So i was a chef at a decent restaurant. I made average pay for a line cook, had very little in savings, and i was completely burnt out. One day i went out to my van for a break, and i just drove off. I know tgis was a shit move. The restaurant wasnt a bad one, and my head chef was very fair and ran a clean restaurant. The problem was i couldnt bring myself to set foot in there again. I dint know how to explain it, but my body told me that i was done working in the food industry.I took a few days to figure out what i wanted to do. While doing that i gotnon youtube and started looking up different gustles and businesses people started with little to no money. Eventually i stumbled across landscaping videos, and something clicked.I used my last 3 weeks pay to buy a shovel, bucket, leaf blower and a few tarps (my dad gave me a push mower and a few hard rakes.) I also have a 2000 chevy astro van.I got my first job through my roomnate who cleans houses. It was a cleanuo of a yard that was full of trash, and weeds. I charged $200 and it took half the day to do. That $200 bought me a weed wacker plus the client wanted a flagstone patio built and weekly mowing. I had never built a patio before but thanks to extensive youtube and google research i got the jist of how to built a level foundation, and how to build a flagstone patio, i also learned roughly what to charge. I built a 465sq ft patio in 3 weeks and charged $7,200. Both the client and I were EXTREMELY happy when i finished the patio, and i walked away with a few grand in my pocket, and a new sense of confidence and pride in something in built.I used the profits from that job, and i bought a pressure washer and some power tools, and boom i now have a landscaping and a pressure washing business. I also went on Fiverr and had some dude make me some logos and business cards. All in all it cost me about $80 for the logos, business card designs and business cards. The reason i made two seperate businesses was because I figured i wouldnt be searching for a landscaper if they want a pressure washer.After i had the logosi made a yelp busiess page for both companies. I cant remember where i found out about yelp business, but its been great to me. I get requests fornjobs every day, and i only pay avout $5-$15 per lead. This isnt an ad or anything its just the platform i found first. Use what you want idc. Through those leads ive been able to sign up 13 clients for lawncare maintenance. Im averaging $50 per lawn per week, and i turn down work i generally dont want to do.The pressure washing jobs have been a little slow, but so far my $400 pressure washer has made me close to a $600 return on its purchase(all of this is pre tax, but i am paying my taxes).Am i rich? Not yet, but i quit my job mid july, started two businesses, built a catalog of tools that have all paid for themselves, and found a new respect for myself.I dont really have anyone that inwould tell all this to, but im super proud of nyself for starting this, and the progress i made so far. Next year my goal is to have 45 clients, a pickup truck/trailer, and 5k saved so i wont have to get a winter job. Idk i think im hoping to inspire people to just try. Fuck all the excuses, just put yourself out there and give it everything.Thanks for reading. This might be the longest thing ive ever written. see hubwealthy.com/wealthy
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