Ever have a customer ask you to give
him a break on the price? Maybe you
felt your price was too high anyway, so
you gave him the discount he wanted.
Two months later you received your
final payment from the customer, and
all your expenses for the job were paid,
but nothing was left for you.
Sound familiar? It doesn't have to be
that way. My brother and I haven't lost
money on one job in the seven years
that we've been job-costing on computer
—not one dime. We job-cost
every penny of labor, material, subs,
and other expenses directly to our jobs
by category of work (demolition, excavation,
foundation, carpentry, plumbing,
masonry, etc.).
To convince your