10/06/2026
That was a $20,000 job.
It definitely wasn’t $20,000 of profit.
$20,000 sounds pretty good when the invoice gets paid.
But then come the materials.
The crew.
The subcontractors.
The equipment.
The fuel.
And that extra day you didn’t plan for.
Suddenly, that $20,000 job looks a whole lot different.
This is why knowing your revenue isn’t enough.
A good bookkeeper helps you see what it actually costs to run your business, so a big invoice doesn’t automatically get mistaken for a big profit.
Because the size of the job doesn’t matter nearly as much as what you actually keep.
Contractors, have you ever finished a big job and thought, “Where did all that money go?”