I would say that would discourage a lot of people! :-) I appreciate all the suggestions and the different insights. It will give me some ammo for the next time. (yes, they'll probably be a next time.) On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 05:13:57 -0800 (PST), "Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com"; <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> took time to say the following: JKh> I always tell people I charge a minimum of $150 to do any JKh> computer work and if it takes longer than 4 hours I add an JKh> hourly fee of an additional $35 per hour. People actually JKh> say they will pay it. If he wants it done bad enough..$50 JKh> is cheap. My way also discourages people from constantly JKh> bringing their crap $40 printers etc to me and asking me to JKh> fix them if they know they are going to have to shell out JKh> that much. JKh> Jim For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels ***************************** New Site from The Kenzig Group! Windows Vista Links, list options and info are available at: http://www.VistaPop.com ***************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm