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Episode 1: I booked a cruise from a beach chair

Why Does My Bank Balance Say I’m Fine When I’m Not? (Episode 1)

Episode 1 of the show. If you own a business and you have ever checked
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Aerial view of the Celebrity Beyond cruise ship at sea. Photo: Celebrity Cruises.
Celebrity Beyond at sea. Photo courtesy of Celebrity Cruises.

3 Sure-Fire Tips for Your Next Celebrity Cruise

My parents came home from their Celebrity cruise and called me. I planned the trip,
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A printed bank statement on a wooden desk with a pen resting on it, beside a laptop and a coffee mug, ready for a bank reconciliation.
Signature: 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

Why a Reconcile Starts From the Bank Statement, Never From the List

A client corrected her bookkeeper this month. The bookkeeper was me, and she was right.
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Headline card: How I use AI to plan your trip, with the three things a travel advisor still checks by hand.

How I Use AI to Plan Your Trip, and What I Still Check by Hand

A traveler from New Jersey asked a chatbot for a restaurant near his hotel in
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Navy card asking whether a new tool is worth paying for, with the one question: will this make my company better?

Is a New Tool Worth What It Costs? Ask One Question Before You Pay

Three reporters asked me the same thing in one week: how does a small business
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A toddler leaning back in a stroller in the shade at a theme park on a hot afternoon

What to Do When Your Kid Falls Asleep in the Stroller at Walt Disney World Resort

At some point during a week at Walt Disney World® Resort, probably around one o'clock,
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Resort waterpark with waterslides, a lazy river, and a kids splash area at a Beaches resort

Royal Caribbean Is Buying Half of Sandals and Beaches: What It Means for a Family Booking the Caribbean

On September 23, Royal Caribbean Group said it will buy half of Sandals and Beaches
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What Actually Makes a Small Business Grow

Four reporters asked the same question in one day last week: what makes a small
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The October 15 Deadline for Extended Returns: What Your Books Need Before Your CPA Can File

The October 15 deadline for extended tax returns lands on a Thursday this year. If
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Post More, There Is No Limit: What That Advice Looks Like When the Owner Does the Work

If you run a service business and you also do the work, every marketing voice
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The Brutal List exercise from Step 1 of the Freedom Blueprint: sorting every task into three buckets and six needle-movers

Step 1, Part Two of the Freedom Blueprint: The Brutal List, Three Buckets, and Your Six Needle-Movers

Step 1, part two of the Freedom Blueprint: write the Brutal List of everything you
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A bookkeeper reviewing AI-suggested transactions on a laptop in a small business office

Will AI Replace Bookkeepers? A ProAdvisor’s Honest Answer

I get this question everywhere now. At networking tables, from clients, from family: "Aren't the
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