Beauty

[sparklestar]

A couple months ago I did a huge favor for a "sort of" friend and gave her daughter a manicure. The daughter had been ill and was recovering. Because she always complimented me on my nails, which I do myself, I said I would. A couple weeks later I started getting calls from this girl's friends asking me for a manicure and how much I charge. I explained that I was not a professional and they didn't care, so I agreed. I've made about $140 !!!!

I even did some nail art on a couple of them. I don't do it on my own nails, but have done it for my daughter when she was younger. It really is fun making them happy. I'm having a good time (and making money).

[dionline]

Wow - how cool is that?? As long as everyone knows you're not a professional, I don't see any problem with it. Until you're found you're not paying taxes....that could be a problem... but enjoy it while you can!!

[sidsmom]

How do you sterilize everything between manicures?

[hsawaknow]

Good for you!

[Tricolor]

Very happy for you! Follow your dream.

[brewhaha]

Good for you. I'm only familiar with the oldest profession.

[VioletEyes]

Not to be a killjoy but you need a license to do manicures. If you are receiving income you have to report it to the IRS. Also if someone got an infection from the manicure, you could be faced with legal ramifications. Be careful..

[sparklestar]

On 8/10/2014 brewhaha said:

Good for you. I'm only familiar with the oldest profession.

LOL. Always the funny one. We have a comedy club in our area called the brew ha ha ... I'm thinking you may be one of the acts there

[sparklestar]

On 8/10/2014 Tricolor said:

Very happy for you! Follow your dream.

I've always loved hair and nail beauty. When I was a teen I would set and curl hair for the women in the neighborhood. As a matter of fact, that's the only time my mother could stand me around her for very long ... she would love me to brush her hair.

Well I am having a fun time with these girls. They are so happy with their nails. I even purchased a book on nail art and let them look at it to see if there is something they would like. They are all sweet girls.

[dooBdoo]

On 8/10/2014 SoftRaindrops said: Not to be a killjoy but you need a license to do manicures. If you are receiving income you have to report it to the IRS. Also if someone got an infection from the manicure, you could be faced with legal ramifications. Be careful..

This is pretty much what I was thinking. sparklestar, It's great you've found something you enjoy and others appreciate. But it would probably be a good idea to check into the local regulations regarding manicures. The problem of serious infections and tissue damage has been prominent in the news of late, and it would be a terrible shame for you to encounter problems. The regulatory agencies don't care if someone has good intentions, unfortunately.