Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST :   I will preface this by saying I'm not the best at expressing myself through text and if it doesn't completely make sense I'm sorry. I'll try to answer any questions. I'm really looking for honest advice here and if I'm the asshole I'm okay with that.

  Little bit of backstory. Im a mechanic and always have been. I generally go out of my way to help friends and family with vehicle problems, because the cost of repairs can get pretty crazy. I usually just ask for the favor to be retuned or for very little money. The most ive ever charged someone was like $300, to fix a transmission issue in a powerstroke, which entailed removing the trans about 3 times before finally fixing the problem. I dont general work on fords, so it took a few tries to get all the issues figured out. Ive done hundreds of repairs for literally pennies on the dollar. My rule of thumb is you never ask for a discount, but you also never charge a friend full price. We all need money so i feel wierd taking from a friend.


   My wife has a friend that does photography and is wanting her to take some pictures for us. I understand that photography is time consuming, but this person wants $600 for 1 session and i think we will end up with maybe 10 pictures. My wife has watched this persons child for $15/hr and has gotten up to about $300 so far. My wife has taken care of a child for 20+ hrs and is only halfway to the cost of 1 photo session. 

   So i completely understand that this is how they make there money and i would never complain to them about it, but everytime my wife brings it up i feel extra salty about it. I really just feel like it is ridiculous and a very unfair trade off. We recently had pictures taken at another professional place and im very pleased with what got and spent under $400. 

  Am i the asshole for bitching at my wife about this? Should i just accept it for what it is or am i right to feel this way?