This post is part of Free Money, the book about pricing and money mindset I’m writing in public. The first installments are here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. As far as freelancers go, I’m a dinosaur. …

Get Out of Dead-End Thinking & Start Charging Like a Pro — This post is part of Free Money, the book about pricing and money mindset I’m writing in public. The first installments are here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. There is no one-size-fits-all pricing solution for freelancers. …

Here are 17 ways to create more value without piling on more stuff. — This post is part of Free Money, the book about pricing and money mindset I’m writing in public. The first installments are here, here, here, here, here, and here. Talk about higher freelance prices is exciting, isn’t it? Raise your rates. Bankroll your dream lifestyle. Reach for the stars. It…

Set your new prices. — This post is part of Free Money, the book about pricing and money mindset I’m writing in public. The first installments are here, here, here, here, and here. The first steps in this pricing process are a bit dry. …

Find Your Dream Rate. — This post is part of Free Money, the book about pricing and money mindset I’m writing in public. The first installments are here, here, here, and here. Freelancers don’t intentionally set the wrong prices. Who in their right mind would do that? No, what happens is a proverbial frog boiling…

Figure out your true availability for client work. — This post is part of Free Money, the book about freelance pricing and money mindset I’m writing in public. The first installments are here, here, and here. On a Thursday in November 2021, Timothy Rhyne met up with several friends outside of Denver, Colorado. …

Find your Survival Number. — This post is part of Free Money, the book about freelance pricing and money mindset I’m writing in public. You can read the Intro here and Chapter 1 here. When I was growing up, my family played Monopoly with a special rule. When one of us paid to get out…

Here are 4 of the most common ones. — This post is part of Free Money, the book about pricing and money mindset I’m writing in public. Read the Intro here. Before you can get where you want to go, you have to know where you are. Have you gotten stuck in a pricing detour? …

Here are 3 reasons, plus real talk from my dad — My first job out of grad school ended abruptly on a Friday. The Great Recession was in full swing, and my boss Chuck called me into his office to deliver the news: I was “indispensable,” but he still had to lay me off. I hadn’t saved a dime during my…