Bookkeepers On Fire

🧨 Bookkeepers, let’s cut the crap.

If your client’s still mailing checks or slapping on credit card fees, it’s not “old-school” — it’s outdated.

Time for some tough bookkeeping love:

📬 Checks? Still? Why?
Envelopes, stamps, and standing in line at the bank? What is this — 1987?

💳 Credit Card Fee Rage
Nothing clears a restaurant faster than a surprise $3 swipe tax. Want loyalty? Don’t punish convenience.

🔥 New Episode Drop: "Support, Not Psychic" 🔮

Ever called support expecting them to read your mind? Yeah... don’t. On this episode of Bookkeepers on Fire, Donna spills the inside tea ☕ from the other side of the support call 👀.

💥 Here’s the spicy scoop:

🎯 Be Ready: Name. Email. Company ID. and Company Name. If you don’t bring it, we’re just guessing—and spoiler alert: we’re not psychics.

📞 Be Nice: Yelling won’t make the ...

🔥 Prior Period Panic? Oh, we’ve all been there. One minute you’re reconciling January 2024, next thing you know, you're knee-deep in 2023's mystery meat of transactions. 😅 

Here’s the real talk from the bookkeeping trenches:

📌 No Adjustments? You're Lucky.
If you reconciled a year with no adjustments, go buy a lottery ticket. That never happens. Like… ever.

📌 The Tax Return is Sacred-ish.
Once it’s filed, draw t...

"Just started using QuickBooks Online again... and wow, I forgot how much I hated it." 😅

If you've ever screamed internally at QBO, you're not alone. But here’s the deal:

 QuickBooks wasn't built for accountants — it was built for humans.

💥 So before you rage-quit and grab your green ledger paper, consider this:

🔸 Forms > Journal Entries
Your client doesn't speak debit/credit. They speak “I bought stuff at Off...

🔥 Zero It Out — because sometimes bookkeeping gets real.

Ever had a client whose Social Security deposits hit the business account? Yeah... us too. On the latest episode of Bookkeepers on Fire, Debbie and Donna dish out spicy solutions with a side of sarcasm.

Here’s what you’ll learn (and laugh about):

💸 Wrong Account, Right Fix — Why owner's equity is your new best friend.

🧾 Cash, Checks, Chickens — How to handle incom...

 🎙 “Pitch It Anyway” — Because sometimes, rules are just... suggestions.

A company wants a full-time W-2? Cute. But we know better. 😏

In this episode, we tackle the fine line between what they want and what actually works for us as professionals.

💼 Key Takeaways (with a kick):

💸 W-2 vs. 1099: Just because they said “employee” doesn’t mean you can’t educate them on options.

☕ Bookkeeper ≠ Receptionist: You’re not here to...

🚀🔥 What an epic Bookkeepers On Fire episode with the legendary Ron Baker — the man who makes you rethink everything you thought you knew about pricing.
Here’s the 🔥 takeaway buffet you didn’t know you needed:

💡 Value is a feeling, not a formula – Stop selling hours, start selling transformation. Price tells your story, not your stopwatch.
📦 Subscription ≠ Payment Plan – True subscription means plussing your offe...

🧾 Personal Bookkeeping: It's Messy, It's Lucrative, It's... Marital? 💸

Ever been asked to handle someone’s personal books? Not the business kind — we’re talking hair appointments, pool guys, and surprise facials.

Before you dive in, here's what you really need to remember:

🔑 You're Not Dr. Phil – If they’re fighting over her spa day or his tech splurge... nope. One point of contact. You're the bookkeeper, not the referee.

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🧠 Thinking of Starting a Bookkeeping Biz? Read This First.

So someone asked:
"I don’t have clients yet, but I’m practicing by transferring money between my personal checking and savings accounts. What category is that?"

😬 Ohhh… where do we begin?

Here’s the hard truth ⚡️👇

🔹 YouTube ≠ Training. Watching Facebook reels doesn’t make you a bookkeeper. Get actual education—from a community college, a paid course, something w...

🔥 Subscription Sticker Shock? Let’s Talk.

Are you clutching your pearls over software costs while sipping your $7 latte? Let’s realign those priorities, friend.

Here’s the no-fluff breakdown:

🔹 Paper + Pencil ≠ Profit – Running your biz like it’s 1995? That’s not vintage—it’s a liability.

🔹 Pay Up or Pivot – If the software makes you money, it's an investment. If it doesn’t, stop whining and walk away.

🔹 Netflix Logic Appli...

🔥 Welcome to another red-hot episode of Bookkeepers on Fire! 🔥

Today, we sit down with the one and only Mark Corum, co-creator of the beloved Chrome extension Right Tool — the game-changing add-on that’s transforming how pros interact with QuickBooks Online.

✨ Whether you’re doing cleanups, batch edits, or just trying to stop yelling at your screen — Right Tool has your back. 
In this episode, we dive deep into:

💡 How M...

You may know him as Hector’s brother — but after this episode, you'll remember him as the communication wizard 🔮, pricing mindset shifter 💸, and co-creator of Reframe and Exactly What to Say – Accounting Edition 📘.

🎙️ In this jam-packed episode, we talk about:

Why pricing is more than math — it’s a confidence game 💥

How Carlos went from banking to building Reframe Society, a coaching space for accounting pros to rethink ...

🔥 Solo, Sane, and SO Over Hiring 🔥

Let’s talk truth: not every bookkeeping boss wants to build an empire with employees, HR headaches, and diaper rash updates at 9 AM. In our latest Bookkeepers on Fire episode, we break down why flying solo might just be the secret to staying sane (and profitable). 💼💰

✨ Here’s what we unpack:

💸 Why hiring someone can cost you $50K—and your peace of mind.

🔥 How to scale with systems, not ...

🔥 Digits is Changing the Game! 🔥

 In our latest Bookkeepers on Fire episode on YouTube, we sat down with Jeff Seibert, CEO of Digits, and let’s just say… minds were blown 🤯. 
From AI agents to bank sync magic, Jeff gave us a front-row seat to the next-gen of small biz accounting.

💥 Here's what we unpacked:

🚀 Real-time financials and AI agents that learn as you go (no more training rules like it's 2004).

🌀 LLMs in a lo...

🔥✨ Bookkeepers On Fire Welcomes Corry Jankowski! ✨🔥

In this power-packed episode, we’re thrilled to welcome the amazing 💫 Corry Jankowski — founder of 🌐 Ask a Bookkeeper and creator of the wildly popular 💥 Cleanup Course (with over 1,700 members! 🙌).

Corry went from doing books at 14 📚 to building a vibrant bookkeeping empire — and she’s sharing all the juicy details with us. If you’re a bookkeeper, accountant, or jus...

🔥 "Smart, Not Local." – Yep, we said it.

Some folks are still clutching their pearls because bookkeepers and accountants hire overseas talent. Let’s break it down, with a little heat:

💥 Smart doesn’t have a zip code. We work with pros around the globe who are sharp, skilled, and sometimes smarter than the guy charging $40/hour down the street.

💥 Cheap bookkeeping = cheap results. If all you want is data entry, go find the ...

🎙️ Bookkeepers On Fire Welcomes Marnie Roberts + Special Guest Nash! 🔥👶

In this heartwarming and inspiring episode, we welcome the incredible Marnie Roberts, a brand-new bookkeeping business owner and proud mom to baby Nash (our cutest guest yet! 🍼👩‍👦). 

Marnie shares her journey of launching her dream business in January 2025 while balancing motherhood, entrepreneurship, and chicken parm 🍝💪.

✨ Highlights from the epi...

🔥 Bookkeepers on Fire - YouTube Live: Meet Olga Hurtado of Neat Books! 🔥

In this powerhouse episode, Donna and Debbie sit down with the incredible Olga Hurtado, founder of Neat Books LLC, to talk scaling, niching, automation, AI, and building a bookkeeping empire without losing your mind.

📍 Based in Miami, Olga shares her inspiring journey from Colombia to leading a thriving 20+ person firm specializing in franchise accou...

🔥 CPA? Who Cares! 🔥
You don’t need letters after your name to start stacking income. We dropped truth bombs (and a few sarcastic gems) on the latest episode of Bookkeepers on Fire.

💥 Here’s what we’re really saying:

• No license? No problem. You can do almost everything in accounting… just don’t call it an audit.

• eBay > Ethics? Maybe not — but flipping yard sale junk paid for a house. Side hustle smarter...