Reply #15: When I started my small business I was able to charge $45 per hour

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

and still make a reasonable profit (I repair computers ON SITE throughout Dallas Texas- a VERY large and spread-out city). I had to raise my rates to sixty bucks simply to pay for my gas. How much more can I raise my rates and still expect clients to pay for my services? (I serve a whole lot of lower-level wage earners who can barely afford the cost right now. Do I maintain a razor-thin profit margin or start giving away my services at a loss because it's all going into my gas tank?)