Just to clarify, all or most of your posts consist of incessant rantings concerning the negotiating of your fees with potential clients. Any small business person will tell you that is a downside that comes with the territory.
You go on to state that you have budget concerns then go on to state that you are doing well financially.
It is your struggle with consumer relations that prompted me to suggest considering an alternative career path.
The decision, of course, is yours alone. If I may be so bold, I suggest you compose a standard, brief, non-toxic refusal, as some other providers have done, which will quickly end the conversation.