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Old 01-10-2007, 12:41 PM   #1
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Most Money Made/shortest Amount Of Time?

What was the most amount of money you made in the shortest amount of time or in one day?

2 weeks ago I got 4 emergency calls in one day
Made $900.00 total. Work and travel time 4hrs!

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Old 01-10-2007, 01:03 PM   #2
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Old 01-10-2007, 01:04 PM   #3
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13k net profit in 4 days.
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13k net profit in 4 days.
What?
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A project I did last may..

3,600 SF of wide plank flooring at $7 SF = $25,200
Material cost was $3.50 SF = $12,600
2 Installers at $200 per day
Net profit = $11,800
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Old 01-10-2007, 02:06 PM   #6
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Made $2300 net (cash no less) in four hours installing a laminate floor in a wide open addition. Blew the ho's mind that we finished that quickly. It was a perfect scenario though... wide open room, almost no floor prep whatsoever, we made 99% of the cuts inside the work area, and the material was easy to work with. Of course it'll be 20 years before that all comes together again lol.
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Poker table $1300+ in one 6 minute hand.
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What?
You read it correctly.
And that is being conservative in figuring.
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You read it correctly.
And that is being conservative in figuring.

Well.....
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I could tell ya, but then I'd hafta kill ya.
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found 20 bucks on the sidewalk once....

lost 60 bucks in vegas two years ago- that took about ? 10 minutes- does that count?

I am goin out today to put my business card at the community bulletin boards etc... I need customers! just startin out on my own, gotta figure out how to get my name out there... contacted some friends, they're doin somethin similiar... networking!
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Summer 1979: 10 minutes of pleasure= 1 son, now 28 years old.
Pretty good return on investment!
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If you look at this on a per hour rate that is $60,000 a hour.
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Summer 1979: 10 minutes of pleasure= 1 son, now 28 years old.
Pretty good return on investment!
It took you 10 times to get her pregnant
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Horse Races: Around $2k in 4 hours.
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$2k/1 day thats happened a couple different times piecing out high-end doors.
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Summer 1979: 10 minutes of pleasure= 1 son, now 28 years old.
Pretty good return on investment!
wouldnt he be 27 or 26? I'm 27 and I was born before your son was conceived.
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My best was $1,400 in about 4.5 hours. It was a deck reskin. I just started going and never slowed down.
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wouldnt he be 27 or 26? I'm 27 and I was born before your son was conceived.
You're as bad as my middle son, at splitting hairs. Adam was born March 1979, so in about 7 weeks he'll be 28!
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