The most expensive aspect of my life has been education. My time, experience, and knowledge are the most valuable assets. By asking me questions for one hour, you are accessing this. Don't you think that has value? The second point here is the opportunity cost of not working on something else. 

We understand your concern about the cost of professional tax services. We too have experienced increased costs in almost every of life these days. Here is a funny viral video that is going around pricing and the current state of affairs.  Unfortunately, we have had to double and sometimes quadruple the amount of work due to the backlog and understaffed Service. 

Here is an entertaining video on the situation  https://youtu.be/DAt6-0xkygg

We do offer client financing 

https://secure.cpacharge.com/pages/taxprose/payments