Bob, give me a call when you want to fish or just grab a beer. I'll happily put off doing stuff around the house to get out and meet up with you.
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That's AWESOME stuff right there!!!
You definitely have things in order and just needed to vent -

Just like a bottle of beer....much better to pour out then burst because it's shaken up a bit.
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Doing jobs like that for friends or family can get very tricky and emotional. We both know you will always do what's right. So screw everyone and take some Bob time!
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I agree,why do a job on the cheap if it is taking away from fishing or family time? Charge more money and do less side work. Smarter not harder and make it worth your while.
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5/0 and Nightfighter (lyme thread) take the time now. Everyday is a good day to be with family. I lost my brother 15 months ago, he was 28. I have no regrets because when we wanted to be together or could, we were. Maybe that is an extension of how hard we both worked individually, but if we wanted to we would stop everything and be together.

I have a 7 month old boy now, and he is my life. Work, not work, whatever as long as he is healthy. If work gets in the way, I'll quit before I say no to my kid. I work stupid hours too 9.5 by contract, 11 is normal 13+ is usual, and any more than that is almost expected.

This is year 6 of this schedule and I'm burnt out. I've toned it down for my son, but feel the work piling up. It is not good. I'm looking for a new arrangement of work. I hate to leave a job I started but the expectations are exceeding what I value both my time and family life at. This past year I was paid less after losing my brother and having a baby than the two previous years, meanwhile my boss played golf every week through the summer and I ate up his work like it was nothing. Shame on me.
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Point being, time with the family exceeds time at work. Your call

Great stuff
 

Great group here. Great read. You guys got it together...keep it going. I work on all this stuff every day...with no regrets.

We are lucky to have a great group here,that's why I have no questions about posting my own bag o chit here,alot here see things on the same page as me and it helps when I have doubt.

Chris I hear what your saying but there is the fine line I tread on.These side jobs that I do are for friends (like Newport said) it's a FINE LINE.
But I'll read into each job and help people out when I feel needed hence the low balling effect, but the other side of the coin is working with my boy which is time unmeasurable...
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Nothing wrong with helping out friends,it is something we all do. But the friends of friends.......
Personally,when I have work done I am just happy to have contractors show up and deliver on time. We finally just had central installed a couple weeks ago. Big job as I have forced hot water,13K! I had to find a new electrician as my friend that used to do my work passed about a month ago.(cancer)Kids the same age as my kids....I never would have asked or expected him to work for peanuts,I simply would have felt like a cheapskate as I know he had mouths to feed.
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