Tell Me About Your Bookkeeping System
Today I come to you, my readers, with a question. I have spent the last 3+ years testing out different cloud-based bookkeeping options. Sometimes I just give them a few days “test run”. Other times they have impressed me enough to be added to my official bookkeeping toolbox. At present, I have 4 main services […]
Freshbooks – Automatic Expense Import
One of my big requests for Freshbooks is finally here! According to the latest post on the Freshbooks blog, this new feature is finally out of Beta, and available to all users. What is Automatic Expense Import? Good question. It’s just a fancy way of saying that they can now pull in transactions from your […]
Bookkeeping – Made in Canada
It’s funny how the mind works. Driving around each day, I couldn’t tell you how many red Honda Civics passed me. But if I were to buy a red Honda Civic tomorrow, suddenly I’d be seeing them at every intersection. No, I’m not about to talk about cars, or give a Radiolab-style analysis on why […]
M.Y.O.B.
the cobbler’s children have no shoes This old saying warns of a cobbler, who is so busy with his customer’s shoes, that he doesn’t bother to have proper shoes for his own family. Does this saying ring true…have you forgotten to manage your own business? If you’re a mechanic with an unreliable car, a roofer […]
Tax Thursdays @ Freshbooks
Tax tips guest post at FreshBooks. I just wanted to let you all know that a post I wrote for Freshbooks just went live today. It’s part of their Tax Thursdays series and deals with how to get your taxes done…even if you’ve left it until the last minute. If you fall into this category, […]
Tax Thursday at Freshbooks
5 Ways To Get Organized in the New Year
Since we don’t know each other very well, I have decided to start off by terrifying you. Sincerity is hard to convey over the internet, and being too friendly can easily come off as crazy. Fear, however, seems to transcend time zones and language barriers. To begin with, as I’m writing this, it’s exactly 2 […]
Freshbooks–The Verdict
I can’t believe how quickly the time went on my experiment. Now that June is behind us, it’s time to sit down and review the month I spent with Freshbooks. There are many questions to be answered. Did I like using Freshbooks exclusively? Did it work better than QuickBooks? Would I recommend it to others? […]