by Briana Cavanaugh | May 17, 2021 | bookkeeping, business, math is hard, planning, time
(Or: How your bookkeeper can help you make great business decisions) Recently we were talking with a small business owner who does her own books. She described bookkeeping like a chore — she only does it so that she can report her taxes correctly. Many business...
by Briana Cavanaugh | Jul 26, 2011 | math is hard
So I saw something that looked like a big financial headline today. Akin to “Oh Noes! American’s More Worried about Money Than Anything Else! Ever!” As it turns out, this is what they were talking about. Just to be clear, when you’re asking...
by Briana Cavanaugh | Jul 25, 2011 | Cool!, math is hard, money
I thought this visualization of US debt was cool. And by cool I mean made the numbers seem more real to me. It would be more interesting if they did this with $20 bills because it’s really rare for me to use a hundred dollar bill or to see one used. (The result...
by Briana Cavanaugh | Sep 4, 2009 | accounting, bookkeeping, math is hard, money, planning
Contrary to popular belief, accounting systems are not static. Nor are they the same for all businesses or even all businesses in the same industry. Those ideas imply that there is something about accounting that is required, but not useful – stiff, stifling,...
by Briana Cavanaugh | Jan 20, 2009 | math is hard, money
One of the traps of money can be that we make different kinds of calculations at different times and compare them. This leads to a lot of confusion and, when we do this with our own budgets, a way of misleading ourselves.The press often does this to lead us where...
