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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1672897" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Even with builders, used to be you got x amount at certain intervals.... today, no one wants to pay but they all have money for things that are not necessities.... I would tell them that there needs to be a certain percentage up front from now on, or at x point along....</p><p>No, not going to help you now. I don't want to chase after money for things. My integrity says to offer x amount up front most of the time... if no one asks.... and when the job has been finished, be there with a check or leave it for them if I can't be there... And there are times it is a struggle to make sure there is enough money to pay. But I do because they were good enough to come do it. </p><p>My ex was a carpenter, and when he was doing his own side jobs and stuff, he had to have the material money up front.... I think that might have to be the way you do it from here on so you are not out cash.... just your time which is valuable but not as bad as out of pocket money too....</p><p>We started sending a bill and it said after 30 days there was interest @ 18%.... 1 1/2 % per month. My feed store company does it.... and I have had a couple months where there wasn't the cash flow to pay it but I paid some and swallowed the interest.... Do you have a way to take a cc???? most can do it on their phones now.... I would tell them from here on that it is xx % up front and payment in full at completion.... and put a lien after the first bill..... have the agreement or total cost in writing with their signature.... and then go after them if they don't pay it.... I get that some may be waiting on insurance payments... but they can try to make a good faith payment of some kind...... </p><p>I'm like you, tired of it..... one of the reasons we will usually take cattle to the stockyard now..... get a check when they are sold at the end of the sale.... none of this haggling, BS, oh, I don't have all the money right now.... stupid excuses.... only sell private to a few that we have dealt with in the past and we know are good for the money...</p><p>Not worth the aggravations and hassles</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1672897, member: 25884"] Even with builders, used to be you got x amount at certain intervals.... today, no one wants to pay but they all have money for things that are not necessities.... I would tell them that there needs to be a certain percentage up front from now on, or at x point along.... No, not going to help you now. I don't want to chase after money for things. My integrity says to offer x amount up front most of the time... if no one asks.... and when the job has been finished, be there with a check or leave it for them if I can't be there... And there are times it is a struggle to make sure there is enough money to pay. But I do because they were good enough to come do it. My ex was a carpenter, and when he was doing his own side jobs and stuff, he had to have the material money up front.... I think that might have to be the way you do it from here on so you are not out cash.... just your time which is valuable but not as bad as out of pocket money too.... We started sending a bill and it said after 30 days there was interest @ 18%.... 1 1/2 % per month. My feed store company does it.... and I have had a couple months where there wasn't the cash flow to pay it but I paid some and swallowed the interest.... Do you have a way to take a cc???? most can do it on their phones now.... I would tell them from here on that it is xx % up front and payment in full at completion.... and put a lien after the first bill..... have the agreement or total cost in writing with their signature.... and then go after them if they don't pay it.... I get that some may be waiting on insurance payments... but they can try to make a good faith payment of some kind...... I'm like you, tired of it..... one of the reasons we will usually take cattle to the stockyard now..... get a check when they are sold at the end of the sale.... none of this haggling, BS, oh, I don't have all the money right now.... stupid excuses.... only sell private to a few that we have dealt with in the past and we know are good for the money... Not worth the aggravations and hassles [/QUOTE]
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