In this episode of the Getting Your Finances in Order series, we break down the most common business structures for lawn care pros—from sole proprietorships and LLCs to S-corps and beyond—explaining their federal tax setups, self-employment tax hits, pass-through rules, and the key 2026 quarterly estimated payment deadlines to help you choose wisely, save money, and stay penalty-free.

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🎧 Level Up Your Money (Audiobook) 👉 Listen on Audible

📲 Connect with Paul - Visit Official Website

🛠️ Paul's Recommended Tools & Professionals

• 📚 The Landscaping Bookkeeper – Know your numbers, stress less: thelandscapingbookkeeper.com
• 📞 CallRail – Track where your leads are coming from: callrail.com
• 📈 Lawn Care Launch: Click Here (new program for business owners)
• 🌐 Footbridge Media – Get a pro lawn care website: footbridgemedia.com
• 💻 Horizon360 – All-in-one contractor business software: gethorizon360.com

📦 Business-Building Resources by Paul

• Price Increase Letter Template
• Contract Templates

📚 Paul's Most Popular Business Books

• How to Build a Thriving Lawn Care Business: Buy on Amazon
• Cut That Grass and Make That Cash: Buy on Amazon
• Level Up Your Money (New Release): Buy Now

In this episode, Paul Jamison reacts to a raw segment from The Ramsey Show where Dave Ramsey and Ken Coleman advise a struggling Dallas, Texas lawn care business owner to shut down and get a full-time job, unpacking the deeper financial and operational reasons behind the tough call while sharing practical insights on what it would actually take to increase profitability and turn the business around if they choose to fight on.

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📚 Level Up Your Money (New Release) 👉 Get Your Paperback Copy!

🎧 Level Up Your Money (Audiobook) 👉 Listen on Audible

📲 Connect with Paul - Visit Official Website

🛠️ Paul's Recommended Tools & Professionals

• 📚 The Landscaping Bookkeeper – Know your numbers, stress less: thelandscapingbookkeeper.com
• 📞 CallRail – Track where your leads are coming from: callrail.com
• 📈 Lawn Care Launch: Click Here (new program for business owners)
• 🌐 Footbridge Media – Get a pro lawn care website: footbridgemedia.com
• 💻 Horizon360 – All-in-one contractor business software: gethorizon360.com

📦 Business-Building Resources by Paul

• Price Increase Letter Template
• Contract Templates

📚 Paul's Most Popular Business Books

• How to Build a Thriving Lawn Care Business: Buy on Amazon
• Cut That Grass and Make That Cash: Buy on Amazon
• Level Up Your Money (New Release): Buy Now

In this candid video podcast episode, I open up about the 3 biggest mistakes I've made as a small business owner — lessons learned the hard way that cost me time, money, and stress. If you're an entrepreneur or aspiring business owner, these insights could save you from the same pitfalls!

Mistake #1: Not understanding taxes — I didn't set aside enough for tax bills, leading to scrambling at deadline time. Mistake #2: Partnering with the wrong people — Bad hires, subcontractors, and even clients drained my energy and resources. Mistake #3: Ignoring my numbers — Without knowing my finances inside out, I lacked confidence in pricing and nearly undervalued my services.

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📚 Level Up Your Money (New Release) 👉 Get Your Paperback Copy!

🎧 Level Up Your Money (Audiobook) 👉 Listen on Audible

📲 Connect with Paul - Visit Official Website

🛠️ Paul's Recommended Tools & Professionals

• 📚 The Landscaping Bookkeeper – Know your numbers, stress less: thelandscapingbookkeeper.com
• 📞 CallRail – Track where your leads are coming from: callrail.com
• 📈 Lawn Care Launch: Click Here (new program for business owners)
• 🌐 Footbridge Media – Get a pro lawn care website: footbridgemedia.com
• 💻 Horizon360 – All-in-one contractor business software: gethorizon360.com

📦 Business-Building Resources by Paul

• Price Increase Letter Template
• Contract Templates

📚 Paul's Most Popular Business Books

• How to Build a Thriving Lawn Care Business: Buy on Amazon
• Cut That Grass and Make That Cash: Buy on Amazon
• Level Up Your Money (New Release): Buy Now

In this episode, I share real-life stories of how being in the right place at the right time dramatically exploded my lawn care business, while revealing the modern essentials every owner needs today—dominating Google and AI searches, maintaining a strong Google Business Profile and Facebook page, and the game-changing habit of always answering the phone and calling customers back promptly.

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📚 Level Up Your Money (New Release) 👉 Get Your Paperback Copy!

🎧 Level Up Your Money (Audiobook) 👉 Listen on Audible

📲 Connect with Paul - Visit Official Website

🛠️ Paul's Recommended Tools & Professionals

• 📚 The Landscaping Bookkeeper – Know your numbers, stress less: thelandscapingbookkeeper.com
• 📞 CallRail – Track where your leads are coming from: callrail.com
• 📈 Lawn Care Launch: Click Here (new program for business owners)
• 🌐 Footbridge Media – Get a pro lawn care website: footbridgemedia.com
• 💻 Horizon360 – All-in-one contractor business software: gethorizon360.com

📦 Business-Building Resources by Paul

• Price Increase Letter Template
• Contract Templates

📚 Paul's Most Popular Business Books

• How to Build a Thriving Lawn Care Business: Buy on Amazon
• Cut That Grass and Make That Cash: Buy on Amazon
• Level Up Your Money (New Release): Buy Now

This episode of The Green Industry Podcast delivers a practical, step-by-step guide to maintaining clean and organized finances for lawn care business owners in 2026, covering essential bookkeeping habits, cash flow management, and strategies to maximize profits.

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📚 Level Up Your Money (New Release) 👉 Get Your Paperback Copy!

🎧 Level Up Your Money (Audiobook) 👉 Listen on Audible

📲 Connect with Paul - Visit Official Website

🛠️ Paul's Recommended Tools & Professionals

• 📚 The Landscaping Bookkeeper – Know your numbers, stress less: thelandscapingbookkeeper.com
• 📞 CallRail – Track where your leads are coming from: callrail.com
• 📈 Lawn Care Launch: Click Here (new program for business owners)
• 🌐 Footbridge Media – Get a pro lawn care website: footbridgemedia.com
• 💻 Horizon360 – All-in-one contractor business software: gethorizon360.com

📦 Business-Building Resources by Paul

• Price Increase Letter Template
• Contract Templates

📚 Paul's Most Popular Business Books

• How to Build a Thriving Lawn Care Business: Buy on Amazon
• Cut That Grass and Make That Cash: Buy on Amazon
• Level Up Your Money (New Release): Buy Now

In Part 2 of the Daily Declarations series, Paul Jamison reveals how transforming your actions starts with renewing your mind, sharing powerful daily declarations he speaks over his life to align his thoughts with the future he wants to create.

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📚 Level Up Your Money (New Release) 👉 Get Your Paperback Copy!

🎧 Level Up Your Money (Audiobook) 👉 Listen on Audible

📲 Connect with Paul - Visit Official Website

🛠️ Paul's Recommended Tools & Professionals

• 📚 The Landscaping Bookkeeper – Know your numbers, stress less: thelandscapingbookkeeper.com
• 📞 CallRail – Track where your leads are coming from: callrail.com
• 📈 Lawn Care Launch: Click Here (new program for business owners)
• 🌐 Footbridge Media – Get a pro lawn care website: footbridgemedia.com
• 💻 Horizon360 – All-in-one contractor business software: gethorizon360.com

📦 Business-Building Resources by Paul

• Price Increase Letter Template
• Contract Templates

📚 Paul's Most Popular Business Books

• How to Build a Thriving Lawn Care Business: Buy on Amazon
• Cut That Grass and Make That Cash: Buy on Amazon
• Level Up Your Money (New Release): Buy Now

Episode Description:

In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the transformative power of words and how what we speak over our lives can shape our reality—especially when it comes to finances and abundance. I open up and share my personal daily declarations that I speak with faith and intention every single day. These aren't just positive affirmations; they're rooted in biblical truth and designed to align my mindset, actions, and outcomes with God's promises of prosperity and increase.

You'll hear the exact declarations I use, including:

• I am blessed to be a blessing
• My personal income is increasing
• My savings accounts are increasing
• I receive exceedingly, abundantly above all I could ask or think
• I attract God-inspired ideas that produce millions of dollars
• I am a money magnet
• Everything I set my hands to prospers and succeeds
• I honor God with my finances
• I have a growing financial portfolio

If you're ready to shift your financial future by harnessing the authority of your words, this episode will inspire and equip you to start declaring increase over your own life. Tune in and discover how speaking faith-filled words daily can turn you into a magnet for blessings, opportunities, and wealth.

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📲 Connect with Paul - Visit Official Website

🛠️ Paul's Recommended Tools & Professionals

• 📚 The Landscaping Bookkeeper – Know your numbers, stress less: thelandscapingbookkeeper.com
• 📞 CallRail – Track where your leads are coming from: callrail.com
• 📈 Lawn Care Launch: Click Here (new program for business owners)
• 🌐 Footbridge Media – Get a pro lawn care website: footbridgemedia.com
• 💻 Horizon360 – All-in-one contractor business software: gethorizon360.com

📦 Business-Building Resources by Paul

• Price Increase Letter Template
• Contract Templates

📚 Paul's Most Popular Business Books

• How to Build a Thriving Lawn Care Business: Buy on Amazon
• Cut That Grass and Make That Cash: Buy on Amazon
• Level Up Your Money (New Release): Buy Now

Discover timeless principles on overcoming laziness through diligence to build a more profitable and sustainable lawn care or landscaping business.

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📚 Level Up Your Money (New Release) 👉 Get Your Paperback Copy!

🎧 Level Up Your Money (Audiobook) 👉 Listen on Audible

Rehlko Engines - Guiness World Records Attempt

📲 Connect with Paul - Visit Official Website

🛠️ Paul's Recommended Tools & Professionals

• 📚 The Landscaping Bookkeeper – Know your numbers, stress less: thelandscapingbookkeeper.com
• 📞 CallRail – Track where your leads are coming from: callrail.com
• 📈 Lawn Care Launch: Click Here (new program for business owners)
• 🌐 Footbridge Media – Get a pro lawn care website: footbridgemedia.com
• 💻 Horizon360 – All-in-one contractor business software: gethorizon360.com

📦 Business-Building Resources by Paul

• Price Increase Letter Template
• Contract Templates

📚 Paul's Most Popular Business Books

• How to Build a Thriving Lawn Care Business: Buy on Amazon
• Cut That Grass and Make That Cash: Buy on Amazon
• Level Up Your Money (New Release): Buy Now