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In my opinion, bill it all. One of my old art teachers used to tell us this:
When you estimate a job, figure out how much time you think it will take, then multiply that by 2. This way you have two choices: 1.) You finish job in half the time that the client expected and you tell them truth about how many hours it took you and you look great in their eyes because you got it done fast and under the budget that you estimated. 2.) You have a good amount of time to finish. Get the work done in a timely manner still, but milk that clock for the rest of the money. This way you can make up to twice as much as your hourly rate.
This extended time frame also helps you work around " the undexpectededs" and gives you cushion for revisions and such. You should look up hourly rates and bill accordingly. Don't cheapen yourself or your work. Stay competitive in every aspect of what you do.