My side hustle is doing locs, I do my own hair and I know how to help people maintain theirs. I was at my real job a few weeks ago when I met a guy that asked me to do his hair. Cool, I could always use a few extra dollars. I told him how much I charge and a little while later, he called to make an appointment. During this convo, dude was trying to get me to lower the price, (which is lower than it is here in Chicago.) Basically this dude wanted me to hook him up. This dude that I had ONE previous conversation with.
Why is it that people always expect something for nothing? It is so irritating. In the end, he ended up talking me down $10.
Even though this is a side hustle, for me this is a source of income. How would it sound if someone's boss ask them to work an extra hour for free to save the company some money? That person would say, Hell no!!! Or can a person go to the grocery store and just ask for $20 off, just randomly? Probably not. So why do people think that they can get over on regular folks?
Well I am over it. No more Miss Nice Lady. I can't hook you up. It is not my responsibility to save you money. I am trying to make money my damn self. I'm sure that this is not an isolated situation. I know that everyone knows somebody that is trying to get a hook up. Just say NO though!
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Black People always trying to get a HOOK UP aka Something for nothing..we need to get out of this mentality...maybe after Barack. lol
Nice Blog.
The term 'hook up' is now part of the vocabulary of just about every brother and sister in the world. We feel like people owe us, more than any other race I know.
One day we're going to work it out.
great on the side hustle. but yes ppl are always wanting the hook up no what the situation is. You should make a flyer or a card that way ppl can't try to lower ur prices. u need gas too...
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