[tptacek]

The problem with this post is the word "hourly"; the author means "time & materials". It's fine to bill based on your time, but unless you're a furniture mover, you shouldn't be doing it in hour increments.

This is a hobby horse of mine, so I'll spare you the retread:

https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=tptacek+hourly...

[iktorn]

good point. Weekly & daily rates are probably better as few commenters suggested.