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This week
Total logged
14.5 hrs
Earned
$1,377.5
Remaining
5.5 hrs
14.5 / 20 hrs
February retainer
Work completed
Retainer + 0h overage
$1,377.5
The difference
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Hey, got the invoice — can you break down these hours?
2:14 PM
Sure! Monday was the homepage redesign, Tuesday API work...
2:31 PM
Ok but why does it say 22hrs? I thought we agreed on 20?
2:45 PM
The extra 2hrs were approved in the Slack thread on Feb 8th
3:02 PM
Hmm, let me check with my team and get back to you
3:18 PM
No problem 🙂
3:19 PM
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Meridian Studio
February retainer · 20 hrs/mo
used this month
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Live Timer
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Brand identity system
Meridian Studio · Design
hours · minutes · seconds
Visible to client right now
Meridian Studio sees
Brand identity system · live
Auto-Invoicing
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Auto-generate on billing day. Base hours plus overages, calculated automatically. By the time it arrives, they've watched it build all month.
Invoice
INV-2024-012
From
Alex Chen
Freelance designer
To
Meridian Studio
Studio client
Issued
March 1, 2024
Due
March 15, 2024
Monthly retainer — February
20 hrs @ $95/hr
$1,900
Overage hours
2.2 hrs @ $95/hr
$209
Total due
$2,109
Generated automatically by Retallio · Client has had live access to hours all month
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Alert log
This monthMeridian Studio has used 16 of 20 retainer hours. 4 remaining.
Meridian Studio hit 20/20 hours. Additional work billed at $95/hr.
Your retainer hours are running out
To: studio@meridian.co
Hi Meridian Studio, you've used 20 of 20 retainer hours with Alex Chen this month. Additional hours will be billed at $95/hr. No action needed — your invoice reflects this automatically.
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