You will certainly find a programmer to help you with money, provided you offer enough of it. I have had situations where people have come to me and asked for

You will certainly find a programmer to help you with money, provided you offer enough of it. I have had situations where people have come to me and asked for modifications to some proprietary software and they are sometimes confused when I explain that this is not possible. It is certainly true that non technical people have difficulty understanding (or at least explaining) their own requirements when it comes to software.