📝 Summary: What do you do when a client pays before you even have an invoice? This quick lesson walks you through the correct, professional way to handle it in QuickBooks Online — without messing up your revenue or Accounts Receivable. You’ll learn:✔ Why deposits should be recorded as a liability (not income)✔ How to keep your A/R clean and accurate✔ The simple step to apply the deposit once the invoice is entered 👉 Simple rule:Cash before invoice = liabilityInvoice entered = revenue This is one of those small shifts that separates basic bookkeeping from true financial confidence.

I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that I failed the exam twice. The good news is that I'm focusing on updating my resume and beginning to apply to the jobs I saved. Will I try again at the exam later in life? Maybe, but I'm still happy with what I've accomplished already and the experience I've gained regardless of the exam.

Progress doesn’t come from having everything figured out… It comes from showing up anyway. No matter where you are right now—starting, stuck, or building momentum—you’re moving forward every time you take one small step. Today’s reminder: 👉 You don’t need to do everything… just do the next thing. 💬 Drop your ONE next step below—big or small—let’s move forward together! #MomentumMonday #KeepGoing #SmallStepsBigWins #RemoteBookkeeper #GrowthMindset

Happy Focus Friday, everyone! Let’s keep this simple and real today… You don’t need a perfect plan. You don’t need hours of free time. You don’t need to feel 100% ready. 👉 You just need to take one step. Maybe today that looks like: ✔️ Logging into QuickBooks and exploring for 15 minutes ✔️ Watching one lesson in the classroom ✔️ Saving 2–3 job posts for later ✔️ Practicing with sample data ✔️ Asking one question instead of staying stuck Progress isn’t about doing everything… It’s about doing something consistently. The ones who succeed in this journey are not the ones who knew everything at the start… They’re the ones who kept showing up — even when it felt slow. 💬 Check-in for today: What is ONE thing you’re committing to before the day ends? Drop it below 👇 and let’s keep each other moving forward!

It's been a while since I've been here, so I want to give everyone an update. I'm going to be taking the QuickBooks Proadvisor exam next week Wednesday. I have some more remote bookkeeping jobs saved after my exam. I'm also going to be practicing QuickBooks with their sample company data. I'm excited not just about what's coming up very soon, but also how far I've come in such a short period of time. Hope everyone has a good weekend!