The Happy Pricing Podcast How to ask for money without feeling greedy
Recently one of the Happy Startup community members approached Carlos with a challenging situation. They are owed several thousands of pounds for work they’d done for their client but the client said they were unable to pay the whole amount in one go.
While they’ve offered to pay in a set of 3 monthly instalments, the community member is feeling nervous about that proposal – they’re worried they won’t get paid the full amount. However, they were nearly going accept this offer but caught themselves before saying yes.
They’re a compassionate, kind person who is always willing to help. They also know some of the current cashflow challenges that their client has. However, they have their own needs. They’re needing to move home soon and will need money for deposits and removal people. They need the cash too.
So rather than defaulting to meeting someone else’s needs before their own, it was time for them to have some clear conversations about money.
While we need more generous people in the world, if this generosity is actually a mask that hides a need to please or a fear of confrontation then it can also cause harm rather than just good. It can have an impact on your own wellbeing and sustainability.
Asking for money isn’t wrong when you’re owed it… and you’re worth it.