Pay what's honest for you. 

We want this space to be accessible to everyone. We also want it to be sustainable for us, and for the community we're building together. The sliding scale is how we try to honour both at once.

This only works if we're all honest with ourselves.

The range we offer is about your overall relationship to financial resources, and not just about your income. It's about your safety net, whether you support others, your earning potential, whether you're carrying debt, or whether you’ve experienced roadblocks due to race, ethnicity, gender, etc. 

Someone earning $60K with dependents, student loans, little-to-no savings and no family to count on in an emergency, is in a very different position than someone earning the same amount with a paid-off home, retirement savings, and a family with available assets. 

A useful question to sit with: Is paying at the lower end a sacrifice or a hardship?

A sacrifice means it's a stretch. You might forgo something else for a bit, but it won't put you in a hard spot. A hardship means it would genuinely make your life more difficult: rent, food, supporting others…the basics. 

If paying at the lower end would cause real harm, by all means, this is for you, and please use it. If it would just require some adjustment, consider paying higher. By paying the higher rate, you're making it possible for someone else to be here, as well as engaging in reciprocity for what your guides are providing. 

Some Guidance

Pay toward the lower end if:

• You're living entirely from what you earn, with little or no cushion

• You're supporting others on your income

• You're carrying survival debt or struggling to cover basics

• Your race, gender, disability, immigration status, or other factors limit your earning power

Pay toward the higher end if:

• You have savings, investments, or access to family money

• You own a home/have property, or have retirement income

• You work part-time by choice

• Your basic needs are covered, and you have regular extras

We will not ask you to justify your choice. We're trusting you, and we mean it. If none of the options feel workable, and you genuinely want to be here, please reach out. We'll figure something out. 

Additional Resources

For additional information on how to assess your financial reality, including some notes on abundance versus scarcity mindset, please see this website and this one.