M is for Money

I need more hours in the day. This long weekend has flown by and I haven’t finished half of what I wanted to get done. Between the house and the yard there are enough chores to fill a few days. Then there were the usual 4th of July festivities to attend – BBQs and fireworks. But the most important task is related to my fledgling business – putting together an estimate and bid for an upcoming project. It’s exactly the type of work I’ve spent the last six years doing, but with the added pressure of being on my own. This is my chance to get in on the ground floor and do everything my way from the start. But I don’t have the job yet and there are many obstacles in my way. My biggest fear - my sponsor is unethical. My financial calculations don’t include the cost of bribes and kickbacks. He has known me for a very long time and knows I am honest, but is that enough? It’s difficult enough to start a new business without the added hardship of honesty in a world of scoundrels.

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