Leftover hours, taken to a keen edge
Side work as a burnisher pass on steel — polishing leftover hours until they take a keen edge, without dulling the main week.
- Hours that fit one pass A written maximum for leftover time. If the stroke runs into Monday, it is no longer a burnisher pass.
- A rate after the oil wipe What remains once fees, tools and unpaid setup are taken off. The film left on the plate is cost; the edge that stays is the rate.
- A weekly wipe of the record One short mark after the pass: hours used, money in, costs out. Without that wipe the next week starts blind.
Notes from the plate
- Leftover hours on the burnisher pass How to park leftover time so it does not drag back into the day job.
- Polishing until they take a keen edge Fees and unpaid setup are the oil film. The rate is what remains on the edge.
- A weekly wipe of the record One short mark after each week, not a second ledger.
- Passes that dull the main week Offers that lean on every weeknight do not belong on this plate.