Update: That week I had three jobs fall through in a row

It was a rough stretch about a month ago, where Monday, Wednesday, and Friday all had signed clients cancel on me right before I was set to start. One guy in Springfield said his loan fell through, another just ghosted after I bought the materials, and the third decided to 'go with a friend.' What made it stand out was the money I lost on gas and planning time, maybe $400 total, and the hit to my schedule. I was scrambling to fill the holes and it threw my whole month off. Has anyone else had a run of bad luck like that and how do you bounce back?

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paige5147d ago

That "hit to my schedule" is the worst part... it's like one domino knocks over your whole plan. I had a week where two big home projects got pushed back and it left me just sitting around. You really have to build in some buffer time for that stuff.

jade_hernandez7d ago

My local hardware store always has a line out the door on Saturday mornings. It shows how many people's weekend plans depend on that one trip for supplies. A delay there pushes back painting, which means the furniture can't be moved in, and suddenly your whole Sunday is just waiting. That domino effect makes a simple two hour task ruin two days. I've started keeping a basic stock of tape and spackle just to avoid that first fallen piece.

simonl861d ago

Springfield's an hour drive each way, right? That's a lot of gas. But three jobs in one week feels like more than bad luck. Maybe your planning needs a deposit system. I lost a day's work once when someone canceled, so now I take half up front for materials. It stops the worst of the bleeding. You can't control their loan or their friend, but you can control your own rules.