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Google Sheets & Excel · built for the self-employed

Free freelance finance tools & premium templates.

Run your freelance finances like a business, not a shoebox of receipts. Start free with a working money tool below — no signup, no email — then grab the premium templates that track your income, taxes and real profit for you.

27 templates · digital download · used by freelancers across the UK, EU & US

01 — FREE TOOL

What should you actually charge per hour?

Work backwards from the life you want. Fill in four numbers — the rate updates as you type.

No signup, no email. The maths runs entirely in your browser — nothing is saved or sent.
Your minimum hourly rate
£ 96 /hr
You need to earn
£51,000
Billable hours / year
1,150
Roughly per day
£480

This is the simplified version. My Rate Card templates handle tiered packages, multiple currencies and real profit margins — plus tax set-aside, so the number you charge is the number that keeps you in business.

More free tools: Self-Employed Tax Calculator · Project Quote Calculator