The girl I used to work for does them out of her home. She has been for about 2 years now (she has 3 kids ages 5, 3 1/2 and 1). The only thing is, if she has a client when her husband isn't home she has to find a sitter. I did 2 clients at home in my basement. i didn't really like it. i like have work at work and home at home. The owner of my salon is really great. Since I was preggo during the slow months, she suggested that i work the desk to pay for my maternity leave. It helpd me out and she didn't have to pay for reception on wed. If I got pregnent again I don't know if she would do it again but it was nice this time. I suggest start saving now so you can take as much time as you need. I only wanted to take 6 weeks but ended up taking 7 due to post partum depression. And think about what you want your hours to be when or if you come back. i cut my hours from 36 down to about 15 / week. It's nice to get a break from her every other day. i think we both need it. All I have to say is I never baby-sat or would go with in a 3 foot radius of a baby let alone a kid. Then my niece was born and she warmed me up to "babies", (well just her, I still don't like to hold other babies except mine of course). I'm still not into the kid thing, but I'll take that challenge as it comes.
Good luck Cira On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 10:24 AM, CAT BLUE <catb...@hotmail.com> wrote: > 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.
