# @made.by.james on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DP3o6W7jaoS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71072836-madebyjames-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/dd9bc8e359.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-16T12:01:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** James Martin | Brand Designer (@made.by.james) — https://gondola.cc/made.by.james

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We’ve all been there... chasing clients, stacking projects, and hoping freedom magically appears at the end of a 60-hour week. ⁠
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Sound familiar? That’s because most of us built our businesses using a broken formula:⁠
Clients → Money → Lifestyle⁠
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We chase the clients, hustle to make the money, and try to find a life somewhere in between.⁠
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But that version of success was built for burnout.⁠
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Lifestyle Pricing flips the script.⁠
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Start with how you want to live, figure out what it costs, and build your pricing around that.⁠
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When you know your real numbers, you can protect your time and spend it becoming better, not busier. ⁠
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Design a business that funds your life, not the other way around.⁠
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Me and my buddy mrthadcox have been thinking about this stuff for a while and I'm so glad he introduced me to the concept. ⁠
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#graphicdesigners #designtips #designpricing #freelancertips #graphicdesign #logomaker #creativehumans #designcommunity #branddesign

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designtips, freelancertips, designcommunity, creativehumans, logomaker, graphicdesign, designpricing, branddesign, graphicdesigners

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