Mobile Dog Groomer True Hourly & Quote Ledger
You already pay for software that can't tell you what a job pays.
Grooming booking software runs about $99 a month per van (Groomer.io), and Time To Pet's solo plans are $25–$50 a month. They manage the book — none of them shows you your real hourly. This ledger does: what you actually banked on every van-based groom, after every cost the quote never counts.
You quoted $80 for a 90-minute groom. You earned $20/hr. Drive there: 25 minutes. Setup: 10. Booking and messages: 15. Products: $4. You thought that job paid you $53/hr. It paid $20. That's the invisible loss, and it's why so many mobile groomers work four days a week and still fall behind. The work is fine. The pricing model isn't.
This ledger fixes it. It shows your real $/hour on every van-based job — what you actually banked after every cost the quote never counts. Then it gives you a quote template sized off your real hourly, so the next booking pays what your day is actually worth.
What you get
- True Hourly Calculator — punch in drive, setup, groom, products, admin. Get the number your accountant will never show you.
- Job Ledger — one row per groom. Year totals so you see the trend across seasons.
- Size-Tiered Quote Template — toy, small, medium, large, XL. Line items priced off your real hourly, not feelings. Editable, reusable, branded.
- After-Job Check — flags any job whose real hourly came in below your threshold, so you learn before the next booking.
- Van Cost Sheet — fuel, generator maintenance, trailer upkeep. The costs a salon never has.
- No-Show & Cancel Tracker — what an empty drive-there cost you.
- Cheat Sheet — one page to print and keep in the van.
€29 once, not $99 a month
One payment. No subscription, no per-seat fee, no login. Compare that to grooming software at about $99 a month per van that still never shows you your real hourly.
Your data stays on your machine
Excel and Google Sheets. Five tabs. No login, no subscription, no data leaves your machine — the same offline-first design every Operator Co product ships with, because the mobile groomer who has to log into Time To Pet from a customer's driveway will not.
One-time price · no subscription · editable · unwatermarked
You own the workbook. Edit every formula, rebrand the quote template, print the cheat sheet. Nothing is paywalled, nothing is watermarked.
Who this is for
Mobile dog groomers running a van or trailer, owner-operator, 3–5 dogs a day. Solo or with one bather. Already doing the work, already knows something is off, but cannot prove the number on paper.
Who it's NOT for
Shop-based groomers (no van overhead). Volume mobile operators with a fully-booked route. Anyone looking for scheduling software — this is a money-decision tool, not a booking system.
Format
Excel workbook (5 tabs), 2-page printable cheat sheet, quote template (PDF and Word).
Disclaimer
This tool shows what your job numbers say. It is not accounting, tax, or legal advice. Use a CPA for filing. Any contract templates included are starting points; have a lawyer review before publishing.