Open ledger · Money math for people who work for themselves
Your freelance money, worked out properly
Most rate advice is a guess with confidence. These are working tools: put your numbers in, get a defensible answer out, see every assumption on the page.
- Entry 001 Hourly rate calculator From target income to a defensible quote. Working
- Entry 002 Quarterly tax estimator Four payments, no April surprise. Working
- Entry 003 1099 take-home calculator From contract rate to what lands in your account. Working
- Entry 004 S-corp vs sole-prop comparison When the paperwork starts paying for itself. Working
- Entry 005 Freelancer runway calculator How many slow months your savings survive. Working
- Entry 006 Self-employment tax calculator The 15.3% nobody warned you about, itemized. Working
- Entry 007 W-2 vs 1099 rate calculator What a salary is really worth as a contract rate. Working
- Entry 008 Project price calculator From an hourly estimate to a fixed quote with margins. Working
- Entry 009 Invoice late fee calculator Interest on overdue invoices, computed defensibly. Working
- Entry 010 Solo 401(k) / SEP-IRA calculator How much you can shelter this year, both plans compared. Working
- Entry 011 Rate converter Hourly to day, week, month, year, on real billable time. Working
- Entry 012 Invoice generator Professional invoices in the browser, print to PDF. Working
- Entry 013 Billable hours calculator How many billable hours your year really holds. Working
- Entry 014 Day rate calculator Price a booked day, premium included. Working
- Entry 015 Tax set-aside calculator The percent of every invoice to move, from real math. Working
- Entry 016 Rate increase calculator What a raise earns and how much churn it survives. Working
- Entry 017 Deposit & milestones calculator Split a project into deposit and payments. Working
- Entry 018 Rush fee calculator Deadlines cost extra. Price the premium. Working
- Entry 019 Kill fee calculator Bill a cancelled project fairly, and get paid. Working
- Entry 020 Scope creep calculator What free extras really cost you per year. Working
- Entry 021 Payment processor fees Stripe vs PayPal vs Square on your invoices. Working
- Entry 022 Platform fee calculator What Upwork and Fiverr keep from your earnings. Working
- Entry 023 Home office deduction Simplified vs actual method, side by side. Working
- Entry 024 Mileage deduction calculator Business miles into 2025 deduction dollars. Working
House rules
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Every assumption is visible
No black boxes. Each calculator lists the formula, the tax-year constants, and what it deliberately ignores.
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No signup walls
Tools work instantly. Your numbers stay in your browser, nothing is sent to a server.
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Ads never touch the math
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