Small Job Estimating....

[Greg Swartz]

Billable hours...

Billable hours...

Now, back to billable hours...

You said $250 per billable hour.

I go and get material... not billable.
Tech gets paid 8 hours regardless of billable / not billable...

Is that your point? We have to raise our prices to cover that type of overhead?

Thanks,
Greg

 

[emahler]

Now, back to billable hours...

You said $250 per billable hour.

I go and get material... not billable.
Tech gets paid 8 hours regardless of billable / not billable...

Is that your point? We have to raise our prices to cover that type of overhead?

Thanks,
Greg

exactly right

 

[Greg Swartz]

mmmmmmmmmmm.........

mmmmmmmmmmm.........

Man that looks good!

I'd spend $100 to go there.

It definately looks worth it!

 

[emahler]

Must have missed the "flat rate" on the spuds ~ http://www.mortons.com/website/htmldocs/kitchen.html

huh? please explain

 

[emahler]

Another job I bid at $12,000 I walked away with $7,000 profit. It was great, and the next lowest contractor was over $20,000. Had I have known, I would have charged $16,000...

define "profit"....i am assuming from this statement that you had $5000 in material

 

[celtic]

huh? please explain

no prices on the website.

I already said:
I guess asking how much for the "experience" is considered vulgar.....but got no response ....

If you're gonna buy me dinner, you should at least tell me the price range so I don't over/under dress

 

[jaylectricity]

I guess asking the price for the "experience" would be considered vulgar.

nope...morton's prints all their prices...no surprises...like flat rate.

no prices on the website.

I already said:
I guess asking how much for the "experience" is considered vulgar.....but got no response ....

If you're gonna buy me dinner, you should at least tell me the price range so I don't over/under dress

You got a response.


OK, so no surprises AFTER you ate your dinner, but no warning before you show up to the restaurant.

If you show up to a customer's house, and tell them how much the GOOD steak is, you aren't really surprising them.

 

[emahler]

no prices on the website.

I already said:
I guess asking how much for the "experience" is considered vulgar.....but got no response ....

If you're gonna buy me dinner, you should at least tell me the price range so I don't over/under dress

the prices are on the menu

not sure if anyone with tattoos and a pocket protector can even clean up enough for a place like that

 

[celtic]

the prices are on the menu

not sure if anyone with tattoos and a pocket protector can even clean up enough for a place like that

Each can be cleverly disguised .... tat's and long sleeve shirt: what tat's; pocket protector?...well, I won't be needing my pen to sign the bill

 

[emahler]

Each can be cleverly disguised .... tat's and long sleeve shirt: what tat's; pocket protector?...well, I won't be needing my pen to sign the bill

in that case, dinner for two...$200 +alchohol...last time we went to morton's, 3 of us...$325 for food, $780 for wine...glad I was not signing the CC receipt that night (the plumber picked up the tab without a sweat...seriously)

 

[celtic]

It's been awhile since my "beverage" tab was higher than food....but when in Rome ...

 

[emahler]

It's been awhile since my "beverage" tab was higher than food....but when in Rome ...

last time I was in vegas (18 months ago, before my son) we went to the steakhouse at circus circus. 6 of us, food was about $200 (one of the few places i have ever found that actually offers 5 star food and service at a 3 star price) and our bar tab was $1400...give or take a dollar

not anymore though...least for a little while

 

[emahler]

but back on topic...you can't enjoy dinners like these without budgeting for them...and your customer has to pay for them.

In Denver, there is an awesome restaurant called the Buckhorn Exchange. Neat building, great service, menu full of Bison, Elk, other wild game. Dinner for two will set you back $300 easily.

Billing out at $48/hr, after all costs (you know, overhead) you may take a personal hourly rate of $18-20/hr. before taxes. So, $15-$17/hr after taxes.

How can you go out and enjoy a dinner at Buckhorn knowing that you have to work 20 hrs just to pay for the dinner. Takes the enjoyment out of it.

 

[celtic]

..going on 7 years now...watch out for those kiddie parties, some parents don't understand the party is not for them LOL

 

[emahler]

..going on 7 years now..

Friend of Bill?

 

[celtic]

Friend of Bill?

If the Bill is diapers and formula...(no disrepect to anyone intended)

 

[emahler]

If the Bill is diapers and formula...(no disrepect to anyone intended)

no, the diapers and formula just create big bills...

thank the lord, he'll be on regular milk in the next few weeks...i'm buying stock in oil and formula companies

now, unfortunately my parents already found out that he likes salmon and lobster...sons'a'bitches...

 

[celtic]

Was he on the "good stuff" ? (Alumentum or Nutramagen - spelling is definitely off)

Both my kids had "acid reflux" ....what a PITA - for THEM.

 

[emahler]

Was he on the "good stuff" ? (Alumentum or Nutramagen - spelling is definitely off)

Both my kids had "acid reflux" ....what a PITA - for THEM.

thank the lord no...he really liked the Similac Lactose Free Soy...ready to drink, case of 6 quarts, $26 at BJ's...wasn't bad at all.

 

[celtic]

That's a bargin...the "good stuff" was like $8 a bottle(3 bottles a day), no cases anywhere, local stores ran out every 2 days....I could deal with the price and hassle ...but the kids...geeze....one spent the first 6 months sleeping upright in the car seat/carrier thing...no wonder she cried.