Hiring feels terrifying—even when you’re financially ready.
It took me almost three years to hire my first employee, and the reason was simple: I kept thinking in annual numbers.
I looked at a $60,000 salary and thought,
“There goes $60K of my income.” But that’s not how hiring works.
You’re not hiring a $60,000-a-year employee.
You’re hiring a $5,000-a-month employee… for the next three months.
That’s it. Ninety days.
If you can afford three months, you can afford the hire.
And here’s the beauty of the 90-day approach: After three months, the truth is obvious.
If they’re making you money → keep them.
If they’re not → let them go.
Hiring becomes a controlled experiment, not a lifelong commitment.
Look at it in 90-day increments—not annual fear math.
