This is why...
 

I quit freelance design a looooooong time ago :winkwink:

...and started developing my skills in other areas, not worth all the shit.

merry GFY to all and to all a good night!

That's one solution. Another would be to stop doing work for free and start charging people a 50% deposit.... and tell people who say "No sorry, our policy is to pay 100% on completion" to eat a dick with their policy on top.