[ccmids]

snow again what do window cleaners do to pay bills ?
i have never known it so bad i only did one day last week as i write this its snowing again here in warwickshire .
saw weather for next week not good can any one tell me what to do should i signe on or what . is there anything i can do.

[NWH]

Have you heard the expression save for a rainy day or snowy 1 at the moment.

[simbo]

pray! no not really, there will be loads of trades in the same boat and i must say this past 12 months is the worst for all types of weather i have known. I think you just have to hope things improve thats all. This is why you have to charge good prices in the first place even then things can be tough at times
simbo

[Handyman Window Cleaning Services]

what annoys me we worry about losing, when we take a week off to go on holiday.  with all this weather some have been forced to take a week off when they could of taken a holiday.

[ccmids]

 how can you stash cash with the weather we have had  its hard enough paying bills what with 3 kids and all

[ccmids]

been at it 8 years never been like this

[ccmids]

 just panicing thats all

[Oakley Windows]

Its a pain your right this last week.

But so far this winter has been drier than previous ones. (December and Jan were good, except for the week immediately after Xmas, no days off at all.)
 
You should have saved mate, particularly if youve been at it 8 years.

Sorry, but thats what being self-employed is about quite often.

[mikethechamois]

if your self employed and your missus works for 16hrs or more you can forget benefits.......................also they wont give you anything unless your actively looking for a job

[ccmids]

i do save money seems to go no were

[ccmids]

theres always something to pay

[Klean07]

Quite agree with everyone elses comments about saving. Builders do it so why not us. I work on a monthly cycle like most others do. So as long as I can get most of my work done by end of month then all my bills will be paid. Now on the other hand if this weather continues for another 2 weeks then I like you will be getting a little worried.

[ccmids]

got a lot of bad payers one builder ows me £80 from december hes not returning calls others mount up to about £350

[ccmids]

klean07 is that realy you in pic

[Oakley Windows]

got a lot of bad payers one builder ows me £80 from december hes not returning calls others mount up to about £350

I have a domestic that owes me £250.00 since 15-12-08, its annoying, and Id prefer to have my money, Id hate the thought of loosing it, but if I do I'll survive.

[Klean07]

klean07 is that realy you in pic
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Yes mate had a hard life

[ccmids]

matt is that one clean or several   i get some that dont pay for months but they do in the end it seems they are too busy to bother with the window cleaner.
i even had a bloke hide when i cleaned his windows  his nabough told me him and his mate were laughing about it . he never did pay me still see him about though.
he cant look me in the eye . owed me £19  iknow its not a lot but it adds up

[Oakley Windows]

Its one clean, an inside and out.

A new customer too. At this rate they wont be for long. Get my money I wont be going back with some prior agreement first.

Thing is, its a nice job, big obviously, but nice location etc. The guy works for the queen, at Windsor (maybe Balmoral) dont really want to say who, but he sees her everyday when shes not out of town.

Anyway, this guys wife died the week after christmas, so to a certain extent there are additional circumstnaces that need to be taken into consideration, but Im sure his other bills have been paid.

I blame his housekeeper, spineless thats the trouble. He's a wet weekend.
I'll go round there one weekend when matey is down and get it in person if the h/keeper dont pull his finger out.

A CCJ'll do the job 

Matt

[paulscotney]

All my round is in Sutton Coldfield, used to be Warwickshire. Managed 3 days last week.

[seandyer2003]

got a lot of bad payers one builder ows me £80 from december hes not returning calls others mount up to about £350

£80?? Wouldnt do it personally unless its 40 a clean, 2 cleans on any account over £10 and im gettin paid before i do it again!!