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emma_jones•2mo ago

Appreciation post: that $800 bookkeeper I resisted hiring for 8 months

I was doing my own books for two years and kept missing deadlines. Finally hired a bookkeeper at $800 a month and she found $1,200 in deductions I missed last quarter. Plus she flagged a 1099 from a client that had the wrong amount. Now my taxes are filed on time and I don't dread April 15th. Has anyone else found a small expense that pays for itself weirdly fast?

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mitchell.avery2mo ago

@fionanguyen kind of nails it though - what did you do with the extra time you got back from handing off the books? That $800 seems nuts but if she's catching that kind of stuff consistently it's basically paying you to sleep better.

fionanguyen2mo ago

Funny how paying for help often saves more than it costs.

martinez.paul2mo ago

Paying for help saves more than it costs" - so what's the biggest waste you see people spending money on instead?

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