<prompt> Human: So, I am not sure if this is the best place for my question so please let me know if I should be asking elsewhere.I help someone lets call them Colleen with their clothing business and we have an arrangement where I help with the business and I am paid in clothes. It is all very informal and I am able to get one item for every time that I helped them but the retail cost of the item was not something we considered. The first time I helped out I received 60 retail value of clothes that Colleen chose for me for 3 hours which was about 25 wholesale cost to her. Recently, I have noticed that Colleen has been emphasizing that I get paid about 10hr with her and has been mindful about this when I chose items. But my question is should this be based off of the retail or wholesale cost of the items? I know that I would be paying the full price if I was buying the items so it makes sense but I have also been wondering if this is a way for Colleen to essentially pay me less than if she paid me cash. I am also wanting to be mindful that it is her business. She has offered to pay cash in the past and I am debating if that would be a better option for me. Again, this is something that I help her out with very minimally and at the most 4-5 hours a week and some weeks not at all. I am just curious about what you all think and what people typically do in this situation.Thank you!update: this is something I do in addition to my other responsibilities and it is not my only source of incomeUpdate 2: I really appreciate all of your feedback thanks everyone  <response>: Dont barter for your work, the tax implications can be a nightmare. 