AITJ for not giving my sister the "friends and family discount" on my photography work because she never pays me back for anything?
I need to give some history here because without it I think this sounds petty. I'm a freelance photographer, I've been doing it seriously for about three years and it's my main source of income now. My sister knows this. She also knows what I charge because we've talked about it openly.
About eight months ago she asked me to photograph her friend's bridal shower as a favor. I did it for free because she asked and I wanted to be supportive. A few months after that she asked if I could edit some photos she'd taken herself for a personal project. A few hours of my time, also free, because she's my sister. Then in January she asked me to shoot headshots for her new job search. I charged her my friends and family rate which is roughly 40 percent off my normal price. She said she'd pay me after she landed the job. She landed the job in February. It is now been over two months and I've followed up twice and gotten "I'll sort it out this week" both times with nothing after.
Last week she called asking if I'd photograph her boyfriend's band at an upcoming show and then edit a highlight reel for their social media. This is a full job, probably five or six hours of shooting and another four or five hours of editing. I told her my standard rate. She got quiet and said she expected a family discount. I told her that given the outstanding balance from the headshots I wasn't comfortable extending more discounted work until that was resolved. She said I was being transactional and that family shouldn't keep score.
I don't think I'm keeping score. I think I'm running a buisness and she has an unpaid invoice. AITJ for holding the line here?
TL;DR: Sister has unpaid balance from previous photography work and asked for another discounted job. I said standard rate until she pays what she owes. She says I'm being transactional.