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set up a deposit + draw payment schedule

long builds get billed in chunks, not all at the end. a deposit, named draws as phases complete, and a final payment — each one mints a pawpaw invoice in a click.

4 steps~3 min
  1. 1

    open the payments tab on the project

    this is where the schedule of money in lives.

  2. 2

    add the deposit, draws, and final payment

    the standard structure: 30% deposit, 30% at frame complete, 30% at finishing, 10% on delivery. tune the percentages to your business and the customer.

  3. 3

    mint each invoice when its phase hits

    click "mint invoice" on a scheduled draw — it lands in pawpaw as a draft tied to the customer, ready to send. the customer pays via the same stripe link as any other invoice.

  4. 4

    watch the outstanding-balance number live

    as draws come in, the project's outstanding-balance updates. you always know what's billed, what's paid, and what's left to bill.

    tip

    your draws should match the milestones. "50% at frame complete" only works if frame-complete is an actual milestone. that way the customer sees the same phase trigger their next bill — feels fair, not arbitrary.

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