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  • Sometimes a Different Perspective is Needed

                  I have had trouble finding some company to purchase my work shirts in. Then last while I was in Tractor Supply Company, I noticed some T shirts which had the pocket and they were Carhartt’s.  I looked at the shirts and purchase seven of them and then tried to find an embroidery shop to…

  • Situational Ethics & Business

    A while back I was doing a small task for a client I went to a HVAC supplier. When I told the salesperson what I wanted and we had agreed upon a price I was instructed to take the paperwork to the cashier’s window. Upon doing so I was asked to see my contractor license.…

  • Changing Times

              Today as in many bygone eras, it seems like I am hearing that these are changing times. There’s an old John Wayne movie with a scene in it where his movie daughter says, “Poppa It’s not the times that are changing.”  As a child Christmas and birthdays for many seem to never come, as…

  • Banks Vs. Credit Unions

    Many credit unions have criteria you must possess in order to be eligible to join. Usually, they have fewer locations than banks and fewer lending services they can offer. However, credit unions pride themselves on their customer service and their focus on the community. Also sense their structure is that of a nonprofit organization they…

  • Be Careful

    There is a large online store which I must order products through occasionally. Like many of you know from time to time the product they send is defective. I had this happen to me about 2 and ½ months ago. When I called the supplier, I was told by their representative that they would replace…

  • The Purpose of a Credit Card

    The reason that lending institutions send you offer for their credit card is to lure you into a situation where you have to pay their high interest rates. The long and short of it is they wish to make money. However, my reason for using credit cards is different. I load up the card and…

  • Budgets

              In today’s marketplace with all the unexpected delays and other hazards which can trip you up it is important that you stick to your budget. I cannot say that I like my budget, but I will say that it keeps me out of trouble. When money come in at a regular pace it is…

  • The Shifting Tides

    Over the past years I have mentioned that I am a real estate broker and a general contractor. I have also stated that I like to help first time home owner acquire their first property. I haven’t explained that I like finding a dump in the right location and then stirp it to bare framing…

  • Know Your Contracts

                It seems that every year the government demands that we put more and more into are contracts. Nowadays we can’t say it once we must repeat ourselves three or more times. Many times, we have to say the same thing with different verbiage because the different agencies want it spelled out their way.  I…

  • Carefully Read the Contracts

                As a contractor and real estate broker I have to use a lot of contracts. But I am not always the one initiating these contracts. Therefore, I must carefully read each of these contracts for the term and conditions of them. AS a general contractor sometime, a sub wishes to try and push their…