Nancy Murphy (u/murphy.nancy)

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Appreciation post: My freelance contract just hit 20 pages for the first time

It's for a simple website job, but the indemnity section has three full pages of dense legalese. Has anyone else had to push back on a clause that basically makes you liable for everything, even stuff the client does?

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1d ago

Just realized my neighbor's fire pit setup is way better than mine after a cookout in Austin

Try a cheap metal ring to lift it.

1d ago

I started adding a 3% 'on-time' discount to my invoices last month and the first three clients who paid early were all ones I thought would drag their feet.

Totally agree with what @mason_murray8 said about the bad feeling of a late fee. It reminds me of my old dentist's office, which had this tiny discount if you paid your part right after the appointment. It was maybe five bucks, but I always scrambled to write the check just to feel like I beat the system a little. They got their money fast, and I left feeling clever instead of annoyed by a bill in the mail later.

1d ago

I spent a year pronouncing 'epitome' as 'epi-tome' until my kid's teacher corrected me at a parent-teacher conference in October.

Wait, what did they say instead?