The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Highs and Lows

The quality of my mental health used to be tied to business performance. I would fly with the highs. I would crash with the lows. Throw in a bankruptcy, and those feelings were intensified. When my parents declared bankruptcy in July 2010, business was not doing well. A hot summer kept people away.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

I Did Not Go

Not once did I go to any of my parents' bankruptcy hearings. It felt like there was one every week. Dad did ask me if I wanted to go. I declined. The big reason I did not want to go was because I knew I would get upset. We had lenders and an unsecured creditors' committee attorney who were looking... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 18, 2026

Talking Trash Shop

A saleswoman from a trash pickup company showed up unsolicited on Friday at Location B to try to get our business. We are locked into our deal with our current trash company, so we are not looking. I did most of the talking to her. You might recall I am a fan of trash trucks. Ann was impressed at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 16, 2026

200

The other day, we hit 200 members on AppWash. The 200 member milestone is an important one because after two months, AppWash attaches a fee to having less than 200 members. We hit it with about a month to spare. This is another reason to be pleased with AppWash. We are selling the memberships.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

A Lot Going On

It’s easy to view the bankruptcy in a vacuum given the nature of this series, but that was far from reality. The bankruptcy was only one of several major things happening in my life at the time. In the lead-up to the bankruptcy, I was on my way to becoming a homeowner. After my grandmother passed... Sign in to see full entry.

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