The day a client paid me in a jar of pickles | Freelance Survival

Tessa Gibson · 2026-03-16T03:40:07.225167+00:00

I finished a website for a local farm and the owner, who was clearly having cash flow issues, handed me a mason jar of homemade dill pickles along with half the agreed fee. I laughed it off, but honestly, they were fantastic. Ever barter for something truly odd instead of cash?

paigem766mo ago

Got paid in expired coupons once, which was a real confidence boost.

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the_joel5mo ago

Wait, the expired coupons were actually used as payment? I thought that was a joke at first. That's wild, I can't believe someone thought that was okay.

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brookep626mo ago

Expired coupons is a new low lol. My cousin once traded a car repair for a handmade quilt and like, ten pounds of deer meat.

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