Shoutout to the freelancer who told me to check my Stripe fees manually

I was scrolling through my Stripe payouts last week and noticed something weird. Every transaction had a 30 cent fee plus 2.9%, but on a $5 payment I was getting charged almost $1. That math didn't add up. Turns out there's a hidden international fee of 1.5% that kicks in when a client uses a foreign card. I ended up losing about $80 over six months without realizing it. Has anyone else found surprise fees buried in their Stripe dashboard?

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