^LMAO
You can’t put a price tag on great music man!!
Helped your friend paint and he didn’t pay = You’ve been sleeping with him and he stopped taking you out and making you feel special!
Maybe you should try fixing yourself up a bit. It really doesn’t help when you let yourself go. Just sayin.
It depends for me. I have a pretty tight group of friends and we always take care of each other. The only time money is exchanged is if alot of driving (gas) is involved. If its something they can do but need help I dont expect anything, but if its something they cant do and I can, I expect the usual food and beer.
My friends and I won’t charge each other for services. I personally would feel bad taking money for helping a friend who needed it. Especially knowing that he’s going to get ripped off by someone who’s probably not going to do a great job. I fix their computers, they help me with home improvement work.
I never understood this “I do this for a living so I have to charge you” argument either. Since you do it for a living, in most cases it’s alot easier for you to help out since you already have the skills and equipment to do the work. As an IT guy, I’ve got the spare computer parts and skills to do the job properly and efficiently. I don’t have the tools to anchor a bottom plate to make a wall in my basement so I ask a friend who does this type of work for a living.
I train several family members in my home gym. They all pay (at a reduced rate).
But, for one-off things like helping someone paint or helping them move, I’ll gladly do it for nothing. The expectation is that I’m helping and not doing the work by myself.
There is a difference between helping a friend out and providing a service. Steel is providing a service that people who pay for. PMPM also provides a service that clients would typically pay. If I ask for something more involved than, say, a helping hand during a move (which is always food and beer for payment), I offer money up front.
I asked our IT guy to take a look at my home PC regarding an issue and offered him $50 to fix it. He had the part at his house. I know what the Geek Squad charges just to take a look. He was quite happy to take the $50 for what was less than an hour of his time. Sounds like you should have had an exchange for services rendered there, Chad. Too bad your friend didn’t pick up on that.
[quote]BigDug wrote:
I once tiled a friends kitchen walls. Took me 2 and a half days and they bought me a Bob Marley CD. A fuckin’ Bob Marley CD!!![/quote]
I’ve read this post like 6 times, and it cracks me up every time…
lol
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]Mad HORSE wrote:
I helped a guy move once and he offered nothing. I actually did say to him, ‘How about a few bucks, y’know, for the effort.’ Not only did he not finish the quote, he literally only gave me a couple bucks. I stopped calling him friend after that.
If a guy really is a friend, the beer/food should be offered as a matter of course.[/quote]
gunga gullunga gunga gunga gullunga[/quote]
Yeah, so you’ve got that going for you.
I will do the first computer fix free. But when they keep coming back I will tell them I have to charge for services. That normally stops them from coming back.
And lemme tell yah that shit about food or booze never works. Cause if they called the commercial people they would be pay 100$ an hour for home service.
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]BigDug wrote:
I once tiled a friends kitchen walls. Took me 2 and a half days and they bought me a Bob Marley CD. A fuckin’ Bob Marley CD!!![/quote]
I’ve read this post like 6 times, and it cracks me up every time…
lol[/quote]
Haha, fuckin’ Bob Marley. That’s hysterical.
I don’t charge my friends anything and I don’t expect them to charge me anything (other than materials if they’re helping me with plumbing/electrical/handyman work on my house).
If don’t even think I would offer to provide an ongoing service (personal training/bookkeeping, etc.) for the fact that I don’t want to charge friends anything.
Im with most people, when I help my friends/when they help me, food usually covers it. I work construction as well so if its something pricey I’ll let them know and they usually pay me a bit.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
If don’t even think I would offer to provide an ongoing service (personal training/bookkeeping, etc.) for the fact that I don’t want to charge friends anything.[/quote]
What if they approach you about it?
Its shitty but theres a certain point when you stop beings bros. Id say,charge half for what you normally would get or barter something.
I charge my gf bj’s to train her.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
If don’t even think I would offer to provide an ongoing service (personal training/bookkeeping, etc.) for the fact that I don’t want to charge friends anything.[/quote]
What if they approach you about it?[/quote]
I wouldn’t do it. Friends + business = problems.
For something like personal training (if I were a personal trainer) I’d give them a weeks worth of freebies to show them the ropes, then tell them they’re on their own but feel free to ask questions.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
If don’t even think I would offer to provide an ongoing service (personal training/bookkeeping, etc.) for the fact that I don’t want to charge friends anything.[/quote]
What if they approach you about it?[/quote]
I wouldn’t do it. Friends + business = problems.
For something like personal training (if I were a personal trainer) I’d give them a weeks worth of freebies to show them the ropes, then tell them they’re on their own but feel free to ask questions.[/quote]
Yeah this. I do two sets of taxes, my own and paying clients. I don’t charge my friends, so I don’t do them.
I have helped them out in the past, but mainly due to the home buyer’s credit, arrears etc.
I’ve had friends do work on my house, and paid them like I would any contractor. My house ended up fine, but I had to bust balls. I don’t like mixing money and friendship. Because the same kids have fucked over other people.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
I always charge friends for blowjobs.[/quote]
So strangers are free?
[quote]lewhitehurst wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
I always charge friends for blowjobs.[/quote]
So strangers are free?[/quote]
Lol, I can’t believe that hung there for that long.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]lewhitehurst wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
I always charge friends for blowjobs.[/quote]
So strangers are free?[/quote]
Lol, I can’t believe that hung there for that long.[/quote]
I know. LOL. That was TOO easy
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]BigDug wrote:
I once tiled a friends kitchen walls. Took me 2 and a half days and they bought me a Bob Marley CD. A fuckin’ Bob Marley CD!!![/quote]
I’ve read this post like 6 times, and it cracks me up every time…
lol[/quote]
douche bag award goes to…
fuckin lol though.
“helping” is the key word…his fat ass better be working to.
Man, I can’t really imagine any scenario where I’d be comfortable charging buddy’s for my help. We all do a lot for one another and it all kind of evens itself out. And if they ever offer to pay I do what apperantly everyone else here does and say “Dinner will cover it”.