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Split the hours along the grain
A written weekly maximum follows the grain. Extra hours across it tear the week.
Read article →Split along the grain
Side work holds when you split the week with a froe, not a wedge of hope
A froe splits green wood along the grain so the pieces stay true. Froe Book applies that to side income: split hours, a real rate and a weekly record along lines you can see, so extra work does not tear the rest of the week.
Split the hours
A weekly maximum, marked along the grain before new work arrives.
Split the rate
Subtract fees, unpaid time and tax. That is the face that remains.
Split the record
One sheet a week: payments, costs and set-aside.
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Split the quote before you accept
Headline pay is one face. Fees, unpaid time and tax are the other. Split them before you say yes.
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A weekly split of records
Ten minutes a week keeps payments, costs and set-aside on two faces you can still read.
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Offers that charge for the first split
Starter kits, paid training and sign-up fees: you pay before any wood is riven. That is a sale, not a job.
Read article →Signs to stop and check
- They ask you to pay to startA real job does not charge for a starter kit, mandatory training or sign-up.
- Fixed earnings promisedNo one can tell you exactly what you will earn. Exact figures without context are a warning.
- Rush and pressure“Today only”, “last spots”: urgency is there so you do not compare or ask questions.
- No identifiable companyWith no legal name, address or contract, there is no one to hold accountable.
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