My main client's payment system went down for a week and I had to scramble

Fiona Mitchell · 2026-04-23T07:25:10.334741+00:00

It happened last month when their accounting software got hit with a ransomware attack. I was waiting on a $2,800 invoice from them and suddenly had zero cash coming in. I had to take on three small, quick jobs from Upwork just to cover my rent in Phoenix. How do you guys build a backup plan for when a big client just... stops paying?

cole_murphy5mo ago

Did you try setting up a separate emergency fund specifically for gaps like that?

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anthonynelson5mo ago

Wait, $15k in Bitcoin? That's insane. How do you even recover from that?

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evan_davis5mo ago

Oh man, that ransomware story is brutal, I've been there with a slow-paying client too.

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lily_cooper5mo ago

I actually read a piece in the local paper about a small accounting firm that got hit with ransomware last month. They had to pay $15,000 in Bitcoin just to get their client files back. The worst part is they lost a week of work and nearly had to shut down.

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