February Journal
The February 2021 Journal updates you on economic and financial current events, deadlines, and details. Plus charts!
Not Business As Usual
January Journal
The January 2021 Journal is full of links, charts and topics about current financial topics affecting small businesses and nonprofits. Plus charts!
November Journal
The November Journal is full of links, charts and topics about current financial topics affecting small businesses and nonprofits.
Finance Professional?
So you need the help of a finance professional. The question is, what financial professional? This article looks at the most common types of pros and discusses what they do and how they can help you.
September Journal
The September Journal is full of links, charts and topics about current financial topics affecting small businesses and nonprofits.
Deductible expenses (and what NOT to deduct)
Every year you do a lot for your business, and much of it costs money. You can use those expenses to save money on your taxes. The IRS lets you take deductions, which are business expenses that are legally permissible […]
August Journal
The August Journal is full of links, charts and topics about current financial topics affecting small businesses and nonprofits.
Mobile Apps for Bookkeeping
It’s a mobile world out there, and there’s nothing like your phone or tablet for ease of use and quick reference. I find it necessary to have all of the following apps on my phone for different things: bookkeeping, documentation, […]
Simple Expense Tracking, Calendar Version!
I like to keep things simple when I can! This series is all about simple expense tracking, business, personal or BOTH. It shows you tricks to find out what you spend, and keep track of it from year to year. […]
5 Tips for Financial Account Security Online
What are you doing to protect your accounts online? These five basic tips can help you keep your financial information more secure. As a bookkeeper I deal with security every day, and these are the top things I do for client security.
July Journal
The July Journal is full of links, charts and topics about curent financial topics affecting small businesses and nonprofits.
Real-Life Money Talk
I’m always interested in hearing people talk about their money in my usual curious, non-judgmental way, because I’m interested in people. However, talking about their money is definitely not something that most people like to do. A lot of mystery […]
Just the facts: Art Inc.
This is my review of Art, Inc: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist by Lisa Congdon and edited by Meg Mateo Ilasco I finally got around to reading Art, Inc. by Lisa Congdon, a really well-recommended […]
June Journal
June 1, 2020 June Financial Update It’s June, and the start of summer. This is usually a rest time for accountants, time to get caught up on projects and do business development. This year it’s the final push in federal […]
Our Virtual Office
What makes a good remote office? Happy Bookkeeping has always been a virtual office – we talk about what makes it work, why we do it, and what we use.