🔥 Bookkeepers, let’s get real... do we really need to sit around waiting for bank statements before entering transactions? Spoiler alert: nope. Business keeps moving, and so should you. 🚀Here’s the spicy takeaway from our latest Bookkeepers on Fire episode:✨ 3 Hot Truths About Reconciling:💻 Enter First, Reconcile Later → Don’t let missing statements slow your workflow. Keep the books rolling.🏦 Bank Feeds Rule → If balances match, statements start to look like yesterday’s news.🌟 Old School is Over → Statements are turning into nothing more than a dusty touchpoint for the curious accountant.⚡ Keep it moving. Keep it accurate. Keep it fiery.🔥 Join our Bookkeepers On Fire Community to connect 🤝, collaborate 💬, and thrive 🚀 with like-minded professionals who are passionate about bookkeeping, accounting and business growth.Join us here: Bookkeepers On Fire CommunityBookkeepers On Fire is proudly ad-free and 100% listener-supported, so we can bring you unfiltered conversations without outside agendas. If you enjoy the show, consider donating to help keep our mics hot and our mission independent.🔥Donate with Venmo🔥 🔥Donate with PayPal🔥 #BookkeepersOnFire #AlwaysBePosting #AccountingHumor
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Congrats Not Yet
🚨 Just landed your “first client”? Hold up… not so fast. 🚨Here’s the real deal from our latest Bookkeepers on Fire episode 🎙️👇✨ 3 Hot Truths:💸 Prospect ≠ Client → Until there’s 💵 on the table (and a signed engagement letter), you’ve got a maybe, not a client.🍔 Fries Still Cost Extra → Minimum pricing is non-negotiable. You don’t get a discount just because you don’t eat the fries.🤖 Transactions vs. Transformation → Are you a keystroke-counter (AI bait) or the advisor who changes lives?🎧 Catch the full episode where we spill the sarcasm and the strategy → #BookkeepersOnFire🔥 Join our Bookkeepers On Fire Community to connect 🤝, collaborate 💬, and thrive 🚀 with like-minded professionals who are passionate about bookkeeping, accounting and business growth.Join us here: Bookkeepers On Fire CommunityBookkeepers On Fire is proudly ad-free and 100% listener-supported, so we can bring you unfiltered conversations without outside agendas. If you enjoy the show, consider donating to help keep our mics hot and our mission independent.🔥Donate with Venmo🔥 🔥Donate with PayPal🔥
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🔴 Bookkeepers On Fire | Live with Matt Tait
Bookkeepers are DONE playing small. 🔥In our latest Bookkeepers on Fire episode, Deb and Donna sat down with Matt Tait of Decimal – a “recovering attorney” turned multi-business founder who's blowing up the traditional firm model and turning bookkeeping into a scalable, lifestyle-friendly business opportunity.Here’s a taste of what we got into 👇💥 Stop building yourself a job. Most firm owners stay stuck “doing the work” instead of building a business. Matt breaks down why founders should NOT be the ones in the GL…and what to focus on instead.🧠 Cleanups, pricing & boundaries (aka: stop bleeding profit). From NOT selling cleanups first, to pricing in relationships (emails, meetings, Slack chaos), Matt shares how Decimal avoids the margin-killing traps most firms fall into.🚀 Franchising bookkeeping as an operating system. Decimal isn’t just tech + offshore staff. It’s a full blueprint: vertical specialization, community, Philippines-based team support, and AI at the “tip of the spear” so franchisees can actually grow…not drown.If you’re a bookkeeper or accountant who’s tired of being “just the back office” and ready to think like an entrepreneur, this convo is for you.🔥 Subscribe to the : Bookkeepers On Fire NewsletterBookkeepers On Fire is proudly ad-free and 100% listener-supported, so we can bring you unfiltered conversations without outside agendas. If you enjoy the show, consider donating to help keep our mics hot and our mission independent.🔥Donate with Venmo🔥 🔥Donate with PayPal🔥
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Bookkeepers Not Police
💸 Cash + Coaches = Chaos?Sometimes bookkeeping questions aren’t about how to record… but why the heck it happened in the first place.Here’s the hot take from this week’s Bookkeepers on Fire 🎙️🔥:🚨 Red Flags Everywhere – Paying a “business coach” in cash? No invoice? No W9? Yeah… sketchy.💼 Bookkeepers ≠ Police – Our job is to record, advise, and guide. Not cuff clients for bad decision.💡 Transform, Don’t Tattle – The win is coaching clients toward smarter choices (not letting them spiral into IRS nightmares).👉 Bottom line: You record the transaction, you flag the concern, and you keep the sparkle of professionalism alive. ✨🔥 Join our Bookkeepers On Fire Community to connect 🤝, collaborate 💬, and thrive 🚀 with like-minded professionals who are passionate about bookkeeping, accounting and business growth.Join us here: Bookkeepers On Fire CommunityBookkeepers On Fire is proudly ad-free and 100% listener-supported, so we can bring you unfiltered conversations without outside agendas. If you enjoy the show, consider donating to help keep our mics hot and our mission independent.🔥Donate with Venmo🔥 🔥Donate with PayPal🔥#BookkeepersOnFire #CashIsn’tKing #BookkeepingWithAttitude
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Communities Beat Gurus
💡 Ever thought you needed a QuickBooks mentor to finally “get it”?Here’s the truth (with a little tough love): nobody can make you learn. You’ve got to do the work. But the right communities can absolutely change the game.✨ Here’s the real scoop:🚀 F1 was my first mentor → yup, that little help key taught me more than I ever expected.🎥 YouTube University FTW → Hector Garcia & Veronica Wasek mentored me for years before they even knew I existed.🤝 Communities beat gurus → you’ll learn faster (and cheaper) by surrounding yourself with people who share knowledge than by paying someone to spoon-feed you.👉 So stop hunting for shortcuts. Dive in, get your hands messy, ask questions in the right groups, and teach as you learn. That’s how you level up.🔥 Question for you: Who’s been your “accidental mentor”?🔥 Join our Bookkeepers On Fire Community to connect 🤝, collaborate 💬, and thrive 🚀 with like-minded professionals who are passionate about bookkeeping, accounting and business growth.Join us here: Bookkeepers On Fire CommunityBookkeepers On Fire is proudly ad-free and 100% listener-supported, so we can bring you unfiltered conversations without outside agendas. If you enjoy the show, consider donating to help keep our mics hot and our mission independent.🔥Donate with Venmo🔥 🔥Donate with PayPal🔥
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