How to calculate your freelance rate (and avoid undercharging)
Freelancers often undercharge without realising. Use this simple formula to calculate your true hourly freelance rate and make sure your pricing actually works for you.
Monthly favourites — March & April 2024
Life skills, effective habits, your 4 key financial numbers, and some escapist television.
Monthly favourites — September 2023
The start of Spring was filled with the smell of jasmine in my garden, along with a thriller film, board games and better spreadsheeting skills.
Monthly favourites — January 2023
Our themes for the year ahead are mental health, maximalism, investing in yourself, and sharing advice. What are yours?
Monthly favourites — October 2022
This month we're learning about the future of houseplants, beating the cost of living crunch, and reminding y'all to use a password manager (like 1Password).
How I prepare my personal tax return
On the topic of ‘how a producer-type manages their finances’ I thought it would be useful to share my process for preparing a tax return in Australia and —spoiler alert— how I prepare little parts through the year, so at tax time it’s just a matter of compiling them all.
Monthly favourites — April 2019
April was filled with Easter Eggs and Anzac Cookies, among some of these other things!
Monthly favourites — February 2019
February went by fast, but we managed to stop and smell the roses / watch TV / use apps / read. Here are a few of our favourite things!
Monthly favourites — December 2018
Our monthly favourites for December 2018. Things we've been doing, reading, listening to, and learning lately.
Monthly favourites — November 2018
Our monthly favourites for November 2018. These are the things we thought were pretty spesh, or worth sharing.