I pulled into the Union 76 gas station in Bakersfield, California, running on fumes. The two pumps in front of me were taken by two cars fueling up, so I waited in line for my turn. Pulling up to the pump as the car in front of me departed, I noticed the black Lamborghini coupe with Florida plates to my right. The young driver was becoming apoplectic. He was whining, crying and screaming at me.
Apparently, he thought he was next in line and he didn’t like being nudged out by my Honda Civic. As my new buddy from the Sunshine State whined and cried, it reminded me of Buck Owen’s 1964 hit song, “Cryin’ Time.” Fortunately, the two cars in front of me left the pumps at the same time and we both got our chance to fuel up.
December is a good time to prepare your budget for the upcoming year. However, for most green industry entrepreneurs, budgeting is something that they either dread or totally avoid. You might say it’s “cryin’ time” for landscapers. I’m convinced the reason budgeting is such a painful experience for business owners is that they simply do not know how or why to do it.
Read the full story from the December issue here.