I Have No Free Stuff to Give

For some reason (probably Mercury retrograde), very recently, I seem to be the recipient of many "provide this service that is hugely expensive to perform for free!" requests, and the thing is…no, I can't do that. 

See, everything costs me money. This internet I'm using to communicate? I pay for that. This blog? I pay for it. The hosting of my website? Pay for that, too, as well as the domain name. The electricity to run said internet and computer and charge devices for which to communicate? I pay for that, too. The phone? I pay for it. And the rent to have a place to do all of your spellworkings? I also pay for that. I pay for the spell supplies (my overhead is huge from that alone,) and I also have to pay for food and potable water so I don't die and so I can perform the very services you want…because if I starved to death, I wouldn't be very helpful.

But even more thrilling and exciting is that just like you, I get surprise bills sometimes. Remember a few weeks ago when my bird was sick? Guess who is still paying for that. Because bird vet bills cost about as much as human doctor bills (in the USA, bird vet bills probably cost much much more than most  human doctor bills in countries with universal healthcare that doesn't suck). This means whatever I have saved goes to saving the life of my little buddy. He's tons better, but still has to follow up with his vet for some time to come, and so that means more bird vet bills. 😦

So, will I be doing that service for free today? No, I will not. 
Can I wait for you to pay me until (whatever date) but start today? Nope.

Please, don't ask me to do anything for free. The answer is no. I am not trying to be mean or selfish. In fact, if you know me, I tend to be relatively giving and generous, but that tends to be with clients who don't try to take advantage of me. If I did not have gigantic bird healthcare costs or if the same people who have been dicking me around on payments I so unwisely allowed a payment plan on (never again) would just pay me, I would be able to be more generous, but now is not the time to ask me for charity. 

If you really want charity, maybe get back to me in May. 😉

~Cat