My partner and I are both freelancers and we've been undercharging for our work because we don't know how to price ourselves but when we try to research market rates together we just end up in analysis paralysis and making excuses for charging less.
More people experience this than they realize.
Shared insecurity about self-worth is manifesting as chronic underpricing, creating a feedback loop where both partners reinforce each other's lack of confidence.
“Where Are You with Labor economics — how wages are set?”
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