Computist

In the Middle Ages, a computist was the person who did the calculations everyone else depended on: dates, calendars, costs. That's what this account is for. Before you spend money on a project, a product, or a side hustle, let's run the numbers first. Free calculators: projectcostmath.com Faith, Family, & Math. ✖️

It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 sleep well everybody, & God Bless

some nights at work I just pray for my crew while we're cleaning. nothing out loud, just asking God to get everybody home safe to their families in the morning

most common DIY budget mistake I see is pricing the materials and nothing else. then there's a tool rental and some drill bit you didn't own. I pad mine 10 to 15% now for that stuff (rough guess, not a rule) projectcostmath.com

tuesday never gets any credit. monday gets the complaints, friday gets the love, and tuesday is just you quietly doing the work. respect to everybody doing that today

"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:7 night y'all & God Bless

rough cost to fix a drafty door yourself before winter: weatherstrip kit ~$15 door sweep ~$15 tube of caulk ~$8 about $40 total (rough estimates, prices vary). a lot cheaper than feeling that cold air all winter projectcostmath.com

body's sore from a weekend of cleaning paint booths and I'm still grateful. there was a long stretch of my life where I didn't have a job to be sore from. if you're dragging into this week too, you're not by yourself

"Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." Psalm 55:22 KJV night shift crew, this one's for you Gid Bless

the word exchequer comes from a big checkered cloth. back in the 1100s the people doing england's royal accounts sat around it and moved counters to add up what was owed kinda like spreading your receipts on the table before you start a project projectcostmath.com

I try to get a little Bible reading in before the house gets loud. not a long time, just enough to remember I'm not carrying all this by myself. hope y'all get a minute like that today too

"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters." Psalm 23:2 weekend booth crew, this one's for you. night y'all & God Bless

when you're stuck between the cheap fix and the better one, divide by how many years it'll last $60 faucet, 3 years = $20 a year $150 faucet, 10 years = $15 a year rough numbers but it changes the decision fast projectcostmath.com

weekends mean deep cleaning paint booths with my crew. anybody else working this weekend, hope yours goes quick

"Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep." Psalm 121:4 night shift crew, He's up with us. night y'all & God Bless

materials aren't the whole cost of a DIY job. gotta count the tools and the time you'll spend figuring it out too projectcostmath.com

friday night shift hits different. you're already halfway through the weekend while everybody else is just getting started. if you're grinding tonight too, hang in there

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. Psalm 63:6 KJV night y'all & God Bless

what's one house project you priced out, saw the number, and decided you could live with it after all?

spent over 10 years homeless. now I run a night shift crew and get to come home to my kids. if you're stuck in the middle of it right now, hang on. God wasn't done with me and He's not done with you

Psalm 127:2 KJV It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. night shift crew, this one's for you. God Bless