Category Archives: business tips

Will The "New" Truck Be A Wise Investment?

business tips
I wrote about the “new” truck we purchased over the weekend. We discovered in the past few days of tracking mileage that this truck gets nearly 20mpg which is excellent. Mr. A put 15,400 miles on his old work truck in 2008. The miles per gallon varied, depending on how fast he drove. When he could travel at 55 miles per hour, he could get 15 miles per gallon. But we live in an area where the only route into… Read the rest

Give Your Company A Good Name

business tips
I've been extra busy lately. I've got a lot of pans in the fire, and on top of those I'm assembling a mailing list to send out for Mr. A's business. We're going to send a 2009 magnet calendar with Mr. A's business information on it, a price list, several business cards and just a general announcement that we're here for business. I was excited to discover some envelopes that I was given free by one of my clients will… Read the rest

Gas Dropping and why I like QT

business tips, spending money
On November 2nd, I paid $2.39 for unleaded. By November 19th, it had dropped by thirty-five cents, to $2.04. The next day, on the 20th, when I saw it was down under two dollars a gallon, I just had to stop and fill up my tank in celebration. For a while there, I was having to budget $638.00 just for my drive to work, and church on Sunday and Wednesday night. At $1.99/gallon, my monthly budget for gasoline has mercifully… Read the rest

Save Money Getting Your DBA – Doing Business As

business tips, Making Progress
As you know, I live in the state of Arizona. An acquaintance of Mr. A's has been encouraging him to get a “DBA” and was even so kind as to print out an application he found on the Internet. “It's only $115, Mr. A and, and, it'll protect you!” Mr. A wondered what he would be protected from, and I wondered why he needed to have a DBA. As is his custom, he left it up to me to figure… Read the rest