Because Someone Said So

“A spreadsheet isn’t good enough” “If it’s not your zone of genius” “Save your time for only the things you can do – outsource the rest” “You’ll probably need it eventually so you may as well pay the monthly subscription now” And then someone chimes in with “Oh, this new bookkeeping package is SOOOOO much

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Superannuation

As a small business owner I doubt you are rolling in large amounts of spare cash but I presume that eventually you’ll want to retire or go part-time to enjoy your golden years. And what will you need to do that? Superannuation or a retirement fund/plan. I know superannuation sounds like something only old people

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The Habit of Bookkeeping

I mentioned on social media last week that I’d been reading Atomic Habits by James Clear and realised that a lot of bookkeeping is just habit. logging on and categorising transactions photographing or uploading receipts matching bank transactions to income and expense sources Yes there is some learning but that’s true of most habits, best

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Bookkeeping Basics : Income

This month we’re going to cover some basic bookkeeping information to help you organise (and hopefully streamline) your bookkeeping tasks. First up income. Depending on how you get paid will determine how you do the bookkeeping for your income. If you send your clients invoices You should process your invoices in the same program that

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