Are you an outdoors person? Or do you dream of traveling for months at a time? Or maybe just someone who appreciates long periods of free time. Whatever the reason, starting a window cleaning business may be the answer you’ve been looking for.

While working just 8 months out of the year may seem like a dream, it’s actually more achievable than you probably think. I must know because I have, as have many other window cleaners around the world.

In most parts of the world, window cleaning markets boom for just over half the year, then slow down during the winter months before picking up again in the spring. So, by operating a window cleaning business, you have about 8 months (or longer in some places) to earn money with steady window cleaning jobs.

But can I really make enough money in 8 months to live for the whole year?

The answer is a resounding yes! Of course, knowing how to live within your means is required. Let’s look at some basic numbers to explain how it is possible to only work for 8 months of the year.

Most people in the US could live comfortably on $50,000 a year, in fact, a large percentage of the population would kill to earn that much in 12 months, much less 8. So, we’ll use $50,000 as our required income for the example.

No one wants to work 24/7 at any job, no matter how much they love it. Most high-paying jobs require you to work 5 or 6 days a week, so we’ll use these numbers in our example.

Full-time window cleaners typically earn $300-$400 per day. Sometimes they can earn up to $500 a day working alone. Simply by hiring a worker to work for you, you can increase your daily income by 80% or more.

Now that we have all of our criteria defined, let’s see how it all breaks down in our 8 month time frame:

– Working 6 days a week for 8 months means that you would be working a total of 192 days a year. And with our required income of $50,000, that means you would need to earn an average of $260.41 per day.

– Working only 5 days a week for 8 months means that you would be working a total of 160 days a year. And with our required income of $50,000, that means you would need to earn an average of $312.50 per day.

Looking at the examples above, the goal of working just 8 months out of 12 seems more tangible by the minute and considering the average residential window cleaning job is around $200, earning $50,000 in eight months could easily become a reality.