A friend of ours is staying with us for a couple of weeks because he was living at a motel and was laid off from his job. He has another job lined up that starts in a couple days.

I asked him to do the dishes as a way to pay his rent while staying with us. He did them once and later washed a couple but hasn't kept them washed as I asked. My husband said he would talk to the friend but hasn't yet.

This isn't the first time a friend of our has had to stay with us because of lack of another place to live and each time it has turned out the same. I ask that our "guest" do something simple each day but they don't. 

I don't like the idea of turning away our friends when they need something we can so easily provide, but I don't want to have to be walked on. We don't just provide a place to stay, I make sure that the friend has at least one meal a day, so there is additional expense to us. We are fairly poor ourselves, and receive some government aid for food and energy assistance at this time so we can't really afford to take care of another person.
user
Should a homeless friend do dishes in exchange for
assistant
A friend of ours is staying with us for a couple of weeks because he was living at a motel and was laid off from his job. He has another job lined up that starts in a couple days.

I asked him to do the dishes as a way to pay his rent while staying with us. He did them once and later washed a couple but hasn't kept them washed as I asked. My husband said he would talk to the friend but hasn't yet.

This isn't the first time a friend of our has had to stay with us because of lack of another place to live and each time it has turned out the same. I ask that our "guest" do something simple each day but they don't. 

I don't like the idea of turning away our friends when they need something we can so easily provide, but I don't want to have to be walked on. We don't just provide a place to stay, I make sure that the friend has at least one meal a day, so there is additional expense to us. We are fairly poor ourselves, and receive some government aid for food and energy assistance at this time so we can't really afford to take care of another person.
user
Is it reasonable to ask another homeless friend to
assistant