Personal appointment scheduling

[mickyc]

When it comes to getting pay in advance I get mine on Friday morning at drop off. Reason being is I have had a family get the grandparents pick up and tell me they didn't know anything about it being payday. I then got a call from mom saying their child would not be back. They still owed me 2 weeks in lieu of notice. I now get my money Friday morning and if no money then they can't leave the child for the day (which is a day they have already paid me for). Also my husband runs the cheques to the bank after he takes my daughter to pre-school. My late fee of $15 begins Friday at noon.

Unfortunately sometimes we have to learn our lessons the hard way. I had a friend of a friend help me get started (she ran a licenced day home) and she told me right from the start that people will try and screw you the first chance they get. She wasn't too far off!

[treeholm]

I am so sorry this is happening. I would never let a family pay me after services have been provided for this very reason. It seems way too common for a family to skip out without paying. I hope you take them to collections.

[Secondtimearound]

Yup I get paid the month in advance !! I think I would of said I'm sorry but no one will be at home and left early and gone out for breakfast !!! I try to avoid drama !!! I'm sure it's frustrating reading what we all would of done in your situation but the fact is we weren't dealing with all that ! I'm hoping you take all the good comments everyone sent and know we get the frustration !!! And I'm happy to have found a forum that really understands what I am going through daily !!!!!

[KingstonMom]

I do only accept payment advance, for all my other families. This family started with advance payment BUT I did them a FAVOUR back in the summer and offered them a part day rate because mom was a waitress and was only getting 4-5 hour shifts. So I agreed to let them have the odd 'half' day (again, something that I do NOT normally offer and is not in my contract.) This way, come pay day, they were paying what they had used. they used maybe 2 half days, and 3 full days per week on average until Sept when she got a m-f day job and the hours were then consistent. This is just the reasoning for the non-advance payment schedule they had. Yes, I should have switched it back over when I was no longer offering them half days. And YES I should never have done it in the first place. These people suck and the favors I did for them on a daily basis goes on and on. I could write a whole new thread of the 'freebies' we give to parents and the little or no thanks we receive.
I sent the dad a text last night saying the $280 better be in my mailbox no later than 530pm tmrw or I will be taking action to get the full $700 which I am legally entitled to.
He contacted me today saying he will have the money in my mailbox but only if there is an income receipt in there for him. I told him that he'd better knock and have me count the money before he gets any receipt.
thanks again for the support ladies

[mickyc]

Good for you!!

[Cadillac]

LOL I love this post!!!!!!
People are so ridiculous!!!!
I'm so glad you stuck it to them in the end!

[gravy_train]

You have to keep us posted about whether or not he drops the money off and how much is there! In addition to the side thread about freebies we have given to clients, maybe we should start another one placing bets on if, and when this guy will show up and how much money he will give you.

[KingstonMom]

He Paid up!!
Came to the door as expected, grabbed the money from his hands, shut the screen door on him as I counted it in my kitchen and returned with a receipt to him saying a quiet "thank you". I then shut the door in his face and that was that!
There is so much I wanted to say or do, Such as not including my SIN on the receipt (hehe) or even deducting the 2 weeks notice from the amount but I didn't.
I don't want to see the guy or hear from them again! Good riddance!!!

Happy Friday everyone, have a glass of wine for me!!

[5 Little Monkeys]

Glad he paid you in full!! I will have a glass for you

SIN...does everyone give this out? I don't and have never had an issue with it.

[mickyc]

Hooray for you!!

As for the SIN - you are suposed to include it on the receipt but I don't until a parent asks which usually means they are being audited and need it.