My gym asked me if I want ot keep paying so they can pay their staff - huh?

If you still have your full income, you should consider helping them. In America, we rely on the working class to bail people out. It makes no sense but here we are.

So, similarly, my daughter's gymnastics asked me to keep paying. We are not contractually obligated to pay and unlike a gym membership it's quite expensive. $385 a month. I had just paid March's payment when this started. She got 1/4th of her classes. Not only do I not intend to continue paying but I also think they owe me a prorated refund for the time they cannot provide a service.

Fortunately for them, the government is about to write them a big fat check to assist with paying their employees and getting through the hump. Although I still don't understand why people need a check from the government AND unemployment. Actually... why a check for people who didn't lose their jobs at all is beyond me. But don't worry, your gym should be fine.

SlowAFRunnrMom wrote:

So, similarly, my daughter's gymnastics asked me to keep paying. We are not contractually obligated to pay and unlike a gym membership it's quite expensive. $385 a month. I had just paid March's payment when this started. She got 1/4th of her classes. Not only do I not intend to continue paying but I also think they owe me a prorated refund for the time they cannot provide a service.

Fortunately for them, the government is about to write them a big fat check to assist with paying their employees and getting through the hump. Although I still don't understand why people need a check from the government AND unemployment. Actually... why a check for people who didn't lose their jobs at all is beyond me. But don't worry, your gym should be fine.

I am a small business owner and I am not holding my breath for this "big fat check".

Did you consider the loan the bank gave you when you bought your house to be a "big fat check"? Any help a small business owner will get is going to be the option to take on a mountain of debt in business loans to the government making it even harder to stay afloat.

Only large corporations get free money and bailouts. Or millions of dollars of waived property taxes waived to move into your state. Or pay no federal taxes on $11.2 billion in PROFIT like Amazon did in 2018. Which by the way it actually got a $129 million dollar rebate that year. I am glad my federal tax dollars went to help the little guy at least.

Buy buy buy, sell sell sell, let the sick die.

why would your employer pay you less if you cost them less? shouldn't they pay you more by that logic?

or more likely they make a bigger profit on you

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I bet a lot of gyms will just keep direct depositing people's monthly fees even though they're closed. If they do they're crooks

What the hell kind of gym do you belong to??? Every gym I've heard of direct withdraws from your account...they don't pay you to workout.

My gym took the next months money, but will roll it forward.

My wife decided to pay her gym dues even though they said they would freeze payments. It’s a local couple and a really great gym. She went 6 days a week when it was open. The gym is only about 6 months old and it was a big investment for them, so they will probably not make it without customers offering assistance.

The one good thing about this pandemic is seeing people come together and lend a Helping hand.

So my current understanding is they can get loans from SBA and if they continue to pay their staff through the next 8 weeks then 75% of that will be forgiven as a grant.