From our resident agony aunt’s mailbag:
Dear Alma,
I have ten private students, and I ask the parents to pay in cash. Most do, but there are three who don’t. I send out email reminders and yet they still pay electronically.
It is my policy, but not firm enough to fire these students.
Alma, what do you advise?
Cash only
Dear Cash only,
Many teachers ask for cash, for obvious reasons. I myself pay for all tutoring and lessons for my kids with cash, and have no problem with it.
Most of your students do pay in cash, and maybe you should just count your lucky stars. They will eventually move on and you can replace them with cash students. When you have a new prospective student, clearly state your studio policy, and be firm with it.
Cash only, there are numerous reasons a person would not want to pay cash. They may be very busy and unable to get to a bank regularly. They may disagree with the policy. They might not take your request seriously.
If you want to try one more time, speak to them in person after the lesson and kindly ask for cash payments. If they refuse, either ask them to leave your studio or accept their decision. You certainly don’t want to get the reputation of a difficult teacher or anger them.
Personally, I would just drop it and count it as a lesson learned.
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