Revenue is what you charge. Profit is what you keep.
On every part and material you can enter your cost — what you paid, which the customer never sees on the invoice. SideWRK subtracts it, so each job shows the real profit, not just the total. Revenue is the number you brag about; profit is the number that feeds your family.
The Money tab rolls it all up: what you’ve collected this month, what’s owed and outstanding, your open estimates in the pipeline, and a 12-month table of collected minus parts, ending in your net. It’s the honest scoreboard for the side business.
What you can use it for
Catch the jobs that don’t pay
A job with a big total and a bigger parts bill can be near break-even. Real profit shows you which work is actually worth your Saturday.
See the month clearly
Collected this month, owed, all-time — the three numbers that tell you how the business is really doing, without a spreadsheet.
Chase what you’re owed
The owed-and-outstanding number is the money sitting in unpaid invoices. Knowing it is the first step to collecting it.
Price with proof
When you can see your margin job to job, you know exactly where you’re undercharging — and you raise your rate with numbers behind it, not a guess.
Mark up parts, keep your cost private
Quote the part at the marked-up price — most trades run 20–50% over cost for sourcing and warranty risk — and enter what YOU paid as the private cost. The customer sees one clean number; the Money tab shows the spread you earned on the part.
How to read your numbers
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Enter your cost on parts
As you build a job, put your cost on each part and material. It stays private — it never shows on the customer’s invoice.
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Open the Money tab
See this month’s collected, what you’re owed, your all-time total, and the value of open estimates in your pipeline.
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Read the real profit on a job
On each job card, total minus your parts cost is your estimated profit — the number that tells you if the work paid.
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Watch the 12-month trend
The table shows collected, minus parts, and net for each month, so you can see the business moving over the year.
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Use it to raise your prices
Spot the thin-margin jobs and the underpriced services, and adjust your rate where the numbers say to.
Why real profit is the whole point
Most tools show you revenue because it's the flattering number. But a side-work operator doesn't get paid in revenue — you get paid in what's left after the parts, the gas, and the material. Showing you that, on every job, is the core of what SideWRK does.
This is about what you made. If you want the other money question — "where does the money land, and can anyone hold it" — that’s covered on your money: paid straight to your own accounts, never held in a platform wallet.
Real profit — common questions
What is "real profit"?
It’s your job total minus your private cost — what you paid for the parts and materials. The customer never sees your cost; you see the profit it leaves. It’s what you actually made, not what you charged.
What’s the difference between gross and net here?
Collected is the money in. Take out your parts cost and you get closer to net — what you keep. The 12-month table lays out collected, minus parts, and net so you can see both.
Does the customer ever see my cost?
No. Your cost is private and never appears on an estimate or invoice. It only feeds your own profit numbers in the Money tab.
How is this different from the "your money" page?
Real profit is about how much you made. The your-money page is about where the money goes — into your own Stripe account or straight to Venmo, Zelle, or Cash App, never held in a platform wallet.
How do I handle a parts markup?
Price the line at what the customer pays — cost plus your markup, commonly 20–50% to cover sourcing and warranty risk — and put your actual cost in the private cost field. The invoice shows one price; your profit numbers quietly carry the markup you earned.