Estimating jobs...

Number one, don’t get in too deep money wise. I now have a $1000 limit on my services thanks to a couple of members here, who still owe me $300 after almost 5 years. They wanted me to continue working on their stuff, but didn’t want to recip and work on my stuff, so I handed them the bill and walked off the job. Glad I did too as my car would be locked in their pergatory like a car I bought from a buddy that’s still there, after having them bail on his project over running up a bill and constantly asking for money. Which would be fine, if the labor provided actually mirrored their bill to the guy. I consider myself lucky to only be taken for $300 by these guys! And, like you, I gave them a hell of a deal on my end, only to be burned by them.

Set a limit, make a goal to get to certain stages within that limit, and don’t go on until you’re paid for that stage, as mentioned above.