This Raleigh Roofer Saved Her Marriage by Getting Organized

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Stephanie K. and her husband run a roofing company together in Raleigh. She manages the crews and estimates. He handles the finances. It was not going well.

"We'd argue every single week about money. He'd say 'where's the invoice for the Johnson job?' and I'd say 'I gave it to you' and he'd say 'no you didn't' and we'd go back and forth for an hour."

The business was doing well financially — $350,000 a year — but the administrative chaos was destroying their relationship.

"Our marriage counselor — yes, we were in counseling — asked us what we argue about most. We both said 'invoices' at the same time. She actually laughed."

When Stephanie started using JobsPaid, both she and her husband could see every invoice, quote, and receipt in real time. No more handoffs, no more missing papers, no more arguments.

"The first week we didn't argue about a single invoice, my husband looked at me and said 'we should have done this three years ago.' I agreed."

Three months later, Stephanie says the business runs smoother than ever — and so does the marriage.

"Our counselor asked what changed. I said 'we got an invoicing app.' She said that was a first in her 20 years of practice."

Stephanie estimates the app saves them about 8 hours per week in administrative back-and-forth. Time they now spend actually running the business — and occasionally having dinner without talking about invoices.