Hit 200 invoices sent and 12 of them paid late, that felt like the real warning sign

I do freelance bookkeeping from home in Phoenix and just passed my 200th invoice last month. Turns out 12 people paid between 30 and 60 days late, but every single one of them had this in common: they asked for a discount before we even signed. That pattern hit me harder than any individual bad check. Has anyone else noticed that early hagglers are the ones who stall on payment later, or am I reading too much into my own numbers? Curious if your late payers had a similar tell upfront.

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pat_harris12d agoMost Upvoted

Ha! Guess the discount was just a preview of the discount they planned to take off your invoice later.