Hello, friends. Today, we’re taking a brief detour from BABs and Best Ofs: I’m thrilled to introduce Mary Ellen, who’s here to discuss her journey from corporate to running her own bookkeeping business, and how LIBBY (Life by the Books) helped her get there!

In case you ...

People often think that bookkeeping can't be taught, or that you already need to have the skill…but that’s not true. Bookkeeping can be taught.

However, it’s not for everyone.

If you’re unsure whether it’s for you, I’m going to help you answer that right now. People who...

Hello, friends! Today, I have the beautiful Lisa with me. Lisa is a former Become a Bookkeeper student, and she’s here to share a bite-sized look at her experience in the program.

If you’ve been following along recently, you’ve probably heard that Become a Bookkeeper—my program that teaches you the technical skills of bookkeeping such as accounting, tax basics, etcetera—is getting a pretty amazing revamp.

We’re working hard behind the scenes to ge...

It’s a common perception that bookkeeping is a get-rich-quick scheme with an immediate return on investment, specially because so many people only see the end result of what actually can be a long process.

As much as I do believe that bookkeeping can be simple and scalab...

If you are not a planner, today’s discussion is for you. I’ve invited the incredible Megan Sumrell to come here and chat about planning, why you need to make plans, and how she can help you create and implement an annual plan!

Hi, friends!

I’m just popping in to give a quick update on how things are going with the Become a Bookkeeper revamp…and explain why you haven’t seen a launch date appear yet.

In case you aren’t familiar, Become a Bookkeeper is my self-paced program that teaches you the ...

Today we're talking about perfectionism.

Raise your hand if you have identified as a perfectionist. Now keep your hand up if you’ve always thought that this was a good quality.

If your perfectionism is something that you’ve been proud of—something that you usually wear ...

Today, we're going to be talking about what to look for when you're shopping around for the best bookkeeping course for you.

This was actually something that I put on my Instagram feed (with a really great caption, if I do say so myself), but I wanted to deepen what the ...

I’ve said it before. I’ll say it again. I’ll say it every single day if I have to: the most important thing you need to know before starting a bookkeeping business is that your skills are up to par.

But why? Why do your skills have to be so well-honed? Can’t you just lea...

Today, we're going to be talking about regrets.

Just kidding. They're not really regrets, but I do want to talk about some of the things that I would do differently if I was to start a bookkeeping business all over again.

If you could wave a magic wand and bring me back...

Today, I want to revisit a very good question someone asked me a while back:

“When is the best time to start a bookkeeping business?”

This was a question that I got in my email as somebody was applying for my program BABs, which teaches the technical skill of bookkeepin...

Full disclosure: I’ve talked about this some before. So if some of the advice looks a little familiar, that’s why…but I think we’re overdue for repeating the basics, don’t you?

When looking at starting a bookkeeping business, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by everything yo...

I am so excited to have Erin of Bear Financial Solutions on to talk about a new opportunity she has for a bookkeeping mom out there—especially if they’re a BABs grad!

Erin came to me a short while ago looking for a recommendation for a bookkeeper to join her team who had...

If you’ve been thinking about starting a bookkeeping business, discovered my program LIBBY, and have been thinking, “Wow, this seems amazing…but would I actually use all of these tools? Are they going to have value for me?” then I have good news…

I have LIBBY member Kris...

Today, I am thrilled to welcome Lis Lee to join me for a discussion about all things Tech Talks!

Lis is a former corporate accountant, former BABs student, and owner of her own bookkeeping business…but she still attends Tech Talks.

No matter how far along (or how early ...

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you've been looking for a pep talk, this is it. Whenever you are feeling discouraged, wrestling with your fears, or feeling as if you will never reach your goal, I want you to come back and read this:

Do I have to remind you of...

In the last episode of Profits + Prosecco (Episode 183!), we did a very powerful exercise where we talked about fears, their worst-case scenarios, and how to overcome them. If you didn't get a chance to listen to that episode, you definitely want to go back and listen…and...

I’ve been getting a lot of DMs recently that focus on the fear of failure: when you want to try something new, but you're afraid of what will happen if you fail, or what other people will think if you fail.

These thoughts are totally normal. Trying something new often br...

If you're a stay-at-home mom looking to start a business that checks literally all of the boxes for what you need, then a bookkeeping business is probably the right one for you…and I have ten reasons why. Let’s jump right in.

This morning, I took my last day of school pictures with my kids. Have you ever done that? I like to put the first day pictures next to their last day pictures, because it’s wild to see how much they’ve changed.

If I took a “first day” picture of my business and held it ...

I am so excited to welcome Misa Bacon from Perfectly Kept Books on to chat with us about the importance of bookkeeping!

We were having this conversation over DM, but I felt it was an important one to have, so I wanted to bring it here and share it with all of you.

We wa...

Today, we’re going to talk about what it means to be a CFO—a chief financial officer—and how the work differs from bookkeeping.

And to go over this topic, I’ve invited a guest to come on and chat with us today: Adam Lean, co-founder of The CFO Project!

At The CFO Projec...

Today, we're going to be talking about a topic near and dear to my heart: why your work is not your worth.

Again, your work is not your worth.

This conversation was inspired by the talk I had recently with Katie Fleming, where I brought up this American saying: “The squea