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EPISODE · Aug 3, 2026 · 33 MIN

94: Keith's Bobber Test for Hiring People You Can Trust

from Up Your Average · host Gimbal Financial

Choosing who to trust comes down to two qualities. Keith has used both to vet every professional in his life and he uses a fishing bobber to explain them.Most people negotiate every hire like a commodity, shopping price on work they have no way to evaluate. Keith and Doug Shrieve argue the habit costs more than it ever saves, and that the fix is a short list of people you stop pricing altogether.This episode covers:• What the two colors on a bobber tell you before you hire anyone• How a fifteen-year-old stopped a sixty-foot tree from hitting the crew• Who Keith trusts with his own house and how little he has to manage it• Why Keith turned down a discount that would have halved his cost• When a private equity sale starts changing your serviceKeith’s artist friend put it best: once white paint goes gray, nothing brings it back.👉 Work with us: https://www.gimbalfinancial.com

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