Tired of my sister expecting free hairstyles every week

My sister calls me every Friday for a quick trim before her weekend plans. Last month, she wanted balayage for a wedding and I spent hours on it. She never offers to pay, not even for the products. My cousin at least brings coffee when I do her hair. I think we need to be firm and charge family a small fee. It's about respect for our craft. Letting them walk all over you just teaches them your time isn't valuable.

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jakeperry9h ago

My brother used to do the same thing until I showed him the receipt for the color kits. He thought I was just magically producing mahogany brown dye from thin air. Now he at least throws me twenty bucks and picks up a six-pack. Your time doing that balayage is absolutely worth something.

piper_murphy599h ago

Family should just help each other without keeping score. If you start charging for every little thing, it turns nice moments into business deals. My cousin fixes my car sometimes and I babysit her kids, we never pull out a calculator. Those color kits cost something but so does losing the easy give and take between people. Money messes up the good will that makes family different from a salon.