THE CONTRACTS.MONEY GUIDES
A new job. A first client. The small print you usually read yourself. Start with the questions that matter to you.
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Hiring and suppliers
Map a deemed-acceptance clause to a real review process. Check the clock, rejection notice, missing files and what acceptance changes before a deadline passes.
3 min readFreelance work
Before reserving your capacity for one client, define the restriction, price the time and ask what happens if no work arrives. Includes a worked example and email.
3 min readFreelance work
Separate insurance requirements from contractual liability. Check policy type, limits, exclusions, duration and cost before accepting a client's insurance schedule.
3 min readBusiness commitments
Separate your company's obligations from a promise you make personally. Find the amount, duration, trigger and release terms before signing a personal guarantee.
3 min readHiring and suppliers
Check who can do your project, access your accounts and own the deliverables. A practical subcontracting checklist for clients, with a UK personal-data example.
3 min readUsing AI well
Read a fictional $500 design contract and the actual AI report it produced. See which five planted issues appeared, what needs checking and the complete output.
5 min readBetter conversations
Choose three contract questions that matter to the deal, explain their practical impact and make a specific request. Includes a priority worksheet and a negotiation email.
4 min readFreelance work
Compare conflicting scope, prices and payment dates across your project documents. Includes a worked conflict table and a confirmation email.
4 min readEveryday agreements
Build a record of linked terms, versions and change rules before signing. Includes a missing-document checklist and a request for the complete contract pack.
4 min readEveryday agreements
Separate photo delivery, portfolio display and paid advertising before signing a wedding photography contract. Includes a usage checklist and an approval request.
4 min readFreelance work
Check confidentiality, portfolio permission and rights separately before sharing client work. Includes a permission map and an email you can adapt.
4 min readUsing AI well
Walk through a fictional unlimited-revisions clause, its potential consequence and a question to ask. See how to check an AI contract review before acting on it.
4 min readContract experiments
A five-clause contract horror quiz about approval limbo, unlimited revisions, exposure as payment, ownership and unlimited liability.
3 min readFreelance & small business
Turn a headline percentage into a testable deal by defining revenue, deductions, reporting, payment timing and exit rights.
3 min readFreelance & small business
Separate an agreed price from a new negotiation, then answer the AI comparison without apologising for the work already ordered.
3 min readFreelance & small business
Trace delivery, use, approval and payment separately, then send a dated approval request instead of waiting in limbo.
3 min readCreators & digital work
Separate content usage from account access, ad permissions, spending, edits, disclosure and the offboarding plan.
3 min readFreelance & small business
A friendly one-page project agreement covering scope, price, feedback, access, ownership and a graceful way to stop.
3 min readFreelance & small business
A cross-border freelancer checklist for the contracting entity, currency, fees, invoicing, tax paperwork, disputes and payment milestones.
3 min readFreelance & small business
Separate the completed project from the proposed new terms, then check releases, backdating and payment conditions before signing.
3 min readFreelance & small business
Client cancelled a project? Check termination-for-convenience wording, reconcile completed work, expenses and deposits, and adapt a final-invoice email.
5 min readContract experiments
Compare three almost-identical fictional clauses and find the few words that change payment, ownership and renewal.
3 min readSmall business operations
A small-business contract renewal tracker for the verified notice deadline, decision date, notice method, owner and proof of delivery.
4 min readFreelance work
Separate final deliverables, editable files and copyright before agreeing a freelance handover. Includes a practical inventory and a reply you can adapt.
4 min readFreelance & small business
A freelancer or small agency’s practical B2B contract-renewal email: make the decision, scope, timing and next step easy to answer.
3 min readFreelance & small business
A UK-focused freelancer’s guide to liability caps, indemnities, carve-outs and insurance, with questions and an email to adapt before signing.
5 min readBuying services
Compare sales promises with the written scope, turn vague assurances into specific commitments, and ask for the missing detail before you pay.
4 min readEveryday business
Use an independent callback, a short verification record and a second check before changing a supplier's payment details. Know what to do if you already paid.
4 min readEmployment contracts
A Great Britain guide to training repayment clauses: identify the cost, repayment clock, exit triggers and wage-deduction wording before signing.
5 min readFreelance work
Work out how missing client feedback affects the schedule, what to check before restarting, and how to propose a new date with a clear email.
5 min readBuying services
Check whether your service retainer buys hours, deliverables or availability, then work through rollover, expiry and the questions to ask before renewal.
4 min readChoosing a review tool
Have one contract to check? Compare free and pay-per-review options, what they cost, and what you get—without another monthly payment.
7 min readUK consumer agreements
A UK consumer guide to separating cancellation, postponement and provider cancellation, with a payment timeline and a request for the charge breakdown.
4 min readFreelance & small business
Find whether payment has a fixed deadline or depends on someone else's invoice, then ask about delays, disputes and the amount already due.
4 min readUsing AI well
Check whether a no-AI clause covers meeting notes, proofreading, coding assistants or general advice, and ask for permission for the actual workflow.
6 min readFreelance & small business
Handle scope creep with a copyable email. Separate corrections, included revisions and extra work, then agree the price and deadline before starting.
5 min readEveryday agreements
Separate billing frequency from commitment length, then check the cancellation calculation, renewal date and terms for your actual plan.
4 min readBuying services
Separate ownership, licences and practical access, then use a handover checklist to check what you can operate, move and maintain.
4 min readBuying services
Use a common scope and a simple comparison sheet to separate the price you know from exclusions, allowances and recurring costs.
4 min readBetter conversations
Four copyable email examples for a missing document, an ambiguous term, a requested change and a condition you cannot accept.
4 min readEveryday agreements
Match each requested change to the new wording, spot partial fixes and check the version you are actually about to sign.
4 min readWork & employment
Follow one sale from quota credit to cash in your account, including clawbacks, changing targets and what happens when you leave.
4 min readGreat Britain employment
A Great Britain reading guide to shift offers, cancelled work, availability and income uncertainty, with a current reform-status check.
4 min readWork & employment
Separate existing code, future work and outside-work permission before you sign, with a project inventory and an employer email.
4 min readHiring & employers
Turn the job you offered into a consistent contract pack, with a promise audit and a practical first-week walkthrough.
4 min readUS employment
Check the FTC rule's current status, map what your clause restricts and gather the facts needed for a state-specific answer.
4 min readCreators & client work
Map the rights behind a campaign fee: reposting, paid ads, exclusivity, edits and permission to create an AI version of you.
4 min readWorking with a lawyer
A copyable one-page brief that puts your goal, deadline and unresolved contract questions in front of the lawyer.
3 min readWork & employment
Use this employment contract checklist before signing: compare pay, hours, location, probation, notice, repayments and side-project terms with your offer.
5 min readFor legal professionals
A practical workflow for a small law practice: improve intake, organise the first pass and measure the time spent reaching a final answer.
4 min readUsing AI well
A copyable prompt and a worked clause example for getting a useful contract first pass from an AI assistant.
4 min readEveryday agreements
A calm, practical way to read everyday agreements: what you pay, what you promise, what can change and how you leave.
4 min readFreelance & small business
Follow the work from brief to payment: scope, revisions, approval, ownership and what happens if the project stops.
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