[SeanK]

Sean and others who think 5000 is way too much to spend on expenses.....

What have you claimed for on your 2013/2014 tax bill?

Mine is over £5,000 and I'm a one man WFP outfit. I also don't spend out on expensive gadgets etc, but everything adds up, including home office expenses everything.

Mobile phone costs alone are over £400 a year for me so £5,000 is hit very easily.

Jonny I'm in this business to make as much money as possible for as little work as possible so keeping my expenses as low
as possible is one way off doing that.
I don't skimp on anything that makes my job easier or quicker but I also don't waste it on anything that I don't need.
Well not anymore, well not too much as I do get fooled into buying the odd useless window cleaning gadget.
My mobile costs are next to nothing as far as my business goes because my customers call me if they have a problem and I don't feel the need to text them the night before. I have an old pay as you use contract that costs me nothing if I don't use it.
My fuel costs are low because I target properties that are close to home which also saves me on driving hours which would
do my head in as your not earning when not on the glass.
I'm also an old git 50 so my insurance costs are as low as possible.

[Window Lickers]

Jonny I'm in this business to make as much money as possible for as little work as possible

How much you made today?  

[jimiwindows]

£2500 a year on congeston charge.

over £1000 a year in parking meters.

parking tictets.£200 to £400 a year

speed camearas. bus lane camearas. yellow box camearas.parking camearas.

works out a lot of money to drive in london.

[SeanK]

Jonny I'm in this business to make as much money as possible for as little work as possible

How much you made today?  

The same as Iv made for about the last 8 weeks absolutely nothing, had an operation on my back that
didn't go as well as I would have liked.
So haven't been working, its a good job my expenses aren't that high or the bailiffs would be knocking at the door.

[SeanK]

I think annoying people on here is the only thing that's been keeping me sane.

[Window Lickers]

Doesn't seem to be working though does it 

[SeanK]

Doesn't seem to be working though does it 

 

[Perfect Windows]

speed camearas. bus lane camearas. yellow box camearas.

Don't speed

Don't go in bus lanes

Don't go in yellow boxes unless your exit is clear. Except when turning right if you are prevented from turning by oncoming traffic, or by other vehicles waiting to turn right


There.  Problem solved.

Vin

[jimiwindows]

Thanks vin 

[Steven Biggs]

Dazmond your expenses are so high because you buy a load of over hyped crap that you don't need , you also seem to buy a lot of stuff twice .

[Window Lickers]

you also seem to buy a lot of stuff twice .

I dunno. Dazmond does very few miles, he's probably still on his first tankload.

[richard groves]

The original expenses topic that Dazmond is referring to was about the difference in expenses when comparing
traditional cleaning to WFP. ( Its on the is traditional methods are more acceptable post )
It was more the fact that he said his expenses went up £3000 a year by converting to WFP that was
questioned not that he was paying 5k a year.
Steven Biggs (I think) stated that he was paying £500 more a year using wfp methods not that his whole
expenses were £500.

Oh ok sorry, i joined the conversation late.
A 3 k difference would seem a bit excessive to me also.

[Tom-01]

Expenses for July = £3,664.92

That's every single expense for the month including paying out for labour, my basic 'wage' and a loan repayment of £480.

[G Griffin]

You're all forgetting Dazmond takes a packed lunch and a flask to work every day.

[Frankybadboy]

i wish my expensive was less than 5 k


 

but there again i do buy a bike every now and then 

[Dave Willis]

Another grand this week! Van gone in again for a bit of botox!

Never got my expenses below 5k for the year yet. 

[windowswashed]

I paid out £3300 engine repair bills on my transporter this June and a service, Mot, fuel cost £2500 and all the other stuff so an excessive bad year for expenses around 8-9k

[dazmond]

Dazmond your expenses are so high because you buy a load of over hyped crap that you don't need , you also seem to buy a lot of stuff twice .

yes i indeed  buy stuff TWICE!so i have spares!!

whats over hyped?extreme poles?i dont think so.not for me.i can afford them anyway matey. .makes my working day a whole lot easier!

[PoleKing]

Rather than lads posting amounts of 'expenses'
Why not post a profit percentage?
That's probably a more accurate reflection of your business.
Someone saying 'I have expenses of £10k' (but turns over £80k) may not seem realistic to someone who turns over £20k.
It's relative.
Anyone who has an accountant (as opposed to doing their own books) will probably have a profit percentage in their accountants report.

[Busby]

I wish my expenses where £5k pyr