Leo pulled out his own records: a spiral notebook filled with gas receipts, mileage logs, the cost of a new circular saw when his old one died. He did the math on the back of the envelope.
He started the van. The check engine light flickered, then stayed on. 1099 misc form
Partner. That meant no health insurance when Leo’s daughter needed tubes in her ears. No overtime when a job ran past midnight. No unemployment when Rick ghosted him in November because business had "slowed down." Leo pulled out his own records: a spiral