A contractor in Reno taught me to circle every clause with a fee, and I found $3,400 hiding in a 6-page deal | Contract Clause Check - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals

Anna Sullivan · 2026-10-09T06:30:02.587624+00:00

I used to just skim the payment terms until a guy at a Reno trade show showed me his trick of grabbing a red pen and circling every single spot where a number showed up in a contract, which is how I caught a $3,400 hidden processing charge buried in section 7 of a 6-page deal last Tuesday, so now I want to know what weird clause-hunting habits you all swear by.

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A contractor in Reno taught me to circle every clause with a fee, and I found $3,400 hiding in a 6-page deal | Contract Clause Check - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals