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Smaller jobs (under 2k) I just write the price in a duplicate book on the spot. Larger ones I’ll send an email with a drawing or whatever on the iPad sat at the kitchen table. Nothing really engineered about it Cory, I’m very lazy, and after a while you sort of build the business that suits...

Sorry forgot about this. Maybe 6/7 hours a day when I work so 25/30 actually working then a couple of hours Saturday pricing, couple on a Sunday doing maintenance. Sometimes more, usually less.

Okey dokey. I mean firstly it’s just trees, not teaching kids, healing sickness, killing bad guys or catching wrongdoers. You’re not playing with peoples lives, there’s no emotional toll to be taken from the job Secondly you can just turn work down or put a stupid price on it, no one is forcing...

In this business the only real money to be had is working for yourself.

This job really shouldn’t impinge on your personal life unless you let it. Trees will wait, turn off the phone, answer messages when you like. I get home and listen to messages or read emails, if I’m not in the mood i will leave it for the night and reply in the morning. Apart from a tree...

I’m 2 hours away tomorrow for an Aussie gardener’s clients, bit of deadwooding, a hung up top. No clear up. Just me and the nephew in the truck. Just over €1k for the day. It’s all gravy.

Without my loader I would not still be doing this job. (If I did not play football, I would not be playing football today)

I don’t work very long hours. But I do try and make those hours as lucrative as I can. I never really count the mucking about in the workshop or driving around bidding as work. I’ve no kids so it’s not like I’m spending the spare time making precious memories or anything. Mickey Flanagan sums...