Just because you ask doesn't mean they are obligated to say yes. Business is business and if there are other people in the area that will do it for peanuts they will get them to do the shop and it will be your loss. There is a fine line when it comes to negotiating mileage.
itsasecret Wrote:
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> What I want to know if that if you go through all
> that math and come up with the figure and ask for
> it . . . do they actually pay it? Cuz if they do,
> I'm going to start asking for a LOT more for my
> travels!
>
>
> SandiAigo Wrote:
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> > I take the current government mileage allowance
> > and multiply that by Mapquest's round trip
> number,
> > rounding up (sometimes a bit over) for my
> getting
> > lost. Then I look to see if I will have any
> tolls
> > and throw them in. I realize that drive time
> is
> > technically not paid for in most cases, but,
> hey,
> > if we're talking about a 2 hour round trip
> that's
> > worth money to me. I, too, have come up with a
> > minimum hourly rate.
> >
> > For some of the audits I do, I have a map with
> > circles drawn that increase in range and my
> home
> > is the center. I'll do one job in circle 1,
> for
> > circle 2 I need a minimum of two to make it
> > profitable, for circle 3 I need three jobs, etc.
>
> > If there isn't enough work, then I ask for
> > mileage, time and tolls.