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Long-form essays on invoicing, freelancing, and the small business of getting paid.
Should you charge a late fee? An honest answer
Late fees: when they work, when they backfire, what the law actually entitles you to, and the asymmetric way to deploy them without losing relationships.
May 13, 2026 · 7 min read
Stripe vs PayPal vs Wise: how I actually use them
Honest comparison of the three payment platforms freelancers use most: fees, speed, currency support, and the three-platform stack I have settled on.
May 6, 2026 · 9 min read
Why this invoice tool does not ask you to sign up
Most free invoice tools have a hidden cost: your data, your attention, or your email. The architectural choice that removes all three, and the trade-off it asks in return.
April 28, 2026 · 6 min read
A short history of the invoice, from clay tablets to JSON
Invoices are older than the alphabet. A walk through five thousand years of the document, from Sumerian clay receipts to the e-invoicing future already arriving in Europe.
April 17, 2026 · 8 min read
Why I built another invoice generator in a crowded market
There are already a hundred invoice tools. I built another one. The specific gap I kept hitting and why a small purpose-built tool can still find a place.
April 5, 2026 · 6 min read