Bookkeeping blog

Bookkeeping software showing a bank feed fully reconciled, beside a July reconciliation spreadsheet whose totals formula stops one row short of the last transaction, leaving an unexplained difference against the bank statement.
Founders Notes

The Spreadsheet Is Not Saving You Money

Solopreneurs ask when they will need bookkeeping software, as though there were a line to cross. There isn't. The better question is what a spreadsheet costs you while it is still working fine.

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Three content creators at work: an instructor presenting to a camera at a whiteboard, a lifestyle creator filming on a phone with a ring light, and a podcaster recording at a studio microphone.
Creator bookkeeping

Why the Deposit Is Not Your Income

Eight income streams, one bank deposit, and the number that truly matters. Why creator bookkeeping has to look past what landed in the account.

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A tablet showing a May reconciliation dashboard beside a ceramic mug and stylus.
Bookkeeping

Why I Love Bookkeeping

One idea from 1494 that has never needed improving, and why fixing a badly mangled set of books is the most satisfying part of the work for me.

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