tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post3086646155051067553..comments2023-11-14T15:11:35.669-05:00Comments on miriam's ideas: Another former friendmiriam sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796668928044011101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-75558821496989279142009-05-19T03:09:00.000-04:002009-05-19T03:09:00.000-04:00My wife has had similar experiences with her "frie...My wife has had similar experiences with her "friends." Almost always the one with a lot of money. Maybe they figure because they don't care about money, you don't either.<br /><br />She finally quit buying things for people without money up front. Or she does it, and just writes it off as a "gift."Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798539672493222588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-87500619227873987172009-05-13T21:34:00.000-04:002009-05-13T21:34:00.000-04:00Luckily I don't have to deal with those types of s...Luckily I don't have to deal with those types of situations, but I have gotten to the point of telling my clients, that are building million dollar homes, that they have to pay me before they get the paper.<br /><br />It is not to the point of the Mexican Switch yet, but pretty darn close. Literally.Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-33356084925666476272009-05-13T21:06:00.000-04:002009-05-13T21:06:00.000-04:00I can relate to that. One of my friends has her o...I can relate to that. One of my friends has her own small business, and her clients are very slow to pay.<br /><br />Even large companies: "The voucher is on the desk of our CFO, and we will pay you when he signs off on it.<br /><br />Meanwhile, she has to pay the people she hires.miriam sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796668928044011101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-14629393399481623462009-05-13T11:23:00.000-04:002009-05-13T11:23:00.000-04:00Thanks for saying that for the rest of us.
Just s...Thanks for saying that for the rest of us.<br /><br />Just so you know, I have graduated from the trying to get money back from "friends" mode to the most more frustrating trying to money out of clients mode. It's the same thing, but with one of the parties ignoring the contract that they signed.<br /><br />People.Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.com