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1st time TM - how do you go about billing and calculating prep (especially when you of all people know how razor thin the margins are to being with?) This isn't my full time job, just helping with a one off tour. I'll be the first to admit I have a decent knowledge gap in the music field - but vise-versa have an entire career of relevant experience in an adjacent industry and bring a level or organization, production, and business knowledge that is close enough to the day-to-day responsibilities to get the job done. Venues are all midsize in the 450-950 size range.

Is it industry standard to set a flat tour fee? track and log hours? day rate? --eyeroll moment -- this first one is not about the money -- I genuinely want to expand my skillset to an adjacent industry and this gives me the opportunity to dip a toe in the water and help out friends.

Curious how salaries are configured given the long lead on prep, meetings, and constant communication

...and if the band is prowling reddit - my invoice is in the mail, pending responses to this thread. TIA.

2026 Sport L hybrid -- am I wrong to think there might be a battery lottery at play?

I drive very conservatively 70%-75% in town-street 25-30% highway, eco mode, exclusively shell top-tier gas, and live at around 34-34.2 mpg. rarely use AC, no cargo load, sole passenger.

Others seem to land mid 40s-50 without even thinking about it. Seems the biggest inconsistency with every post on here is the actual mpg people get on the 25-26' h-model

makes me thing there might be some discrepancies built in from the factory. Tell me I am stupid and wrong, and please explain :)