My mom thinks I should fix all her friends' stuff for free

She says it's good for building a reputation in our town, but I feel it just makes people expect free service. I disagree that working for free leads to more paid jobs later on. How do you deal with family pushing you to do repairs without pay?

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the_sam20h ago

My neighbor Linda had me doing free tech support for her entire book club last year. It absolutely sets a bad pattern where people assume your time has no value. I finally put my foot down when one lady asked me to recover photos from a phone she dropped in a lake. Now I offer a first time discount but make it clear my rates apply after that. Standing firm was the only way to get my family to stop volunteering me for every little problem.