Reply to: Bah...why am I such a softie....I'm not a real contractor.

[socialworker]

I think it is pretty insightful.

Fair enough. It does seem a bit masochistic though.

[mudskipper]

Did you start this thread with the intention of getting sympathetic and insightful feedback?

I think it is pretty insightful.

[socialworker]

Why does everyone think there is a purpose? There is a logical reason why I'm not charging rent I earn well decent contractor rates, she earns £22k. If I rinse her for rent then I'm just being silly, I don't need the money. That and the person that asked me to do this as a favour is one of my oldest friends.

Did you start this thread with the intention of getting sympathetic and insightful feedback?

[IR35FanClub]

Why does everyone think there is a purpose? There is a logical reason why I'm not charging rent I earn well decent contractor rates, she earns £22k. If I rinse her for rent then I'm just being silly, I don't need the money. That and the person that asked me to do this as a favour is one of my oldest friends.

If she was 50, fat, male and a bob would she still get the no rent offer?
Aha, now you see why everyone thinks you have an ulterior motive, even if out is buried in your subconscious.

[eek]

The point is, that by not charging rent, she will be indebted to you. Insist on a benefit in kind - a BJ week or something to keep things 'above board'

FTFY

[FiveTimes]

Or set her to work cooking and cleaning. It will ease the transition from married life.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to doodab again.

[eek]

Or set her to work cooking and cleaning. It will ease the transition from married life.

[doodab]

The point is, that by not charging rent, she will be indebted to you. Charge nominal rent - £25 a week or something to keep things 'above board'

Or set her to work cooking and cleaning. It will ease the transition from married life.

[mudskipper]

Why does everyone think there is a purpose? There is a logical reason why I'm not charging rent I earn well decent contractor rates, she earns £22k. If I rinse her for rent then I'm just being silly, I don't need the money. That and the person that asked me to do this as a favour is one of my oldest friends.

The point is, that by not charging rent, she will be indebted to you. Charge nominal rent - £25 a week or something to keep things 'above board'

[Gibbon]

no rent?

now that is just silly, GF is going to smell your fingers.

OK for a week after that its hard to defend

FTFY

[Sockpuppet]

no rent?

now that is just silly, GF is going to smell a rat.

OK for a week after that its hard to defend

Why does everyone think there is a purpose? There is a logical reason why I'm not charging rent I earn well decent contractor rates, she earns £22k. If I rinse her for rent then I'm just being silly, I don't need the money. That and the person that asked me to do this as a favour is one of my oldest friends.

[vetran]

no rent?

now that is just silly, GF is going to smell a rat.

OK for a week after that its hard to defend

[eek]

So you're letting a fit, vulnerable woman doss at your house for free. And your gf says she's "fine" with it.

This is going to end in tears. And probably castration.

Well its going to end with no gf as current one is going to leave and lodger is not going to be interested in her flatmate.

[Sockpuppet]

So you're letting a fit, vulnerable woman doss at your house for free. And your gf says she's "fine" with it.

This is going to end in tears. And probably castration.

That it may do. But the real reason I'm doing this is my fear of being homeless myself and that if I turned up on someones door step I'd like to think that they would do all they could to help me.

[doodab]

So you're letting a fit, vulnerable woman doss at your house for free. And your gf says she's "fine" with it.

This is going to end in tears. And probably castration.