The Mindful Bookkeeper

I'm a smart person. No, really, I am. Want to know how smart I am? I am so smart that most often I get in my own way. ...which...is...not...really...smart. So, I read various books, blogs, and emails and also listen to the occasional podcast that remind me to get out of my own way. Today, Ramit Sethi reminded me to get out of my own way. Just in case you don't know who Ramit is, he's a guy that will teach you to be rich. You might be wondering what this has to do with accounting, bookkeeping, and your business. The answer is, a lot. It starts with your mindset. I couldn't keep this to myself. As an aside, I don't earn an income or get bonus points for sharing his post. However, I do b

Happy New Year and Happy New Beginnings! As someone who once worked as an accountant for Fortune 500 companies and two of the Big 4, I honestly find cloud accounting software, like QuickBooks Online (QBO), to be a breath of fresh air. It is one system that can grow as your company grows. I’m going to repeat a key word: ONE The companies and firms I once worked for had multiple accounting systems to support their business. Multiple systems were needed because each did something unique that the other did not. Unfortunately, many of those systems failed to talk to each other, which was why someone like me had a job. With QBO [as well as the other cloud accounting software], the ability to talk