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If I move to a flat fee for each client, won’t I lose the ability to increase my income each year in the future after ‘I’m Done”? Should I build something in for cost of living adjustments?

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Last updated: 20 Nov, 2019

I suggest that you set a fee that you can live with for at least 3 years. And, of course, you can periodically increase your fee.

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