Four years in business has taught me plenty—including that owning a bookkeeping business doesn’t magically make entrepreneurship easy. 😂 One lesson I keep coming back to: understanding your numbers helps you make better decisions. Try asking yourself these three questions this week: 💰 Which services are actually making me money? 🔎 What expenses are growing—and are they worth it? 📅 What bills are coming up that I need to plan for? If you’re unsure where to find those answers, that’s a skill you can develop—with support. Inside the DBR Bookkeeping Skool Community, you’ll find: ✅ Weekly live calls for bookkeeping and QuickBooks Online questions. ✅ 100+ training videos to build your skills at your own pace. ✅ 1:1 accountability and guidance from a financial professional to help you apply what you learn. 🥳 Join for just $444/year through October 31! As we enter year five, I’m grateful to keep helping entrepreneurs gain financial confidence—and to everyone who’s been part of this journey. Let’s start Doing Business Right. DBR

“How much?!” 😳 Or… “What do I get?” Price matters. Understanding the value helps you make a better decision. Will it save time, reduce mistakes, improve your skills, or help your business grow? That mindset can open doors to worthwhile investments—and help you skip purchases that offer little value, even when they’re cheap. Before your next business purchase, ask: 👉 “What do I get, and does it support my goals and budget?” We explore practical ways to understand your numbers and make confident business decisions inside the DBR Bookkeeping community. You’re welcome to join the conversation! 📊 POLL: Which best describes your first reaction to a business purchase? Let’s start Doing Business Right. DBR

You probably remember the big business purchases. But are you tracking the smaller subscriptions that help you work, learn, and serve your clients? Think about tools like: 📚 Skool — Business education and professional communities. 🤖 ChatGPT — Brainstorming, research, and content support. 🎨 Canva — Graphics, presentations, and marketing materials. 📊 QuickBooks Online — Bookkeeping and financial reporting. 🎧 Spotify — Business podcasts and continuing education, when used for that purpose. If a subscription supports your business, make sure it’s part of your financial tracking. Keep the receipt, note its business purpose, and distinguish business use from personal use. Tracking a subscription doesn’t automatically make it tax-deductible—but it helps you see where your money goes and discuss its treatment with your tax professional. Here’s a quick challenge: Review your last bank or credit card statement. Which subscriptions are helping your business—and which are you paying for without using? We share practical tips like these in the DBR Bookkeeping Community to help you understand your numbers and make more intentional decisions. What subscription gives your business the most value? Let’s start Doing Business Right! DBR

It's more than wins and losses. Sports give us something to look forward to. They give us something to talk about with friends, family, coworkers—and sometimes complete strangers wearing the right jersey. 😂 We celebrate together. We argue about questionable coaching decisions. We make predictions. We suffer through bad seasons. And somehow, every year, we convince ourselves: “This could be our year!” 🏆 Sports create connection and community. And that's exactly why we created the Fans of NFL Football community—a fun place for NFL fans to talk football, make weekly picks, debate teams and players, and enjoy the season together. 🏈 Love NFL football? Come join us! It's FREE to join and participate! Fans of NFL Football is proudly sponsored by DBR Bookkeeping. Because sometimes it's nice to stop talking business...and just talk FOOTBALL! 😎 DBR POLL: What Sport do you LOVE?!?

If YouTube could put your business in front of the 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 while you're sleeping… Would you care if you had 500 subscribers? Or would you care more about getting that 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿? There's been a lot of conversation lately about YouTube's monetization requirements getting harder. More watch hours. More Shorts views. More subscribers. But I think business owners need to look at YouTube differently. You don't necessarily need a massive audience. You need the 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. We just released a video about this exact idea and why chasing YouTube monetization can actually distract business owners from the bigger opportunity: 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀. 🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: If you're building a business through content, I'd love to know: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀? And if the video gives you a useful idea, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁, 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄.