On one hand, no one gets put to the final blade for laundry but people might for pamphlets.  On the other hand, they didn't put the guy who owns Paulin's wizard school debt to the final blade. On the mage hand, the city watch isn't going to go after Paulin for debt until they get the civil courts running again. On the severed hand that he found on his bed last time he missed a payment, not having the city watch just means the loan shark will send someone even worse to collect.

Paulin steps outside his shop and, with trembling hands, takes down the 'LAUNDRY WIZARD' sign and adds 'AND PRINTING".