Evening lads

[Yplan]

Hi lads,

Been lurking for a while mainly perusing the business threads as I'm looking to start out on my own next year, sick of working away and want to spend more time with the wife and kids.

Anyway I've worked for a few different companies over my 15 years in this game doing different types of work mainly commercial and industrial.

Anyway thanks for reading

Yplan

 

[Octopus]

welcome.

Like you forum name!

 

[Pete999]

Welcome along Mate, enjoy

 

[westward10]

Welcome in.

 

[Yplan]

Thanks for your welcome lads,

@Murdoch cheers mate I can't believe it hadn't already been taken tbh.

 

[Octopus]

Curious to know why MDJ gave me a dislike !

 

[Yplan]

Don't know who that is mate sorry.

 

[Yplan]

Maybe it's your spelling he doesn't like?

 

[GMES]

Welcome to the forum, I like your optimism about going self employed to spend more time with the family, I would think it will be the opposite.

 

[telectrix]

Curious to know why MDJ gave me a dislike !

probably sausage fingers.

 

[Deleted account]

You won't spend more time with family at first, but over a couple of years once your established you should get these hours down a bit.

Remember time for quotes, invoicing, sourcing and collecting materials etc...

Saying all that in my opinion self employed is much better than employed.

Good luck.

 

[Yplan]

@GMES lol I hope I get to spend some more time with them anyway,

I'm still doubting myself and thinking will i absolutely hate it but at the same time I'm friends with a self employed plumber who works from 8 till 3 ish pretty much everyday, he always says to me you can work as much as you want really it's upto you,

On the other hand my friend is a self employed plasterer and works 7 days a week and is more stressed out than ever cos he says he doesn't want to turn work away.

So at the minute I don't know which kinda man im going to be.

Nervous about the whole thing.

 

[Yplan]

@Paignton pete thanks for your reply pal,

My friends tell me to expect a few years of being skint which I can cope with growing up on a council estate! Lol but if your name gets out there in a good way it will be worth it! So I'm thinking about that more than anything.

It's a hard one cos the guy I work for now is fantastic and really looks after me but it's so much working away.

 

[GMES]

The problem with turning work down is you're always apprehensive because you never know if it's going to dry up.
It's a fine balancing act but worth it if you can build a good future for the family.
Life's too short to have regrets so go and have a bash.

 

[Yplan]

@GMES cheers pal,

My main motivation isn't money it's hoping to work less for similar than I'm earning now and just be less stressed.

 

[Yplan]

Sat here thinking your all laughing and saying how naive I sound about all the work it's gonna take

 

[ashrow]

Just go with the flow.
Building a client base is what matters in the first few years.
Phone ringing all hours, doing quotes etc take time you may not of seen prior to starting on your own but you can do that at home with the family.
Also being self employed you get the bonus of claiming some of those house hold bills back as running cost etc etc
I choose to work everyday but have no problem telling clients they have to wait. If they can not wait then there are more tradesmen out there.

 

[Baddegg]

Don't know who that is mate sorry.

Keep posting you’ll get to meet him,he will make you laugh!
My favourite post involved tampax and oracle ha ha ha still makes me laugh!

 

[Baddegg]

@GMES cheers pal,

My main motivation isn't money it's hoping to work less for similar than I'm earning now and just be less stressed.

Good man,life is short and the kids grow up quick,you can’t put a price on memories!

 

[Deleted account]

Sat here thinking your all laughing and saying how naive I sound about all the work it's gonna take

We're not laughing. And don't think your naive.
We're giving you the heads up.
Don't let me or anyone else put you off.
Go for it.

 

[Baddegg]

Sat here thinking your all laughing and saying how naive I sound about all the work it's gonna take

Every self employ person on here has been through the same emotions you have yplan, and I bet very few would go back to a “real” job mate

 

[Yplan]

Cheers @Baddegg

I suppose I'm nervous about doing domestic work and how much I'm gonna have to be careful in people's homes etc

Dealing with customers is probably a skill in itself and I've also been told of how lonely it can be working by yourself all day.

But if I don't do it im just gonna keep working crap hours and not getting any time for the things that matter.

Decisions decisions

Yplan

 

[MDJ]

Don't know who that is mate sorry.

Don't worry you will

 

[MDJ]

Curious to know why MDJ gave me a dislike !

Fair comment, I don't like the name.

 

[MDJ]

@GMES cheers pal,

My main motivation isn't money it's hoping to work less for similar than I'm earning now and just be less stressed.

Well best of luck, when your the gaffer you can do as you want.

 

[MDJ]

Cheers @Baddegg

I suppose I'm nervous about doing domestic work

Don't be fella, it is the gutter end of the trade, your over qualified to go it.