Where accounting makes "cents"

  A local business owner passed on my services last year because of “price.” Instead, they hired someone overseas to handle their bookkeeping and accounting. 💸 Yesterday I got the call that every outsourced accountant eventually gets. The financials are a colossal mess and no matter what I quote the business owner is not going to negotiate or dispute the amount. Here’s the reality: 👉 Cheap bookkeeping almost always ends up costing more. 👉 Your financials aren’t just data entry—they drive decisions, financing, taxes, and your reputation. 👉 Fixing broken books takes more time and money than doing them right from the start. I get it—budget matters. But when it comes to the financial health of your company, you can’t afford to treat it like a bargain-bin service. ✅ A good accountant prevents problems before they happen. ❌ A cheap solution usually creates problems you can’t ignore. If you’ve been “saving money” by outsourcing to someone who doesn’t understand your industry, ask your...

  To you, it’s “just $15 here and there.” To your financial statements, it’s: 👎 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 👎 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 👎 𝐀 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 — 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐑𝐒 When you blur the line between personal and business spending, you’re not just affecting the numbers… you’re affecting the story your financials tell about your company’s health. 📊 Clean books = a trustworthy, investable, and sale-ready business. 🚫 Lunch is not a growth strategy.

🧠 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. You noticed the charge. It didn’t make sense… …but you let it go. Maybe it was easier to assume it was a mistake. Maybe you didn’t want to rock the boat. Maybe confronting your bookkeeper felt uncomfortable. But here’s the truth: 𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮—𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. Fraudsters count on your silence. They thrive on your trust. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 🔍 If something feels off, it probably is. 🛑 Stop turning a blind eye. ✅ Ask questions. Require backup. Reconcile the story. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐑𝐒, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲. 💬 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬—𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧...