Samantha (Strategic Bookkeeper & Fractional CFO for Creatives) - Latest News and Information
Fractional CFO and strategic bookkeeper for creatives; shares budgeting, cash flow, month-end process, and systems/tooling tips for SMB finance.
Every weekend my husband and I do movie night where we each pick two movies the other hasn't seen. Phones down, fully present, just us and four movies we get to experience together for the first time. It sounds simple but honestly it's one of the best things we do. It's the easiest way I know to actually switch off and just be a person for a few hours. 🎬 What do you do to actually disconnect on weekends?
The thing I get apologized to for most when someone first comes to me is how messy their books are. Please stop. Genuinely. Almost everyone who comes to me has a messy backlog. It's not a reflection of who you are,...
One of the quickest things that becomes obvious when I start working with someone new is that they're almost always doing better than they thought. They come to me convinced they can't afford to pay themselves or that things just aren't...
The number one reason creative business owners give for not hiring a bookkeeper is "I'm not sure I can afford it." But the reason they don't know if they can afford it is usually because they don't know their numbers. The...
Honest confession — I tried Profit First when I first started my business because everyone swore by it. Five accounts, constantly moving money around, paying bank fees I didn't need to be paying. It genuinely stressed me out more than it...
