Creativity and joy are fantastic qualities that are difficult to quantify on an accountant&#x27;s spreadsheet. Clients have to be able to budget sufficiently for project work, and the only way they can do that is with an estimate. This is how business is done. &quot;Uh..we&#x27;ll send you a bill when we&#x27;re done for...like...whatever it costs. I guess?&quot; Isn&#x27;t going to go over well when responding to a potential clients RFP.