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I built a zero-BS calculator to find your true freelance rate (and avoid burnout)

I built a zero-BS calculator to find your true freelance rate (and avoid burnout)

via Dev.toAndrew Vazhnovski

Hey everyone! πŸ‘‹ When I started taking on freelance projects, I made a classic mistake: I divided my target annual income by 2080 hours (40 hours * 52 weeks). The result? I severely underpriced myself because I forgot to factor in: ❌ Unpaid vacations and sick days ❌ Non-billable admin and sales work ❌ Software subscriptions & hosting costs ❌ Taxes I got tired of complex spreadsheets, so I built the MVR (Minimum Viable Rate) Calculator . It’s a 100% free, privacy-first tool running locally in your browser. You plug in your financial goals and realistic constraints, and it reverse-engineers the absolute minimum you need to charge per billable hour to survive. πŸ‘‰ https://andrewvazhnovski-dev.github.io/mvr-calculator/ Tech Stack: Built with vanilla HTML/CSS/JS. The hardest part was getting the CSS Flexbox to scale massively long numbers without breaking the UI. I just launched it today. I would love your brutal feedback! Does the math hold up for your specific niche? Let me know in the comme

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