🔥 Solo, Sane, and SO Over Hiring 🔥

Let’s talk truth: not every bookkeeping boss wants to build an empire with employees, HR headaches, and diaper rash updates at 9 AM. In our latest Bookkeepers on Fire episode, we break down why flying solo might just be the secret to staying sane (and profitable). 💼💰

✨ Here’s what we unpack:

💸 Why hiring someone can cost you $50K—and your peace of mind.

🔥 How to scale with systems, not people (there’s literally an app for that).

🎯 The moment you realize managing others means fixing their $7,000 mistakes.

We’re not anti-growth—we’re pro sanity.

Catch the full episode and find out how two million-dollar solo bookkeepers are thriving without the payroll roster.

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🔥 Digits is Changing the Game! 🔥

 In our latest Bookkeepers on Fire episode on YouTube, we sat down with Jeff Seibert, CEO of Digits, and let’s just say… minds were blown 🤯. 
From AI agents to bank sync magic, Jeff gave us a front-row seat to the next-gen of small biz accounting.

💥 Here's what we unpacked:

🚀 Real-time financials and AI agents that learn as you go (no more training rules like it's 2004).

🌀 LLMs in a loop = Agents in action
Large Language Models like ChatGPT can run in loops, asking and answering their own questions to improve decisions—basically, your AI-powered bookkeeping intern that never sleeps.

🧠 Predictive, not generative
Unlike LLMs that hallucinate answers (aka make stuff up 😬), Digits trains predictive models that don’t guess—they learn your behavior and stay within the lines of your chart of accounts. No made-up Mexico travel expenses here.

🔍 Smart agents = real research
Agents don’t just auto-categorize—they Google unfamiliar vendors, build a mini dossier, and then make smart, learned decisions based on your historical transactions. Basically, the Sherlock Holmes of accounting 🕵️‍♂️💼

📣 Ready to future-proof your firm?

 Start your Digits journey today at digits.com

🔗 Tag your favorite #AIcuriousBookkeeper below 👇

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🔥✨ Bookkeepers On Fire Welcomes Corry Jankowski! ✨🔥

In this power-packed episode, we’re thrilled to welcome the amazing 💫 Corry Jankowski — founder of 🌐 Ask a Bookkeeper and creator of the wildly popular 💥 Cleanup Course (with over 1,700 members! 🙌).

Corry went from doing books at 14 📚 to building a vibrant bookkeeping empire — and she’s sharing all the juicy details with us. If you’re a bookkeeper, accountant, or just cleanup-curious 🧽 — this one’s for you!

💡 In This Episode:

 🧠 How Ask a Bookkeeper became a virtual coworking haven 💻👯‍♀️

 🧹 Why her Cleanup Course is changing the industry game 💣🔥

 💬 Cleanup vs. Catch-Up — what’s the REAL difference? 🤷‍♀️🔍

 💰 Her value-packed pricing strategy & 98% close rate 💸💪

 🧰 Favorite tools inside QBO (Books Review + Client Overview!) 🧾🔧

 📈 Tips on building confidence, setting boundaries, and raising prices with grace 💃📊

💥 Don’t miss Corry’s real talk on messy books, burnout, and the power of community! ❤️‍🔥

 👍 Like, 🔔 Subscribe, and 📤 Share with your bookkeeping besties!

🎬 Bookkeepers on Fire — turning debits into 🔥 every week!

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🔥 "Smart, Not Local." – Yep, we said it.

Some folks are still clutching their pearls because bookkeepers and accountants hire overseas talent. Let’s break it down, with a little heat:

💥 Smart doesn’t have a zip code. We work with pros around the globe who are sharp, skilled, and sometimes smarter than the guy charging $40/hour down the street.

💥 Cheap bookkeeping = cheap results. If all you want is data entry, go find the $99 crowd. If you want transformation – strategy, growth, clarity – then yeah, we cost more. And we’re worth it.

💥 We're not here to churn and burn. We build long-term relationships, not factories of financial fluff. If your goal is value, not volume, we’re your people.

💬 Let’s stop acting like global talent is second-tier. Want better books? Work with better people – wherever they are.

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🎙️ Bookkeepers On Fire Welcomes Marnie Roberts + Special Guest Nash! 🔥👶

In this heartwarming and inspiring episode, we welcome the incredible Marnie Roberts, a brand-new bookkeeping business owner and proud mom to baby Nash (our cutest guest yet! 🍼👩‍👦). 

Marnie shares her journey of launching her dream business in January 2025 while balancing motherhood, entrepreneurship, and chicken parm 🍝💪.

✨ Highlights from the episode:

🚀 Why Marnie made the leap into entrepreneurship (hint: freedom + legacy)

🍼 How she’s building her business with a 6-month-old on her lap

🎯 Her niche: service-based businesses like coaches, influencers & designers 💼📸🛋️

🎮 Life with a video game–designing husband, Twitch streams, and chicken parm night

🧾 Launching a bookkeeping walkthrough + support subscription for early-stage biz owners 💻📈

💡 Her favorite tools: QuickBooks, Keeper, HubSpot, and banking with Found 💰🔧

🔥 Her love for Bookkeeping Buds and the power of a supportive community 👯‍♀️💬🌈

🎉 First-time podcast guest — and she nailed it with baby Nash stealing the show 👶💫

💬 “Do it scared.” Marnie reminds us that fear is part of the process — and you're stronger than you think. 💖💪

🎧 Whether you’re a new bookkeeper, a busy parent, or someone chasing a dream — this episode will motivate you to keep going 🌟

👇 Subscribe to Bookkeepers On Fire for more powerful stories, smart strategies, and bookkeeping brilliance every week 💥🧮✨

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🔥 Bookkeepers on Fire - YouTube Live: Meet Olga Hurtado of Neat Books! 🔥

In this powerhouse episode, Donna and Debbie sit down with the incredible Olga Hurtado, founder of Neat Books LLC, to talk scaling, niching, automation, AI, and building a bookkeeping empire without losing your mind.

📍 Based in Miami, Olga shares her inspiring journey from Colombia to leading a thriving 20+ person firm specializing in franchise accounting and multi-entity consolidation (all in QuickBooks Online!). 
Her secret weapon? Processes, boundaries, and custom ChatGPT bots.

Here’s what you’ll learn:
 ✅ How to turn a single client into a scalable niche

 ✅ Why saying “no” is your most profitable skill

 ✅ How Olga uses ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity for SOPs, reconciliations, and team training

 ✅ What a truly embedded accounting team looks like

 ✅ Why sticking to your tech stack (and not chasing shiny software) matters

 ✅ Olga’s advice on hiring, delegating, and preparing your firm to thrive without you

💡 PLUS: Her take on value pricing, gut-check business decisions, burnout, community, and the real American dream.

👀 Bonus laughs include:

 • Steakhouse analogies
 • Ruthless tax return truths
 • What happens when your husband becomes your project manager (and you're the boss 😏)

 🎙️ And don’t forget to subscribe for weekly episodes that blend 🔥bookkeeping wisdom🔥 with unapologetic real talk.

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🔥 CPA? Who Cares! 🔥
You don’t need letters after your name to start stacking income. We dropped truth bombs (and a few sarcastic gems) on the latest episode of Bookkeepers on Fire.

💥 Here’s what we’re really saying:

• No license? No problem. You can do almost everything in accounting… just don’t call it an audit.

• eBay > Ethics? Maybe not — but flipping yard sale junk paid for a house. Side hustle smarter, not harder.

• Feel guilty? Drop the wall. If your job’s done, your time’s yours. Build your biz after-hours with zero shame.

🎧 Listen in, laugh a little, and get fired up to make that extra money without waiting for a CPA stamp of approval.

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🔥 Nonprofit ≠ Free Work 🔥
Think nonprofits mean no profit for you? Think again. In our latest episode of Bookkeepers on Fire, we set the record straight—with a little sarcasm and a lot of truth.

Here’s what we dished out:

👉 Nonprofits pay—when you know your worth.
Stop working for "exposure." You’re not a billboard.

👉 It’s harder than regular accounting.
Functional expenses, restricted grants, and compliance galore. Charge accordingly. 💸

👉 Passion is power—but still invoice them.
Love the mission? Great. That doesn’t mean you work for free hugs.

🚨 Pro tip: The NFL is a nonprofit. Let that sink in. 🏈

 Catch the full firestorm on our latest episode. Your bookkeeping hustle deserves better.

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🔥 When Trust Gets Weird… 🔥

Ever had a prospective client ask for a background check—then say they’ll “run it through their guy”?

Yeah… we did too. 😏

In this episode of Bookkeepers On Fire, we break down the awkward (and oddly magical) world of mutual vetting.

✨ Here’s the spicy scoop:

🔍 If you’re checking me, I’m checking you. Fair is fair.

📞 Referral requests? Of course, we’re sending our A+ fan club. You would too. Can I call your past bookkeepers?

🧙‍♀️ Trust isn't assumed. It's earned—preferably without shady middlemen named “my guy.”

💬 Tune in for laughs, lessons, and just enough sarcasm to keep it real.

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On this 🔥 episode of Bookkeepers on Fire, Donna and Debbie don’t sugarcoat it — they’re diving deep into the messy truth about payroll.

Spoiler alert: it’s not just pushing a button

Here’s what we cover:

✅ QBO Payroll? Hard pass.
We said what we said. ADP gets our vote — and our peace of mind.

🧨 Deadlines are not our love language.
Want to ruin your vacation? Run payroll manually. We’ll pass, thanks.

💸 Payroll services = sanity savers.
Don’t be the hero. Use tools. Know the rules. Charge what you’re worth.

🎙️ Catch the full episode now — where precision meets payroll sass.

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