Most of the people I help, though, are already poor.
My normal rates are "A six-pack of Diet Pepsi & what-ever you think my time was worth." =)
I try to teach them how to fix their own computers while I'm fixing it.
Failing that, I try to teach them what NOT to do to keep it from breaking that way again in the future.
If it's a simple fix that doesn't take more than, say, an hour, I'll do it for the six pack of soda.
If it takes a few hours, then yes, I expect to be paid based on the length of time I took to help get you out of your predicament.
Normally, I also take payments in installments.
They tend to say things like:
"Thanks for the awesome job. All I have is $20 on me now, but I get paid next friday & will give you the rest then if that's ok?"
:to which I reply "SWEEET!" =)P
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