A long time ago, I prepaid a set amount for travel expenses for a lady who was coming all the way from Louisville to come see me in Memphis. It was a calculated risk, but in the end it all worked out wonderfully.
I have one special lady I'll prepay for, because she and I are now such good friends that I see no risk in doing so--I have absolute faith that if she had to cancel out on an appointment with me she'd make good on it by seeing me later for no additional cost (unless I added extra time to the original appointment, but that would be given).
But as a general rule, a fool and his money are soon parted, and the man who prepays a provider is generally a fool.
Cheers,
bcg
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