Called a guy to remove a tree from my yard He charged $750 Asked how many he does per week “Oh God, are you one of those morons who post about how easy it is to make six figures in the trades by assuming I’m fully booked and have zero costs? You know what, I’m actually going to charge you $1,750 for this job or I'll just let the tree fall into your roof.” Incredible. $1,750 for just a few minutes of work. Imagine if he does just 10 other jobs aweek. That’s $70k+ per month. Almost amillion a year. I need to get into tree trimming!
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[–] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It's one of those things where it would be great if you could make an informed choice on whether you needed to hire a Master Plumber or save a bunch of money with Dave who has a pipe wrench and a youtube premium subscription. One of those things where if you knew enough to know whether you could get by with Dave, you're probably pretty close to doing it yourself.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago*

    If Dave were worth his salt - he would be capable of telling you this job is over his head, or if you legally need a professional.

    That's part of being a handyman. If he can't do that then he's dangerous, and not worth any amount of money.

    And you'd best pay him for coming to this conclusion....

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