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Bookkeepers On Fire with Deb & Donna
Author: Deb Kilsheimer & Donna Reade
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Where bookkeeping meets bold ideas, disruptive strategies with a whole lot of laughter. Donna with her genius in Systems, Processes, and Optimization and Debbie sharing Quick Wit, Funny Insights, Resolute Belief in people, break down what’s working - and what’s not.
Unlock the brilliance behind every episode. Experience the heat, the laughs, and the hard truths of virtual bookkeeping—come see what actually works.
Join us for the fire, the laughs, and the unfiltered truth about running a bookkeeping business today’s AI World.
Meet Your Hosts:
✨ Donna Reade
Visionary behind the award winning firms Team Reade and NextGenBookkeepers
Champion of AI-Native workflows and subscription pricing models
Known for mixing strategy with storytelling (and just the right dash of sarcasm)
✨ Debbie Kilsheimer
Founder of Behind the Scenes - A firm that redefines client relationships.
Speaker of Uncomfortable Curiosity - pushing boundaries, stirring deep thinking and meaningful change
Humor that slaps: cutting, honest, light-hearted
Together, Donna and Debbie light up conversations that Inspire, Educate, and Empower bookkeepers and accountants everywhere to build profitable, joyful, and future-ready businesses.
🎙️ Subscribe, tune in, and get ready to Turn Up The Heat on your bookkeeping journey!
Unlock the brilliance behind every episode. Experience the heat, the laughs, and the hard truths of virtual bookkeeping—come see what actually works.
Join us for the fire, the laughs, and the unfiltered truth about running a bookkeeping business today’s AI World.
Meet Your Hosts:
✨ Donna Reade
Visionary behind the award winning firms Team Reade and NextGenBookkeepers
Champion of AI-Native workflows and subscription pricing models
Known for mixing strategy with storytelling (and just the right dash of sarcasm)
✨ Debbie Kilsheimer
Founder of Behind the Scenes - A firm that redefines client relationships.
Speaker of Uncomfortable Curiosity - pushing boundaries, stirring deep thinking and meaningful change
Humor that slaps: cutting, honest, light-hearted
Together, Donna and Debbie light up conversations that Inspire, Educate, and Empower bookkeepers and accountants everywhere to build profitable, joyful, and future-ready businesses.
🎙️ Subscribe, tune in, and get ready to Turn Up The Heat on your bookkeeping journey!
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🚨 Overwhelmed? Distracted? Playing solitaire instead of slaying deadlines? We’ve all been there.Here’s the hard truth: boring routines actually win the productivity game. 💥Here’s how we keep the chaos under control (and the phone out of reach):📅 Color-coded calendars aren’t just pretty—they’re lifesavers. Deadlines don’t stand a chance.⏲️ Timers over tantrums: 30 minutes of focused work beats hours of “fake busy.”🙅♀️ Notifications = kryptonite. Turn them off. Yes, all of them.✨ Productivity isn’t sexy. But you know what is? Hitting goals without losing your mind.What’s YOUR unglamorous-but-effective routine? Drop it below 👇🔥 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🔥
💥 Nonprofit ≠ Free Bookkeeping 💥You’ve got heart. You’ve got purpose. But let’s be real—purpose doesn’t pay the bills. If you're serving nonprofits and getting hit with the “Can we get a discount?” line... here's your permission to hold the line.👇 Here’s how to keep it spicy and professional:💰 Nonprofit is a tax status, not a budget excuse. They still have money—and they need experts, not volunteers.🧠 Know your worth, then add tax. You’re managing grants, compliance, and audits. That’s next-level bookkeeping.🚫 “Sorry, I’m not a nonprofit.” Say it with a smile. Then send the invoice.✨ Value the mission—but don’t undervalue your expertise.🔥 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🔥#NonprofitAccounting #BookkeepersOnFire #KnowYourWorth #NoDiscounts #SpicyBookkeeping #MissionWithMargins
From Lunch Line to LLC: Meet Ellen Oliver & Carrie Newman of Capricorn Bookkeeping & Consulting ✨🤝Two bookkeepers met at BKX 2023 in the buffet line… fast-forward to today: operating agreement signed, teams aligned, and a plan to scale before Thanksgiving. 🚀🔥 3 Takeaways We LovedTest-drive your partnership: Start as subcontractors on the hard client, build trust in the trenches, then merge with confidence. 🧪🧩Advisory > algebra: Profit First or YNAB—the real win is cash clarity and decisions that fund what matters (yes, even Disney). 💬💰🎢Tool stack with teeth: QBO today, eyes on AI-ledgers tomorrow; Keeper + Anchor for ops; Relay for clean access and allocations. 🔐🛠️🏦If you’re building a modern firm, their playbook is proof: keep it simple, hire smart, and let systems do the heavy lifting. 🙌🔥 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🔥
🔥 It’s All Equity, Baby! 🔥Let’s settle the spicy S Corp debate once and for all... is it Owner’s Pay, Shareholder Distribution, or Magic Unicorn Money? 🦄💸 Spoiler: it’s all equity—and it all ends up in the same dang spot on the balance sheet.Here’s the real talk: 🔹 Call it what clicks – Owner's Pay? Shareholder Distribution? “Money I Took”? If your client gets it, it works. 📊🤷♀️ 🔹 Don't get account-kneezy – Clients don’t care if it’s equity or an intergalactic debit reversal. Speak their language. 👽📈 🔹 Close it and move on – Year-end? Sweep that equity into retained earnings and stop clinging to old draws like it’s your ex’s hoodie. 🧮🧥💬 Drop a comment with the weirdest equity label you've ever seen. Bonus points if it made you laugh and cringe.🔥 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 #AccountingHumor #EquityOrWhatever #SpicyBooks #QuickBooksTips #SassyAccounting #ClientSpeakMatters #ItsAllEquity
🚨 Bookkeepers, ever wonder why your QuickBooks bank balance doesn’t match the actual bank balance? Spoiler alert: it’s not QuickBooks being sneaky—it’s what you’re missing.Here’s the hot truth we dropped in this week’s Bookkeepers On Fire 🔥 episode:💸 Zero isn’t always zero → Just because your reconciliation says “balanced” doesn’t mean you’re in the clear.🛑 Uncleared transactions = ticking time bombs → Ignore them and watch chaos unfold.🚤 Don’t buy the boat yet → Your books may say $400K, but your bank might only have $40K. (Yikes.)👉 Stop treating reconciliations like a checkbox. Dig deeper. Look at what’s NOT cleared. That’s where the mess hides.🔥 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 #QuickBooks #AccountingHumor #SpicyTruth
🔥 Special Thursday Live: Bookkeepers On Fire x Jacqueline “The Traveling Accountant” EdwardsEver design your firm to travel 30 days on / 30 days off and still keep clients raving? Jacqueline does—while leading value-driven money talks most bookkeepers avoid. This episode was a masterclass in courage, boundaries, and outcomes. ✈️📊Top takeaways🌍 Build the life first. Structure services so you’re not selling hours—sell your brain and outcomes. Due dates calm clients; value keeps them.💬 Transform the discovery. Get personal: goals, family, retirement, cash habits. Feelings close—then price with confidence.🧭 Audit like a pro. Paid assessment ➜ show-and-tell ➜ plan. Raise prices intentionally (merchant fees included), and stop letting “industry standards” keep you just-over-broke.Catch the replay, tag a travel-curious bookkeeper, and tell us: what would your business look like if you designed it around your life? ✨🔥 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 #AccountingTwitter #QuickBooksOnline #ValuePricing #TravelingAccountant #FinancialWellness #EntrepreneurMindset #SmallBusinessFinance #PricingStrategy #RemoteWork
🚨 New Episode Drop: NAME DROP REGRETS 🚨 When small-town vibes collide with big-time bookkeeping drama… things get juicy. 🍑💼💬 We tackled:🤐 Why sharing client names (even “harmlessly”) can backfire harder than a CPA undercut💸 “Our CPA will do it for now” — translation: we’re ghosting you 👻🙃 When owning up to mistakes makes you more trustworthy, not less (yes, even $3 payroll goofs)📍Whether you're dealing with tiny-town trust issues or CPAs swooping in like budget superheroes, this one’s got tea ☕ and truth bombs.🎧 Tune in. Laugh. Learn. Keep your client list on lock 🔐.🔥 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 #ClientConfidentiality #SmallTownDrama #CPAvsBookkeeper #NameDropRegrets #LinkedInForBookkeepers #SpicyTruths #BookkeepingLife
🔥 Texas-sized inspo on today’s Bookkeepers on Fire Live with Phyllis Dietz—mom of 3, Top 100 ProAdvisor, leader of a thriving in-office team (coffee ☕ → happy hour 🍹), and champion of SOPs that actually get used. 🤘3 🔥 takeaways:SOPs = sanity ✍️➡️ Start with ONE, use Scribe, link docs in Keeper, and cross-train so every client has a backup. Future-you says thanks. 📚✅Tech that pays for itself 💻⚙️ QBO + Keeper (month-end & 1099s), Google Workspace, dedicated inboxes (accounts@ / payroll@), and Anchor to streamline billing and push tasks to Keeper. Efficiency = margin. 📈Boundaries build businesses 🚪💡 Move the office out of the bedroom, keep the team in-person for fast collab, and protect family time. (Friday happy hour helps. 😉)Big love to Phyllis for the real talk—from roofing-company roots at 17 to word-of-mouth growth (shoutout to the gymnastics-floor client origin story 🙌). Also: folk concerts, Aggie football, and a legit barnyard 🐴🐴🐕🐈🐈🐈🐔🦆🦆🦆Catch the replay + drop your favorite SOP tip in the comments! 🔥🔥 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 #QuickBooksOnline #ProAdvisor #ClientAdvisory #KeeperApp #Anchor #SOPs #WomenInAccounting #SmallBusiness #ScalingNewHeights #CAS #AccountingTech
🔥 FOLDER FREAK-OUT FEST is officially in session!Ever wonder how different bookkeepers tackle client documents during reconciliation?Let’s just say... we don’t all scan-snap the same way. 😅📂💥Here’s what came out of this chaotic convo:🔹 Scan or Scrap It — Some of us swear by ScanSnap scanners… others haven’t printed since the Bush administration. 🔹 Name Game Madness — Proper file naming saves lives (and sanity). But hey, if chaos works for you… 🙃 🔹 Receipts? Whose Problem? — Keep your receipts if you want… just don’t send them to us. That’s YOUR circus. 🧾🙅♀️💡 Whether you're Team Hyper-Organized or Team "Eh, It’s in Slack Somewhere" — this one’s for you.📎 Ready to choose your file-fighting style? 👇 Drop your doc-dump drama in the comments. We’re here for it.🔥 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 #FolderFreakOutFest #BookkeepingHumor #ClientChaos #SpicySystems #QuickBooksPros #PaperlessPanic
🚨 Ever had a prospect tell you, “I could do it myself for that price”? Funny thing is… they didn’t. And that’s why they called you.🔥 Here’s the truth every bookkeeper needs to remember:💸 If they could, they would. Don’t discount your expertise just because a prospect thinks it’s “easy.”🛠️ Tools + experience = speed. Just because we make it look simple doesn’t mean it is. Efficiency is earned.🥩 Not everyone deserves Ruth’s Chris. Some clients want steakhouse service at Golden Corral prices. Let them eat buffet.👉 Bookkeepers, stop undervaluing yourself. You’re not “just” inputting numbers—you’re creating order out of chaos.🔥 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 #ValuePricing #BookkeepingLife #KnowYourWorth #EntrepreneurMindset #StopUndervaluing #AccountingHumor #MoneyTalks #BusinessGrowth
🔥 Mobile-Only Mayhem? We Got You. Ever tried running your biz from an iPad while dodging notifications and chasing productivity like it’s a toddler with espresso? Same. 😅 Check out our latest chat on Bookkeepers on Fire where we tackle the tech stack that almost keeps us sane.💥 Here’s what went down:📱 iPad vs. iPhone: One's flashy, the other actually works.🗂️ Folders, Filters, Fantasy: Because “organized” is just a vibe.🚨 Apps We Love... until they crash mid-coffee order.💬 Got a go-to app that saves your sanity on-the-go? Drop it below ⬇️🔥 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 #AppOverload #ProductiveIsh #MobileLife #QuickBooksChaos #TechTantrums
🔥 Today’s Bookkeepers On Fire Live with the one-and-only Hector Garcia had us rethinking EVERYTHING—pricing, storytelling, confidence, and the future of our craft. 🧠 Inspiration fuels execution: From Little League coaching to Ron Baker mind-benders—challenge your thinking, then level up your business so you can buy back your time. 🎙️ Tell better stories, win better clients: Stop selling transactions; sell transformation. Shift the convo from “20 bank feeds” to the life your client wants—time, health, freedom. 💼 Confidence is a two-way street: Believe in your value and help clients believe in it too. Diagnose before you prescribe (doctors do it—so should we), then price the outcome, not the hours. ⚡Big shoutout to @HectorGarcia for the fire, @RonBaker for re-wiring our brains, and the ReFrame movement for pushing our profession forward. 🔥 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 #QuickBooks #RightTool #ValuePricing #Advisory #ReFrame #AccountingTwitter #BookkeepingCommunity #ProfitFirst #AIinAccounting
🔥 DEPRECIATION DRAMA? Delegate it. Too many bookkeepers still lose sleep over straight-line, MACRS, section 179... 💀 Here's a little spicy PSA from your favorite bookkeeping duo: You're not a tax preparer – act like it.💥 Takeaways from the asset abyss:💼 Fixed asset? Fixed mindset. Just record it and let the tax pro sort out the math salad.🤯 Monthly depreciation confuses clients more than AI-generated bank feeds. (And that’s saying something.)🧾 Year-end lump sum > explaining "non-cash expense" for the 47th time.✨Bottom line: Record smart. Report smarter. Depreciate later. Done.🔥 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 #DepreciationDrama #TaxSeasonSurvival #DelegateLikeAPro #AssetAttitude #BookkeepingWithSpice #QuickBooksTips
🔥 We went live with the powerhouse Alicia Katz Pollock (yes, crown 👑, scepter ⚡, cape 🦸♀️ energy included).From burnout ➝ back on fire, Alicia reminded us that sometimes losing your mojo is just the setup for a bigger comeback. 🚀Here are 3 takeaways that hit hard:✨ Burnout is real. Even industry legends hit that wall. The secret? Recognize it, own it, and rebuild.💡 Curriculum by need. Alicia built courses every time she got tired of repeating the same answers — efficiency meets brilliance.🎯 The Great QBO Refresh. Change isn’t chaos — it’s your chance to level up, rethink, and get sharper than ever.Here is how you can join the Great QBO Refresh: http://royl.ws/QBO-Refresh?affiliate=3476497👉 If you missed it live, trust me, you’ll want to catch the replay. The spark is back — and it’s contagious. 🔥🔥 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: http://patreon.com/BookkeepersOnFireBookkeepers 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: https://venmo.com/u/BookkeepersOnFire🔥Donate with PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/MYQPR3BTGDZK4#BookkeepersOnFire #QuickBooksOnline #Leadership #BurnoutRecovery #QBORefresh
🚨 Client wants references?Get ready, because we’re not playing the “prove yourself” game for free.Here’s how we handle the “Can I get a reference?” routine — with ✨confidence and a sprinkle of sarcasm✨:🔹 Pre-screened & Fabulous — You’ll only get the people who love me. Think of it like talking to my mom… but with better QuickBooks skills. 💁♀️ 🔹 You First, Friend — You want three references? I want your last three bookkeepers. Spoiler alert: if you’ve burned through five, it’s probably you. 🔥 🔹 Video Wins — No time for phone tag. Got a client endorsement on video? Boom. Efficient and fabulous. 🎥✨📉 Stop letting cold leads interrogate you like it’s a trial.📈 Start treating references like what they really are—a two-way vetting tool.🔥 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 #ClientRedFlags #KnowYourWorth #BusinessBoundaries #ReferenceRequests #SpicyTruths #BookkeepingLife #QuickBooksPro
🔥 Tuesday Live Replay: Bookkeepers on Fire x Anna Dina, CPA From firewalks to Butterfly Effect Financial, Anna lit us up with mindset, systems, and owning your freedom as a modern bookkeeper. 🦋🤯 Silence the “roommate” in your head. Catch the doubt, ask “Is this true?”, and move anyway—confidence compounds when you do the hard + uncomfortable things. 🧠⚡ 🧰 Build brains outside your brain. Notion + solid SOPs = fewer bottlenecks, cleaner handoffs, and more time for advisory (and, yes, travel ✈️). 📚🗂️ 🌍 Community beats competition. Referrals grow when you show up—conferences, buds, and brave rebrands (hello, Butterfly Effect Financial) create real momentum. 🤝✨👉 Want more behind-the-scenes, downloads, and spicy takes? 🔥 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🔥
🚨 Manual Madness Marathon Alert 🚨 Are you still living in spreadsheet purgatory charging $20/hour while juggling 30 clients manually? 😵💫 Honey… it's time to level up.Here’s what we unpacked in this episode:🔧 Manual ≠ Magical — Excel isn’t your personality. It’s time to embrace software and stop bleeding hours.💰 Twenty Ain’t Plenty — If Buc-ee’s is paying $18/hr for bagging beef jerky, why are YOU charging $20 for tax returns and reconciliations? 🙄📈 Tech = Time Freedom — Automate, elevate, and dominate. The right tools = faster work = higher rates = holiday weekends off. 🎉💥 You’re doing superstar work — now get superstar pay. Catch the full convo and give your rates the glow-up they deserve.🔥 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 🔥 #LevelUpYourRates 💸 #DitchTheSpreadsheets #ManualMadnessMarathon #ValueYourWorth
✨ Bookkeepers On Fire goes GLOBAL! 🌍🔥Today we welcome Geetika Bajaj— Chartered Accountant (India’s CPA), YouTuber 🎥, and Top-Rated Upwork Freelancer 💻. She runs a 100% women-owned & women-employed bookkeeping firm in India 🇮🇳 — serving mostly US-based clients.We dive into: 👉 CA vs CPA explained 📊 👉 Outsourcing models that WORK 🔑 👉 Growing from Upwork → LinkedIn → Referrals 🚀 👉 QuickBooks Online tips & the dreaded new UI 😅 👉 AI + reporting that tells a STORY 🤖📈 👉 Wedding talk 💍👰♀️ — lehenga, henna & 500 guests! 🎉💡 Don’t miss this fun, international convo full of insights + laughs.👍 Like, 💬 comment, and 🔔 subscribe for more Bookkeepers On Fire with Debbie & Donna!🔥 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: http://patreon.com/BookkeepersOnFireBookkeepers 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: https://venmo.com/u/BookkeepersOnFire🔥Donate with PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/MYQPR3BTGDZK4#BookkeepersOnFire #QuickBooks #WomenInAccounting #OutsourcedAccounting #GlobalBookkeeping
Surprise Thursday Stream 🔥We went LIVE with Tonya Schulte—construction accounting pro + connector-of-dots. From a yard-sale textbook to WIP wizardry and go-give leadership…this one delivered.🏗️ From Yard Sale to Job Costing Pro: Tonya’s origin story started with a 1970s accounting book and led to a career devoted to construction accounting (yes, WIP > wishful thinking).🔧 Right App, Right Fit: For commercial trade contractors she likes Knowify; for homebuilders, Adaptive; and keep an eye on JobTread—the fit matters more than the hype. 💡 Results > Reports: Discovery starts with the owner’s life goal (hello, ranch dream 🐄). Price for outcomes, not keystrokes; use WIP to steer projects before profit “vanishes.”🔥 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 #ConstructionAccounting #JobCosting #WIP #QuickBooksOnline #Knowify #JobTread #Adaptive #ValuePricing #AbundanceMindset
💥 Thinking of downgrading from QBO Plus to Simple Start?Before you hit that button and call it "cost-saving," let’s have a real chat. Because what you save in dollars, you will pay for in chaos. 😬Here’s what you really need to know:🔻 Features don’t disappear… they vanishClasses, locations, multiple users, robust reporting—poof! Gone. If you use them even once, Simple Start isn’t so simple.👤 Primary admin matters One user. One login. If the wrong person is set as admin, you're in for a support nightmare. Ask me how I know. 😅💸 Cheap tools = expensive messYou wouldn’t build a house with a spoon. Don’t run your business with the bare minimum. 💁♀️📉👉 Bottom line: Talk to your clients. Show them the real cost of being penny wise and feature foolish. And if they still insist… well, tell them paper and pencil is free. 📝😉🔥 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🔥#QuickBooksOnline #BookkeeperLife #SpicyTruths #QBO #ClientAdvisory #BusinessTools #AccountingHumor #DowngradeRegretRepeat