This is going to end us
I’m at a loss. I stopped working to stay home and raise our kids and my partner decided to start his own business which we both put a lot of our savings towards to make it work and it’s been really successful but it’s a construction business so my partner has to be on site for 6 days a week and it’s a very unpredictable job so he doesn’t know when he’s starting until the night before and most of the time doesn’t know what time he’ll be home as he will take on other jobs that come up during the day. He’s so exhausted and doesn’t do anything but go to work and come home and when he’s home he’s too tired to do anything especially on that one day off, he wants to rest. I’ve considered going back to work but it would be pointless as he will have to take time off work to look after the kids and I wouldn’t be making anywhere near what he would be making on those days. He keeps saying that I would have to find a really good paying job for him to be able to take time off because if he doesn’t work, he doesn’t get paid and we will be behind on bills. We put a lot of savings towards this bussiness but we’re still in a lot of debt we are still repaying and if he stops working all together now and we lose the business we’ll just be in debt with no income or very little with me working. If we sell what we’ve already purchased, it still wouldn’t be enough to pay everything off. I just want to take some of the pressure off of him and try to make enough money so he can take a well deserved break. It’s been 4 years without a break and it’s killing him, it’s killing us. He’s going to be crippled within the next 10 years. Surely there’s something I can do from home? Has anyone started something from home that’s become very successful that they can recommend?
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Dang, have you thought about looking for a partner of some type? To maybe help? If you sell a part of it the expenses would be split and might help a little? Then if you get a job it’s not as bad if he takes a day off?? Idk a lot about business owning but I’m sending you positive vibes!
I highly suggest looking at the website for Dave Ramsey. I think he's awful as a person but I will give him credit that he gives absolutely excellent financial advice. See what information you can find on his website and while I have not looked myself, I imagine they even have a section where you can contact them asking for personal advice.
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I hope this doesn’t come across as ungrateful or anything. To give you an idea we’re struggling trying to keep afloat as everything he works for goes straight back into the business for bussiness expenses which is why it’s stressful. We’re left with nothing which is why it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It feels like he’s working for nothing at the moment which is making it worse and it’s really getting him down. Finding a way to make some extra income so he can take a break and we can maybe go away for a few days as a family is the goal here.