[mudman]

We are debt free except house and one car, but my business has made us 'cash free' over the last couple of bad seasons. Last year was bad and I'm off last year's sales by 50%.

I'm changing industries. I just scored a job directing labor for a production company that does corporate events and auto shows. I'm going to be 2nd Electric on the Subaru booth in Detroit, and hopefully Cleveland and New York too. I leave to prep in Toronto in a couple of weeks. My brother has done this for a few years and makes well into six figures working six months a year. Not bad for a 27yo. Bad thing is doing this with a family at home. Even working in Detroit between the travel and LONG hours I won't be seen for about three weeks by my kid.

Also I've found that my ability to play with stone impresses people. I'm flying out to WA to do a stone wall at someone's vacation property. Taking my landscaping company nationwide for the right work!