Episode 04 · Oct 6, 2026
I've Read Over 1,000 Vendor Contracts. They All Hide the Same 5 Things.
After a while you stop reading the contract and start reading the pattern.
What this episode covers
The same five things show up in vendor agreements across every industry — equipment, software, telecom, waste, payment processing. None of them are scams. All of them are defensible. And every one of them moves risk from the vendor onto you at the moment you’re least likely to notice. Here’s where each one lives in the document, and how to check yours this week.
The numbers
1,000+Vendor contracts read — and the same five things in almost all of them
$3,360A “free” payoff of your old contract, financed into the new payment
67%How much more each page costs when you print under the minimum
Free interactive workbook
The Vendor Contract Audit.
Twenty minutes with your biggest recurring bill: five checks with live math on your own numbers, a renewal-deadline calculator, and a ready-to-send non-renewal letter.
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