Why do you need more money?

Why do you need more money?

Author: The Happy Startup School January 5, 2022 Duration: 35:36

In this first episode of season 5 we talk about setting strong intentions about money to help us be more intentional about our prices.

As Ben says, money in and of itself is a poor motivator for most. What motivates us are the things that we can do with the money. Money is a facilitator for acquiring and experiencing these things.

The question is then what are these things for you?

What would you do with more money?

Are those things really important to you?

This leads us to talk about how you decide what the things you really want are.

Sometimes we can be sidetracked by what friends, family and society say are the things we should buy.

But they're not always that things that we need.

And so we explore the idea of understanding our own needs better and how we can use that understanding to decide what we really want.

Once we know what we really want we can then work out what that means in terms of money we need and therefore how much we need to price our work for to get that money.


For freelancers and founders who believe their work has genuine purpose, the conversation around money can feel like the most awkward part of the job. The Happy Pricing Podcast, from The Happy Startup School, steps directly into that discomfort. It operates from a simple, radical premise: pricing shouldn't be a silent calculation of fear or greed, but a clear, confident dialogue about shared value. This isn't about racing to the bottom to please clients or inflating rates to exploit them. Instead, each episode focuses on building the practical capability to have those necessary, often avoided, financial conversations. You'll hear real strategies for articulating your worth in a way that feels authentic, ensuring the exchange is equitable and that you are properly compensated for the impact you create. The discussions move beyond theory into the nuanced reality of running a purpose-driven business, exploring how to structure fees, negotiate with clarity, and ultimately create arrangements where both you and your clients feel good about the investment. Tuning into this podcast means re-framing pricing from a transactional headache into a core component of your professional integrity and happiness. It's for those ready to move past anxiety and into a practice where everyone truly shares in the value being delivered.
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