Warning: I almost skipped a contract clause that saved me $2k

I was sure the 'kill fee' section in my standard contract was just lawyer talk, so I never pushed for it with new clients. Then a startup in Austin ghosted me halfway through a branding project after I'd done 15 hours of work. Because I finally added that clause specifying 50% of the project fee for cancellation, I could actually invoice for the time spent. Has anyone else had a specific contract term turn out to be way more important than they thought?

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charlie_ellis6mo ago

That's why fine print can be your best friend sometimes.

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christopher_wells46mo ago

Yeah, fine print being your best friend is so true. I read about a guy who found a crazy loophole in a gym contract because he actually read all of it.

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jamesm486mo ago

Totally agree. Saw a story where someone got out of a phone contract early because the company messed up the font size in a clause. Another time a guy avoided a huge bank fee by pointing out the notice period wasn't clear. It pays to skim that tiny text, boring as it is. What's the wildest loophole you've heard of?

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