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NEWSLETTER FOR CONTRACTORS
Two reads a month. Zero Wall Street noise.
A newsletter for contractors in the repair and replace trades. Written by Jason for those owners and management teams. Plain language, real numbers, and what it all means for your trucks, your receivables, and your pricing.
THE MONTHLY READ
What’s moving in the economy right now, translated for your business. Fuel, materials, mortgage rates, loan rates, and consumer behavior. What matters, what doesn’t, and why.
THE SHOP TALK
The evergreen deep dives. Job costing, cash flow, pricing, hiring math. The questions owners actually ask, answered one at a time. And this is just the start. More content is on the way as the list grows.
THE LATEST
Fresh off the press.
THE JOB SITE · ISSUE #2
You Pay Them $28. They Cost You $41.
Fully loaded labor cost is the number your entire rate card stands on. Most owners have never run it. Yours takes one page and about twenty minutes.
READ THE FULL ISSUERECENT ISSUES
THE JOB SITE · ISSUE #1
You Marked It Up 40%. You Kept 28%.
Markup and margin are two different numbers. The gap between them is the most expensive vocabulary mistake in the trades, and it takes about five minutes to fix for good.
READ ISSUETHE MONTHLY READ
The First Monthly Read Arrives in August
One topical brief a month: what just happened in the economy and what it means for your schedule, your pricing, and your customers.
COMING SOON