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career change?

my bf is a drywall subcontractor,he's been doing drywall since he was 18, he's now 32, and has his own business since 2004, anyway since last november business has been very slow and we're barely surviving. i've been trying to convince him that he should change careers,but he said that's all he knows. he's very good at what he does but the business is very competitive and i don't know what to do. i'm afraid that we are going to lose our house and ruin or end our relationship. the bills are piling up and i worry about money all the time. he does his best and and i love him for trying so hard but i feel like every month we keep getting deeper in the hole...HELP!

Public Comments

1. tell him to start working with or for the contractors and dissolve the business... also I am sure being the business he has learned other things....
2. let me tell THE internet jobs are all scams..will ask you for money and give you NOTHING! There are a lot of entry level jobs at ANY fast food place...
3. It is time for a conversation between the two of you. O.K. he has had his own business for 14 years. He has stayed afloat all these years. What could be wrong? That is what you need to talk about. 1) What is he doing differently? 2) Is he bidding jobs too high? Or bidding jobs too low to get the job & then can't make any money on it? 3) Take a look at the books & look for a problem there. 4) What expenses have increased the most? 5) Does he advertise? Does he make calls to job sites or go visit contractors for business? These are some of the categories you could talk to him about. Maybe he knows the problem & doesn't want you to know or worry about it. If you search, you will find the answer. Unless he always lived from one job to the next & you are just tired of it?! Could that be?