Boring Bookkeepers

I am so grateful to have support from my community to help me reach and support more clients looking for consistent and timely bookkeeping. Thank you Christy Austin and the E. A. Lewis & Associates LLC Team!

Round Table Spotlight: Kathryn Marie Althauser of Boring Bookkeepers 🙌

This week's spotlight shines brightly on Kathryn Althauser, the dynamic owner of Boring Bookkeepers. Despite what the name suggests, Kathryn’s approach to bookkeeping is anything but boring, filled with creativity and meticulous attention to detail.

Coach Christy Austin highlights Kathryn’s dedication to helping business owners thrive by taking over the essential but tedious bookkeeping tasks. This allows entrepreneurs to focus more on what they love: building their businesses and enhancing customer relationships. 📚

Thanks to Kathryn, clients can redirect their energy towards growing their sales and revenue, knowing that their financials are in capable hands. Consider the freedom of entrusting the "boring book stuff" to someone who is passionate about letting you pursue your passions. 💯

What is Bookkeeping?
"Bookkeeping includes the recording, storing of financial transactions for a business, non profit organization, ect."
- Accountingcoach.com

Who is ready for 1099 submissions in January?
Are you organized and ready to go?
Do you know who needs a 1099?
Have you received W-9s from all of your contractors?
Send me a DM if you need help with this!

Send me a DM if you would like me to take this off your plate!

For tax planning to be effective, it needs to be done before the end of the year.

Thankful Thursday,

I have talked in the past about hope difficulty creates resilience with in us.

Experiences are past tense.

How do we take the past and learn from it for present action, for future success/change?

I am thankful for reflection in my own journey.

Business owners!
I have a great free template for email signatures. Let me know if you want it!

What is the 80-20 Rule?

Carla Tardi explains it this way:
The 80-20 rule maintains that 80% of outcomes comes from 20% of causes.
The 80-20 rule prioritizes the 20% of factors that will produce the best results.
A principle of the 80-20 rule is to identify an entity's best assets and use them efficiently to create maximum value.
This rule is a precept, not a hard-and-fast mathematical law.
People sometimes mistakenly conclude that if 20% of factors should get priority, then the other 80% can be ignored.
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How have you used this principle to improve efficiency in your business?

Fun examples
- 20% of clothes packed in a suitcase are worn 80% of the time.
- 20% of the hours in a workday yield 80% of the productivity.
- 80% of budget overruns are caused by 20% of expenses.
- 80% of your success comes from 20% of your ideas

So true!!

Good morning friends and fellow business owners!

We want to help more businesses thrive, grow, and achieve financial clarity! And we need your help to connect with them.

Do you know anyone that might need bookkeeping services? We’re offering a $100 Visa gift card to anyone who sends us a referral that books a monthly service with us.

Thankful Thursday!

Today I am grateful for the opportunity to present to my Networking Group.
Public speaking is not why I started my business but what a great exercise in doing it anyway.

"One of the great gift of sports is learning how to fail in public.

People never go to the gym because they're scared of looking stupid, never share their writing because they're scared of judgment, never open their heart because they're scared of rejection.

Sports train you to face your fear." -James Clear

Fun side story of the morning...

Our group likes to make it fun and have each individual play a pump up song before they present and this time I chose to sing a song that I have loved for a long time "My Funny Valentine." I probably sing it in my sleep. It was so fun to show case a secondary talent to this group and have such a fun, positive response.

Good morning! I am excited to start this week with you. We have an opportunity today to start fresh, to leave old habits behind.

Mondays are a great day to plan the week and get excited about all the ways your business can serve your clients!

Knowing your numbers is essential to the success of your business but bookkeeping isn't why you started your business and sometimes it can feel distracting and overwhelming. I am looking forward to talking with you this week to learn how I can alleviate any stress you might have about your books.

I can help manage your books so you can easily and quickly see the status of your business, plan your growth strategies, and make informed spending decisions.

With the end of the year coming up, it's important to make sure you have accurate financials to manage your spending and start your tax planning.

I would love to chat with you one on one if this sounds like something that would help you! Set up a call by clicking the link below.

Discovery Call - Kathryn Althauser Hello! I am looking forward to learning all about your business. During this call we will spend some time getting each other and learn what it would mean to have a bookkeeper.In order to be most prepared for our call: Please complete this Discovery Questionnaire.Talk to you soon!

How do you add value for your clients?

Tip Tuesday!
Use a software (like Quickbooks) to help you keep all your business transactions in one place.
Discount link below!

Tip Tuesday
I will say this
again and again.
Keep your business purchases and personal purchases separate!

Thankful Thursday!

I am thankful that my family and friends in Florida are safe. I am so sorry for the family that have irreparable damage.

What has been your favorite and most effective way promote your business?

Why did you decide to start your own business?

Business Tip: 6 Steps to help you tell your story without losing anyone’s interest.

1. Talk about the problem that the business is solving.
2. Talk about the people that have the problem.
3. Talk about your solution to the problem, your business.
4. Explain why others should buy from you.
5. Tell them how to find you.
6. Stop talking! Let the other person ask questions!

Thankful Thursday!

What aspects of owning
your own business
do you most like and least like?

Thankful Thursday!

Gratitude is not just a happy feeling.

Gratitude is a very often difficult conscious choice to look at your life and pick out one simple thing that keeps you going.

I am grateful that my daughters have come so far in their social anxiety.

I am grateful that I have a supportive family that loves me.

I am grateful that my husband chooses me every day.

I am grateful I live in a country where I have a voice and a choice to pursue my desires.

Your turn.

What's been the best part of your day so far?

Business Tip:
Delegating is an amazing thing (that allows you to focus on what you’re GOOD at - not spending 3x longer than necessary on tasks you aren’t skilled at)

Happy Labor Day!
Thank you to all the people working to help this world function and prosper.

Happy World Beard Day! (Tomorrow)

Fact or Fiction:
The Roman Church band beards in 1031.

Thankful Thursday!

Today I am thankful for the love and commitment between my husband and I.
What a blessing it is to have someone come along side me just at I am. We are a work in progress navigating parenthood, work, life and deeply caring for each other all the way through.

We are individuals choosing to respect differences and to the best of our ability trying understand this other humans needs, wants, and desires. When we fall short of expectations, we always finding a way back to each other and to the focus and goal of our marriage.

I am thankful for my teammate and friend.
Happy anniversary week Anthony. I love you.

What are 5 of your best personality traits?

Business Tip:
Having someone else take care of your bookkeeping needs will allow you to finally enjoy an evening out or a weekend trip without that very last checkbox on your to-do list (“get finances in order”) constantly hanging over your head