shop, truck
and benefits. Some guys get 25%. Even at 25% it's a halfway decent
living, and the smart, motivated guys save up and plan for going on
their own.

"Mikey" here only works on late model Yamahas and he knows how to say
no if it is a basket case but he is still booked weeks in advance. He
works out of a small SUV without a whole lot of overhead. He does have
a lot of money tied up in tools. That is one reason he only picked a
small range of motors to work on, just to keep the special tool
inventory reasonable. There are plenty of late model Yamahas around.
He really needs a manager tho. I bet he could charge more and I am
sure he could use some time management skills.
That is true of most small businesses tho.

Sure... here you go..

http://www.inc.com/ss/best-industrie...ing-a-business

Read up...

http://www.entrepreneur.com/starting...ies/index.html

On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:49:56 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:58:26 -0700, Urin Asshole
wrote:

On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:11:57 -0400, wrote:

"Mikey" here only works on late model Yamahas and he knows how to say
no if it is a basket case but he is still booked weeks in advance. He
works out of a small SUV without a whole lot of overhead. He does have
a lot of money tied up in tools. That is one reason he only picked a
small range of motors to work on, just to keep the special tool
inventory reasonable. There are plenty of late model Yamahas around.
He really needs a manager tho. I bet he could charge more and I am
sure he could use some time management skills.
That is true of most small businesses tho.

Sure... here you go..

http://www.inc.com/ss/best-industrie...ing-a-business

Yeah those look like great businesses if you have $100,000 - $250,000
to capitalize with.
Some are just ridiculous. A liquor license will set you back closer to
a half million here.
It cost us $70,000 in 1987 to set up a small flower store with used
equipment.


Well, then I guess you'll need something else first. Maybe work for 20
years as an auto-mechanic for someone else, so you can save up to buy
a liquor store. What a fantastic life.

On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:18:09 -0700, Urin Asshole
wrote:

Well, then I guess you'll need something else first. Maybe work for 20
years as an auto-mechanic for someone else, so you can save up to buy
a liquor store. What a fantastic life.

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It's the great American way: work hard, save money, invest in the
future. You have a problem with that? Too bad you didn't inherit
any money from wealthy ancestors. That's the only easy way that has
withstood the test of time.

On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:15:15 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:18:09 -0700, Urin Asshole
wrote:

Well, then I guess you'll need something else first. Maybe work for 20
years as an auto-mechanic for someone else, so you can save up to buy
a liquor store. What a fantastic life.

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It's the great American way: work hard, save money, invest in the
future. You have a problem with that? Too bad you didn't inherit
any money from wealthy ancestors. That's the only easy way that has
withstood the test of time.

It's part of the American way, but not the only part. That's blind
absolutism at its finest.

How about getting a first class education, and using that education to
invent something or learn the theories behind how things work. Or be
able to see a problem that isn't obvious because you studied it in
school as a case study.

Yes, it's too bad, but education has withstood the test of time also.
If it was all about working hard, we'd be living in a much reduced
time.

It's not all about making money besides. How about being happy and
engaged in your community. Not that Biden is the best example, but he
was the poorest or nearly the poorest sentator. Not bad for someone
who was highly educated and not in it for the money.