tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post7968328967153671437..comments2024-03-29T00:43:01.429-07:00Comments on Out My Window: Friday, making mistakesOut My windowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-53078994925076809042015-05-15T18:22:12.987-07:002015-05-15T18:22:12.987-07:00Most sport and dance classes here have you pay in ...Most sport and dance classes here have you pay in advance or some of them make the parents sign post dated cheques for the entire year. That way they can't say they forgot but of course the cheque may bounce. In that case the fine is usually a hefty one so most parents seem to be able to avoid that. Make the kids have to pay for their costumes to be in the recital. If you can't pay for the costume you can't be in the recital or dance. You really need to implement "pay in advance" thing so you can pay your bills. It's not fair to you that these people are always late paying and you get stressed trying to juggle all the bills.<br />DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-84076322383168581872015-05-15T16:23:52.521-07:002015-05-15T16:23:52.521-07:00I agree I would make them pay upfront or they don&...I agree I would make them pay upfront or they don't participate. I would also agree with Jennifer you have much too much going on. You need a couple of days away from it all......good luckGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-79739337327134474132015-05-15T15:10:44.220-07:002015-05-15T15:10:44.220-07:00So sorry about the late payee's. I would sugg...So sorry about the late payee's. I would suggest for the next dance season that you get the last months lesson fees up front (kind of like a deposit) which would give you some working capital to cover delinquent payments. I would also add a late fee for anything over 15 days late unless they had made arrangements with you beforehand. Dance is a business, just like every other business.<br /><br />I know a couple of the dance studios here also have a monthly costume fee added into the lessons. When it comes recital time no one is out a large amount of cash for the costume and the costumers fees have been paid up front. Maybe something like that will work for you next year.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-24930985856737959582015-05-15T12:08:42.914-07:002015-05-15T12:08:42.914-07:00You are out of it because you have too much on you...You are out of it because you have too much on your mind and money is the number one stressor! I feel for you! I am there a lot! We both need to work on our mojo!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863887265545701157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-42866869016730446872015-05-15T11:14:41.433-07:002015-05-15T11:14:41.433-07:00It's unforgivable that these parents string yo...It's unforgivable that these parents string you along. This is your business! Do they get to do this to other businesses? No. I second the late fee policy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13392594186592633707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809809639444040308.post-53980545612559368302015-05-15T11:00:01.690-07:002015-05-15T11:00:01.690-07:00Those constant late payers would drive me nuts. I ...Those constant late payers would drive me nuts. I think I'd have to implement a late payment fee as an incentive to get timely payments.One Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369132659573259613noreply@blogger.com