OT: people SUCK!!!! Options

[bd1308]

as a side-job i help people with thier computers.....

I helped this one girl with her computer....spent like four hours over there at HER house. got french kissed by the dog too (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) .....i gave them a price of 70 dollars, and the girl gave me a check.

I deposit it, and i check my acc't tonight and find that NOT only was the check cancelled, since I relied on that money, I now have a huge overdraft....

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how do i protect myself from this in the future....dont take checks?


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[tat2dphreak]

don't take checks... cash only... $50 an hour minimum... if you time is only worth 17.50 an hour, a job at a department store is easier...

I charged $100 to add RAM to a co-worker's computer.... I counted driving time to get to him though, so that was about an hour ("work" + driving)

I build comuters for people up at work that want a new PC, but not a Dell... it's not worth my time if I'm not getting paid... and Cash is all I accept(unless they have something to trade: guns, computer stuff, car parts, etc... )

if I do it for a friend, I don't charge, but my friends usually know how to do the stuff...

for these people, definately call them on it, and charge them a $20 returned check fee... like any business would...

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