Patrice, Remind me to NOT shop with you next year!!! I spend enough shopping alone! LOLOL..... Your muscles got a working out on Sunday pulling all that stuff!! hugs, Lynnette
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Pati <nailg...@aim.com> wrote: > me too... but imagine paying rent too! > > > Pati > > 'Good friends are like stars... > You don't always see them, But you know they are always there. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: patriceparker73 <patriceparke...@yahoo.com> > To: NailTech@googlegroup <nailtech@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:52 pm > Subject: Re: NailTech:: Re: after expenses > > Me to Pati I have a home based salon also but I still spend too much money > on products. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Pati <nailg...@aim.com> > *Sender: * nailtech@googlegroups.com > *Date: *Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:27:57 -0400 (EDT) > *To: *<nailtech@googlegroups.com> > *ReplyTo: * nailtech@googlegroups.com > *Subject: *Re: NailTech:: Re: after expenses > > I work out of my home. I have a wonderful little nail studio downstairs. > My husband is a contractor so..it might be easier for us to do that than > you, but in my last home in NY, I turned an extra bedroom into a nail > studio. Aldo, my husband, put a sink in 1 of the 2 closets..so clients > could wash and I could drain my pedi tub. I had a portable european touch > petite spa.... and 2 nail tables in the room. We put shelves into the other > closet for storage. > In my present home, the studio has it's own entrance and it's own 1/2 bath > and I have a spa chair for my pedis. My sister-in-law was remodeling her > kitchen and suggested that Aldo bring her old cabinets home and put them in > my studio. Great idea.. I purchased a ready made counter top from home > depot and voila... great looking storage. (and counter) > In both studios he installed a bathroom exhaust fan in the wall near my > station, which I put on when doing acrylics. I have 3 windows in my present > studio also...so smells are not a problem at all.. > I LOVE working at home.... > > Pati > > 'Good friends are like stars... > You don't always see them, But you know they are always there. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CAT BLUE <catb...@hotmail.com> > To: NailTech <nailtech@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:24 am > Subject: Re: NailTech:: Re: after expenses > > thanks for the well wishes and advice, everyone! For 18yrs I have been > very dedicated to my nail business-working 12-14 hour days, staying up > nights researching new nail ideas. Now that I'm 37, married, and > prego, I am looking to find more balance and it is affirming to hear > you professionals who are serious about your career give encouragement > about babies/family. Has anybody ever worked from home? Like maybe on > the down low, just a select group of clients who you like? Also > wondering about paying booth rent while I am out for maternity leave. > OUCH! Good for you, Cira. That's so funny; "baby hater". I KNOW! I > have NO experience even holding them!, but we are soooo excited! > > On Mar 23, 9:40 pm, cira mench <nailsbyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > CONGRATS!!! it's the best thing you will do. Take it from me, the self > > proclamed baby hater. i love being a mom! the best and hardest job ever! > > (and she's only 10 months). Thanks for sharing this! it's exactly what i > > needed to know. I just decided one day that I didn't want to be on > > commission anymore and my "boss" put me on rent. I had no clue how any of > > this worked and 3 years later I'm finally getting the hang of it. I love > > nails but I love my kid more so I cut my hours and became a part time nail > > tech and full time stay at home mom. mh j jkyru kyuhj. adelynn says hi > > and congrats > > > > CiraOn Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:35 PM, CAT BLUE <catb...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > We had a Salon coach come in and give us these formulas: > > > Your weekly goal should be 8x your weekly booth rent. ( 150/wk x 8 = > > > $1200/wk) > > > divide that by how many days a week you work and that should be your > > > goal for the day. When you think this way, you start to go faster and > > > add upgrades and quit giving away free nail art, free soak offs, and > > > free repairs! > > > Rent:a 12.5% of your income > > > Supplies: 10% > > > Self Employment Tax: 15% > > > 2 wk vacation pay: 4% > > > Marketing and Education: 5% > > > Total Costs per week: 46.5% > > > Take Home Pay=53.5% > > > This helps me stay focused and watch all my dollars in and out and I > > > don't make a deposit untill the end of the week, and whatever is left > > > after my expenses, I write myself a paycheck. I will have vacay $ > > > stashed, and also $ for taxes! Also, if you write down on your > > > schedule exactly how much each person for the day paid you, (whether > > > you claim it all or not), you will have a clear picture of how much > > > you are really making and more aware of the cash you spend here and > > > there and don't include it in your income. We HAVE to start viewing > > > ourselves as businesswomen and not like this is just for fun, or it > > > ISN'T worth it. > > > ALTHOUGH, now that we just found out we are 8wks pregnant(!), my > > > passion (or obsession) might also be changing...When I work a shorter > > > week, I can definitely see it in the paycheck. Maybe a place with > > > cheaper booth rent if you are only working part time. > > > > > On Mar 20, 6:26 pm, Lauren Dodson <april392...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks for all of the answers and thoughts so far. I do love what I do > > > and love > > > > being my own boss. But I would also love know how to make more money. > > > Is there > > > > a formula I could follow ie: rent should be a certain % of what you > > > > earn, > > > > supplies etc. Maybe if I knew what the most I should spend a year I > > > could keep > > > > that goal in check. i spent about $400 on Shellac and the lamp last year > > > and > > > > brought in an extra $4000. I thought that was worth it. I have only > > > bought some > > > > of the new colors of the Shellac, instead of getting all of them. Trying > > > to edit > > > > myself. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "NailTech" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- Lynnette Madden Salon 29 229 Main Street East Greenville PA 18041 215-541-9029 http://www.salon29.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. 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