Most lighting companies don’t collapse because of bad installs.

They collapse because they misunderstand their money.

In this episode of Captain’s Quarters First Class, Captain Matt pulls the curtain back on a financial trap that shows up every December when revenue spikes, confidence inflates, and bad decisions feel justified.

The problem isn’t cash flow. It’s false security.

This episode breaks down:

• Why seasonal revenue creates dangerous confidence
  

• How December money tricks owners into short-term thinking
  

• The hidden cost of spending just to “beat taxes”
  

• Why depreciation and capital improvements are misunderstood and misused
  

• The risk of operating mentally like a big company when you’re seasonal the rest of the year
  

• Why most businesses fail in the quiet months, not the busy ones
  

Captain Matt also walks through the Money Game framework how to track survival months, real operating costs, debt exposure, and risk so decisions are based on clarity, not emotion.

This isn’t motivation.It’s correction.

The calendar won’t save you.More revenue won’t save you.

Only better decisions will.

If you want the next year to look different, this episode forces the mindset shift required to let go of the old version of you and operate with intention instead of reaction.

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