cashflo2u2
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Oct 31, 2007
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My wife, who sings, plays the guitar, wears funny hats, etc. retired about the same time I did has become very popular in our small town. While I have concentrated on fishing, kayaking, hiking, cooking and getting up when I felt like it, she has focused her efforts on performing at nursing homes, adult day care centers and children’s functions. The staff often tells her that Alzheimer’s patients and others who have been unresponsive for long periods of time suddenly respond to her. She is has become a “pied piper” to children. She is a very “charismatic” person and has been in the local paper many times and has developed a strong demand for her services at these places. She refuses to charge a fee although will accept a small stipend to cover gas, guitar strings and other miscellaneous expenses. I know she could charge a LOT more for her services which would nicely supplement our retirement. Should I insist that she charge a fee for her “gigs” or let it go as dead weight?