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Charge based on how much respect you have for them, and if you think they'll rip you off.
i.e. If you think they'll rip you off and will play dishonest, round up and don't subtract breaks, and pad your hours. So when they stiff you on one of your payments later you didn't loose too much... hopefully. (Last in-house-client I had was really sleazy, so I didn't subtract breaks & padded. When they stiffed me on my last invoice I didn't loose money because of this and don't have to bother with pursuing the mater legally... So that's sort of a good pattern to follow... then again, don't work with dishonest people.)If you like them, and they're honest, then you be honest and charge respectfully (subtract breaks, charge just for the work you did, give them cuts, etc...). If you have a client that you like, you do want to keep that relation going. Throw in favors, etc, BUT make sure they realize that you are doing them favors and they don't take that for granted. What you do/how-you-work at the beginning will establish that relationship permanently (if you work cheep they'll expect you to stay cheep).
You really have to go on a client-by-client basis. Not all clients turn out to be nice, so you have to look for warning signs...
...ten cents. :]