@grace_bailey I used a folded napkin under mine once, worked just as good.

Man that is a solid question honestly lol. I gotta wonder how you even managed the finishing work without someone on the fresher concrete while you were still placing. Like were you running back and forth between the chute and the screed? Or did you somehow work the concrete out of the truck in sections so you could bull float and edge while the next load was coming? I've tried that before and it always catches up to me faster than I expect.

Man that's so true. It's just like when people buy a used car and finance it for 6 years instead of paying cash for a beater and fixing it up. Everyone thinks they're saving money with the long loan but really they're just bleeding interest while the car sits in the shop. Same thing with houses. People get too hung up on the jargon and miss the whole point of keeping your money working for you. I've seen guys burn through their whole budget just on carrying costs because they wanted to feel like they were "building equity." Sometimes the smart move is not the flashy one.