Sliding Scale
I’m happy to provide a number of sliding scale appointments each week. If the available times don’t work for you, please reach out as I may be able to fit you in. My sliding scale is set up to start at $30 and goes to $150. I’m happy to slide down to $0 if needed. Please check the guidelines below for help deciding where you land. These guidelines are a slight adaptation of the Little Red Bird Botanicals adaptation of the sliding scale model of Underground Alchemy (no current online presence), via Ride Free Fearless Money.
“Consider paying less on the scale if you:
have been impacted by criminalization or incarceration
experience discrimination in hiring or pay level
are an Indigenous person
are descended from enslaved people
are supporting children or have other dependents
have significant debt
have medical expenses not covered by insurance
receive public assistance
have immigration-related expenses
are an elder with limited financial support
are an unpaid community organizer
Consider paying more on the scale if you:
own the home you live in
have investments, retirement accounts, or inherited money
travel recreationally
have access to family money and resources in times of need
work part time by choice, including unemployment due to full-time school in a degree-earning program
have a relatively high degree of earning power due to level of education (or gender and racial privilege, class background, etc.) Even if you are not currently exercising your earning power, I ask you to recognize this as a choice.
The scale is intended to be a map, inviting each of us to take inventory of our financial resources and look deeper at our levels of privilege. It is a way to challenge the classist and capitalist society we live in and work towards economic justice on a local level. While I ask you to take these factors into consideration, please don’t stress about it. Pay what feels right.”