You closed the job. The client's happy. The check cleared. So why does your bank account never seem to reflect how hard you worked? If you're a general contractor, electrician, plumber, HVAC tech, roofer, landscaper, or run any trade-based business, you already know the real challenge isn't swinging the hammer it's knowing where your money actually goes once the job is done. Contractors lose more money to bad bookkeeping than to bad jobs. Here's what that looks like in real l