Bonny, insent, and if you haven't ordered with Vistaprint yet, let me send you a referral, if you don't mind. You might get extra savings!
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Strix - Aug 08, 2011 2:17:24 pm PDT #310 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
smonster - Aug 08, 2011 2:17:26 pm PDT #311 of 1416
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Good stuff, bonny!
Strix - Aug 08, 2011 2:26:39 pm PDT #312 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Also, I meant to add, on your rec, I looked up KC's SCORE and they're not too far from me, and I will be exploring theme.
I also may have found an accountant in KC who works with creative types for reasonable prices through a friend. WOO.
I haven't gotten any writing today, but I moved the printer to my office, cleaned and reorged the office for more efficiency, now that I have a better idea what I need, and am creating client management database and expense and budgeting...stuff.
Anyone have Excel docs they would be willing to share as a template? I suck ass at creating Excel, and will move to Freshbooks in a few months, when I (hopefully) can afford it, but I need to have a system in place NOW.
Strix - Aug 08, 2011 8:03:32 pm PDT #313 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
OMG, y'all, this has totally been IT and research day for me. Not a JOT of writing done.
But I found a simple accounting and expense program, Overight, that's free for the first 30 days and $9.95 a month after that. It looks good, synch with my biz account and PayPal, calculates my 1099's.
Only problem I can see (so far) is no way that I have found to include expenses that don't come from my bank account. There are a few things I bought with the joint account before I had the biz account set up, but I have receipts.
I've also been updating the new-to-me laptop my sister gave me -- I moved the printer up and set it up. (Anyone know the cheapest place to get ink for a Lexmark X4560 -- which, btw, don't buy, because it fucking SUCKS as a networking printer.)
I'm also researching mileage and expense apps for my iTouch -- I'm looking at BizXpenseTracker as my top choice, but I don't know.
Also, does anyone know a cheap microphone that I can plug into my 2nd gen iTouch to use it as a recorder for interviews?
Oh, my god, I'm tired! But I got SO MUCH DONE today!
Ginger - Aug 08, 2011 8:13:29 pm PDT #314 of 1416
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Should I admit I use the "throw all the business receipts in a box" method?
Strix - Aug 08, 2011 8:28:56 pm PDT #315 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I have an envelope right now. I bought a $1 mini-accordian file for my purse, but I haven't set it up yet.
I'm leery as hell about being audited as a contractor, and I KNOW I suck at financials, so I'm trying to set it all up to be as easy and accurate as possible to avert future messes.
Also, tomorrow, I burn everything to CD's AND back up on my external hard drive.
Mercury is in retrograde. I don't believe in astrology (much, usually) but if M in Retro makes me CYA my computer, which is my LIFE now, then so be it!
Stephanie - Aug 09, 2011 3:04:00 am PDT #316 of 1416
Trust my rage
Ginger, I do the same thing. Everything is entered on Quickbooks, but then I just throw it all in a drawer in case I ever need the hard copy.
beekaytee - Aug 09, 2011 8:18:04 am PDT #317 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
I bought the TIPPR deal, so now have to get my graphical rear in gear.
Erin, I've been ordering from Vistaprint since 1999...whew, that oughtta be a song. If I tried to use a referral, I fear they would look at me funny.
I started out with business cards while I was at Loyola and have used many different designs since then. Goodness me, when I look back at my history with them, it's an interesting memoir of my resume. heh. Funny that.
beekaytee - Aug 09, 2011 8:19:11 am PDT #318 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
Hey, I'm selling a domain name I've had on ice since 1997. I put up a listing on craigslist...and could do the godaddy auction route as well.
Any other avenues I should pursue?
will xpost with tech.
Pix - Aug 09, 2011 9:46:30 am PDT #319 of 1416
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Erin, I highly recommend finding a good accountant come tax season, regardless of whatever program you find for now. My experience has been (without exception) that a good accountant saves much more than he or she costs when running your own business. You may already have one, but I just wanted to chime in just in case.