So, some of you know that I have been painting my ex-roommate's new house - or parts of it anyway. He is paying me a (very) little to do it, mostly I am doing it because he is a friend and I enjoy painting.
This weekend he was out of town so I took the opportunity to paint his master bedroom which he wanted beige. He wants everything beige. I mixed some left over paints from some of my other jobs and from the previous homeowners to make a medium beige for his accent walls. He is big into accent walls. I had to pick up some more tape, rollers and paint...he had to have a specific light beige on the other walls. When he got back I told him, "I spent XX dollars on your stuff at Home Depot, but 15 of it was for a drop cloth that I will keep and use so just deduct that"
And he says, "just show me those receipts and I'll get you a check" He could see all the stuff there in his house, I can't believe there was really any question.
And I can't believe that I have to prove to a friend of 5 years, a friend who lived in my house for 4 years!, a friend who's house I have been trying to make more comfortable for him, that I really spent that money on him.
WTF!?!?
And at first I was so offended I was just gonna skip it - but I want my $$.
Jerk.
Posted by Vox at October 21, 2004 10:59 PM | peopleHeh. I guess there's no chance he's deducting it as a business expense? :P
Once upon a time, I borrowed some money from my Mom. She made me draw up loan papers. :P
Posted by: Michael at October 22, 2004 06:28 AMI thought about that, but he didn't ask to have the receipts. And he definitely made it sound like, "prove to me that you spent that much".
If he'd have said, "sure, and if I could have those receipts I can write it off" it woulda been a different story. He always was a tightwad.
Posted by: Vox at October 22, 2004 12:28 PMWow, I guess he does not read your blog! My grandma was going to loan my dad a few grand to get our house tiled, and in the case God may call, the balance would have been left in her will. How mean is that? "Should I die, despite your greif, I want my money!!"
Posted by: wickld at October 22, 2004 10:39 PMJerk is the kind word for his actions.
Perhaps you should have simply smiled and said:
"oh, of course, but give me one moment to write up a delivery-for-jerks receipt." Since he requires reciepts he might as well have your new created dealing-with-a-jerk-fee.
You should write up your own reciept for your time and labor. Then walk up to him and say "hey I decided just to charge you for only labor and not include the materials. Here is my reciept." Make it some big amount too. And stand there and wait for your money with a straight face on.
Posted by: Lori at October 23, 2004 12:34 PM