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  • Wordle: Wordle Strategy Pop Quiz
    Wordle Strategy Pop Quiz! Do you know all the ins and outs of Wordle strategy? Do you know everything you need to know to play Wordle like a champ, to win quickly and not make any obvious Wordle mistakes? Grab a piece of paper, an old envelope or whatever and a pen or pencil and join us for a fun but innovative pop quiz. There are 8 quick questions. The answers are all one or two words, so no worries about essay questions. And I warn you, there are some trick questions in here.
    Wordle is the game that has been sweeping the Internet. With only one hand each day, players have six chances to guess the daily five-letter word. A green square indicates a correct letter in the correct spot and a yellow letter reveals a correct letter in a different spot.
    Do you know all the tricks when it comes to playing Wordle. Do you know everything you need to know to win Wordle in as few rounds as possible and not make any obvious Wordle mistakes? Take this pop quiz of 8 quick questions to find out. The answers are all one or two words, so no worries about long essay questions.
    Link to Wordle Blunders to Avoid (+ Strategies when stuck)https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-Hcgn7JIk3irXaBYmtdy3_3Z
    Follow me on Twitter: @MarySSchaeffer for a sparkling clue to the day’s puzzle; okay, sometimes they are not so sparkling but they are the best I can come up with on the spur of the moment.
    Link to The Book: Wordle: The Rules, Strategy and Expert Tips https://www.ap-now.com/snip/111.htm
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    Link to the Wordle Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HefxYm4ymJ0RSWKFC_c9Lys
    Link to Best Starting Word Revisited https://youtu.be/4FY28GWPddI
    Interested in learning more about issues impacting accounts payable. Sign up for AP Now’s free ezine at: www.ap-now.com
    Host: Mary Schaeffer (www.ap-now.com )
    9 min
  • Three-Way Match Internal Controls [Accounts Payable Process]
    Three-way match internal controls should be an integral part of every organizations accounts payable process, the accounts payable invoice process. Yet, they are sometimes overlooked. In this episode we examine five very basic accounts payable controls for the three-way match, which is part of invoice processing. Make sure to stick around until the end when we discuss the one control that is sometimes overlooked – leading to duplicate invoices, duplicate payments and a lot of extra work for you accounts payable invoiceprocessing staff. #threewaymatch #accountspayableprocess #accountspayable
    Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For many organizations, the review of expense reports and the requests for reimbursement of expenses, is handled in accounts payable. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used. By their very nature, accounts payable best practices incorporate strong internal controls and avoid AP control weaknesses.
    Link When the Three-Way Match Failshttps://youtu.be/Qpbepp_l8FE
    Link to AP Now’s Invoice Serieshttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HeE6BWKJaVwVMsri7UfQ4vh
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    Learn more about AP Now at www.ap-now.com
    Host: Mary Schaeffer (www.ap-now.com)
    7 min
  • Job Loss after 50: What’s Next
    Job loss is devastating no matter when it happens; but when you’re over 50, the outlook might seem downright bleak. But it doesn’t have to be. There’s a career change that a few savvy professionals are making at this point and you can too. No, I’m not talking aboutentrepreneurship. I’m joined today by Teri Cook who found herself in this very situation a few years ago. She’s graciously agreed to share her journey – from the gut-wrenching start, through two other jobs and finally arriving at her “dream job”. Make sure to stick around until the end when she shares some tips that helped her along this journey. They just might help you as well. #startingoverafter50
    Tips that will help an #accounting or #accountspayable professional make the career change based on their experience. This career change can jumpstart a stalled career and reinvigorate the professional who thinks they are finished. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is a prime example of taking what looks like an absolute disaster and turning it into a great opportunity. This episode could also be called how to change careers after 50.
    Link to Networking for Introvertshttps://youtu.be/48Qzh99i2gc
    Link to AP Now’s Career Playlisthttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HdWh9jMlKmeuvp644EEbbwL
    Link to AP Now’s Invoice Serieshttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HeE6BWKJaVwVMsri7UfQ4vh
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    Learn more about AP Now at www.ap-now.com
    Host: Mary Schaeffer (www.ap-now.com)
    Guest: Teri Cook (https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresacatherinecook/)
    18 min
  • Master Vendor File Cleanup: Timing
    Whether you refer to it as master vendor file, vendor master file, or supplier file, it’s all the same. It needs to be cleansed periodically. How frequently you do that cleansing will depend on whether you view the process as a special project or part of your regular accounts payable process. Stick around until the end when we explain which approach is better – and why. #mastervendorfile #vendormasterfile #accountspayable
    Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For many organizations, the review of expense reports and the requests for reimbursement of expenses, is handled in accounts payable. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used. By their very nature, accounts payable best practices incorporate strong internal controls and avoid AP control weaknesses.
    Link to Master Vendor File Playlisthttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HeZHaYupptiu7ZBqniRaj2J
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    Learn more about AP Now at www.ap-now.com
    Host: Mary Schaeffer (www.ap-now.com)
    7 min
  • Per Diem Meaning
    Per diem, what are a per diems, how do you pronounce per diem, and what is a per diem in the workplace are common searches throughout the year. People also want to know if companies have to offer per diems and why companies offer per diems in the first place. In this fast-paced episode we are going to try and answer all these questions. Stick around until the end when we address the question of why companies might want to use per diems. The explanation might surprise you. #perdiem #expensereport #accountspayable
    Per diems are commonly used in the workplace as part of company’s expense reporting process. Employees either love them or hate them, it seems there’s no middle ground. That being said, should an organization choose to use per diems, it is important that they take into consideration IRS rules.
    Expense reporting is frequently part of the accounts payable process. Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For many organizations, the review of expense reports and the requests for reimbursement of expenses, is handled in accounts payable. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used. By their very nature, accounts payable best practices incorporate strong internal controls and avoid AP control weaknesses.
    Link to Expense Reporting Habits (Questionable) [+ Best Practices to Thwart Them]https://youtu.be/h2QtD4X0NFk
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    Learn more about AP Now at www.ap-now.com
    Host: Mary Schaeffer (www.ap-now.com)
    7 min
  • Wordle Silly Secret Trick to Win Quicker
    I stumbled across a silly trick that actually helps me solve Wordle puzzles faster. In this video, I share this simple Wordle strategy, a wordle visualization tactic, can implement and it will help you visualize the right answer faster. I’ve been using this little trick to help me solve Wordle puzzles faster. It revolves around the letter X – which let’s be honest, when it comes to Wordle is almost useless. #wordle #wordlestrategy #winwordle
    As regular Wordle players know, having a strong Wordle strategy is critical to achieving success at the game. Solving the puzzle each day can take 2 minutes or two hours – depending on the difficulty of the solution, your starting word, your willingness to sit with the game and a little bit of luck.
    Wordle is the game that has been sweeping the Internet. With only one hand each day, players have six chances to guess the daily five-letter word. A green square indicates a correct letter in the correct spot and a yellow letter reveals a correct letter in a different spot. Since there’s only one hand revealed each day, there is some pressure to get it right and to solve it each day.
    A Novel Approach to Fraud: How They Get Your Personal Info (timeshares)https://youtu.be/CVxhYPOENKQ
    Link to the Zelle Playlisthttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HfUUlK4BpKlaQSFWAXb8nMQ
    Follow me on Twitter: @MarySSchaeffer for a sparkling clue to the day’s puzzle; okay, sometimes they are not so sparkling but they are the best I can come up with on the spur of the moment.
    Link to The Book: Wordle: The Rules, Strategy and Expert Tips https://www.ap-now.com/snip/111.htm
    Link to the Wordle Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HefxYm4ymJ0RSWKFC_c9Lys
    Link to Best Starting Word Revisited https://youtu.be/4FY28GWPddI
    Interested in learning more about issues impacting accounts payable. Sign up for AP Now’s free ezine at: www.ap-now.com
    Host: Mary Schaeffer (www.ap-now.com )
    8 min
  • A Novel Approach to Fraud
    There’s no depth criminals won’t sink to in their attempts to get their hands on personal and banking information they can further exploit. Our colleague, Lynn Larson, has uncovered a yet another one – and it has not been widely publicized. Make sure you stick around until the end when Lynn shares tips on how You can protect yourself against this type of fraud. #fraud #scams #identitytheft
    We want to share this story, even though it does not strictly have B2B implications, because we want to make sure none of our listeners, their families or their friends fall for this fraud. What’s more, it demonstrates, once again, just how innovative some criminals are in finding cracks in a process, weaknesses in vulnerability and then taking full advantage.
    Protecting personal information is important and criminals are getting very crafty about how the go about getting their hands on your personal data. Everyone needs to be alert all the time. If something seems to good to be true, as it does in this example, be very, very suspicious.
    Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For many organizations, the review of expense reports and the requests for reimbursement of expenses, is handled in accounts payable. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used. By their very nature, accounts payable best practices incorporate strong internal controls and avoid AP control weaknesses.
    Link to Zelle Fraudhttps://youtu.be/L02mUitjsKc
    Fraud Protection: Payment and Other Types of Fraud Playlisthttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-Hd5PdNc1YUkSe5IT77nEVHe
    Link to Can You Spot the Phony Email Addresshttps://youtu.be/8IkeqkkQ2Do
    Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/APNow?sub_confirmation=1
    Learn more about AP Now at www.ap-now.com
    Host: Mary Schaeffer (www.ap-now.com)
    Guest: Lynn Larson (www.recharged-education.com)
    22 min
  • Pay Transparency: How Much Do AP Managers Make?
    Do you ever wonder if you are being paid a market rate? Do you wonder if others in your industry or town are earning a lot more? Pay transparency or salary transparency is suddenly a huge issue. State laws are changing every day – and the rules vary from state tostate. Companies are being forced to reveal pay ranges for new hires as well as the ranges for existing positions. What’s more, in many states it is illegal to ask someone about their current salary during a job interview. In this episode we’ll discuss pay transparency, as well as reveal the salaries for AP managers. Make sure to stick around when we share how you can find the salary for any professional in your city, as well as the salary range. #paytransparency #salary
    Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For many organizations, the review of expense reports and the requests for reimbursement of expenses, is handled in accounts payable. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used. By their very nature, accounts payable best practices incorporate strong internal controls and avoid AP control weaknesses.
    Link to Networking for Introvertshttps://youtu.be/48Qzh99i2gc
    Link to AP Now’s Career Playlisthttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HdWh9jMlKmeuvp644EEbbwL
    Link to AP Now’s Invoice Serieshttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HeE6BWKJaVwVMsri7UfQ4vh
    Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/APNow?sub_confirmation=1
    Learn more about AP Now at www.ap-now.com
    Host: Mary Schaeffer (www.ap-now.com)
    7 min
  • Wordle: How to Win in Fewer Rounds [Anyone can use these strategies]
    Does it seem to you that your friends and family always solve Wordle in fewer rounds than you do? Or are you just tired of those 5s and 6s and would like to see some 2s and 3s … or even 4s? In this episode we’ll share 5 weirdly simple things you can do to help you win faster … and to be honest, anyone can use these tactics. Stick around until the end when I share the 1 strategy that is guaranteed to help you win faster. #wordle #wordlestrategy #winwordle
    Looking to start winning your Wordle rounds in fewer rounds. This broadcast will help – and the strategies are things anyone can use. Wordle is fun but it also helps us expand or exercise our mind. So, why not get the most out of it?
    Wordle is the game that has been sweeping the Internet. With only one hand each day, players have six chances to guess the daily five-letter word. A green square indicates a correct letter in the correct spot and a yellow letter reveals a correct letter in a different spot.
    Link to Wordle: The 7 Levels of Difficultyhttps://youtu.be/73ZOFuOTcxs
    Follow me on Twitter: @MarySSchaeffer for a sparkling clue to the day’s puzzle; okay, sometimes they are not so sparkling but they are the best I can come up with on the spur of the moment.
    Link to The Book: Wordle: The Rules, Strategy and Expert Tips https://www.ap-now.com/snip/111.htm
    Link to the Wordle Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HefxYm4ymJ0RSWKFC_c9Lys
    Link to Best Starting Word Revisited https://youtu.be/4FY28GWPddI
    Interested in learning more about issues impacting accounts payable. Sign up for AP Now’s free ezine at: www.ap-now.com
    Host: Mary Schaeffer (www.ap-now.com )
    7 min
  • Accounts Payable Process: Days Payable Outstanding
    Days payable outstanding, referred to as DPO is an accounting term that reflects how long a company takes to pay its bills. It is calculated from figures on the financial statements. In this episode we’ll look at how to calculate days payable outstanding as well as how to increase or decrease DPO. Make sure to stick around until the end, when we explain how one tactic you might use in another area of AP, that might impact your DPO – and it might not be in line with management’s objectives for the days payable outstanding figure. #accountspayable #DPO #dayspayableoutstanding
    The accounts payable process impacts the calculation of days payable outstanding. DPO is sometimes referred to as accounts payable turnover, payables turnover, payable turnover, or the payable turnover ratio. That’s why some ask what is DPO or what is days payable outstanding. In this episode days payable outstanding is explained, as is how to calculate DPO, that is how to calculate days payable outstanding.
    Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For many organizations, the review of expense reports and the requests for reimbursement of expenses, is handled in accountspayable. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used. By their very nature, accounts payable best practices incorporate strong internal controls and avoid AP control weaknesses.
    Link to Early Payment Discounts and how to earn more of themhttps://youtu.be/kTq9Ah56M4Q
    Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/APNow?sub_confirmation=1
    Learn more about AP Now at www.ap-now.com
    Host: Mary Schaeffer (www.ap-now.com)
    7 min

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