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The “itchy fingers” cure — it ain’t what you think it is!
My fingers were itchy. Not just that day a few days ago. No, it was on and off again all fall. No, not because they were dry or any other medical condition. Nope. They wanted to do something. I used...
View ArticleBlue Jays 2025: I’m sad. I’m not heartbroken
Yes, sports fans, it’s time for my annual end-of-baseball season post. Let’s begin, as I always do, with the words of the late A. Bartlet Giamatti, Yale scholar, teacher, and most importantly, former...
View ArticleThe surprising thing that you want from an expert
Wednesday mornings at 745am I’m not far away…I’m at my desk for my BANG online networking group meeting (I’ve come to love those 5 minute commutes down the stairs, don’t you?) (I love networking. Maybe...
View ArticleMy sweet secret summer love
“Blueberry buns”, I said. “What?” “You asked — what’s my favourite childhood summer treat. It’s a blueberry bun”. “Never heard of it!” “Oh right, I forgot, you’re not from Toronto”. I’ve had that...
View ArticleThis summer, I became my father
This summer, I became my father. No, not the guy grilling at the BBQ, spatula in one hand, stubby of Labatt’s IPA in the other. Instead, the guy walking around the house during the heat wave, with A/C...
View ArticleYes, bowties are cool. And December 3rd is a special day for me.
I was standing in the bedroom, in front of the big mirror. And I was seething. Frustrated. Angry. I looked down at the purple-patterned pieces of cloth clutched in my hands. My pre-tied bowtie that I’d...
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Can bookkeeping be warm and fuzzy like your favourite puppy?
I wasn’t always owned by cat(s) (as I am now). That’s me and Smokey, our current cat, in the picture. He chases me onto the couch in the afternoons for nap time. I don’t have much of a choice in the...
View ArticleWhat’s the connection between my Lunch, Rocket Science and Bookkeeping?
12 noon, Friday afternoon a couple of weeks ago. Time to come out of the sunniest basement in Thornhill to deal with the Pooh-style rumbly in my tumbly. The one slice of leftover frozen pizza was a...
View ArticleDo you know the First Rule of Checklist Club?
A couple of weeks ago, I screwed up. Big time. I forgot to file the T4 for one of my clients. (For my American readers, that’s the Canadian version of the W2). I emailed the client right away and told...
View ArticleDon’t want to get lost in your bookkeeping? Here’s an easy way to avoid that!
“I think we’re lost. I’m going to turn left here. It’s not the street on Google Maps, but I think I missed that one”. Yes we were lost – no strike that – we were having an adventure – in Hamilton (ON)...
View ArticleCPA confession – I don’t do taxes. Am I crazy? No (And here’s why)
Yes, I’m a CPA. Got the framed certificate and everything. No, I don’t do taxes. It’s a clear strategic and practical decision that I made when I started my practice. Like Tevye says “Sounds, crazy,...
View ArticleWinter is coming. Are you ready to repay your CEBA loan?
Sorry to interrupt your summer. BUT … December 31st is coming. And this year, it’s not just New Year’s Eve. It’s the CEBA loan repayment due date (if you took one) in order to qualify for any of the...
View ArticleShould Accountants be terrified of AI?
Everyone’s talking about AI. And some people are saying that accountants and bookkeepers should be terrified of AI. 5 years or so ago….Intuit’s QBO and other cloud-based accounting software introduced...
View ArticleThis online accountant says “There’s no freakin’ way I’d do this to you!”
“I can’t believe they said that”, Gail said. “That’s just so wrong!”. We were in the car, headed for Walmart to pick up some ice cream for Gail’s birthday cake. Earlier that day I had read an email. I...
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Wanna know the #1 Secret about Accounting and Bookkeeping?
“Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man They’ve given you a number and taken away your name” That song kept on rolling around in my head as I sat down to write. Want to know why? Because in every spy story...
View ArticleDo you feel like an imposter? You’re not alone.
“I feel like such a phony! A total imposter!”, she cried. “And it’s so scary and frustrating!’ If my eyebrows could’ve gone any higher, they’d be above my hairline. I looked like an anime character...
View ArticleAre you feeling snowed under? I was (and what I did about it)
“Oy! I ache all over”, I said to myself. Of course, that was after shovelling 25cm+ of snow off my driveway last week. (But I’m feeling better just in time to celebrate my birthday week – which is this...
View ArticleNOT Cooking the books
“Should I start boiling the water for the pasta?” I shouted. (I was helping Gail make dinner and I was in the kitchen and she was upstairs). “Yes”, she said. I turned the burner on. But I didn’t check...
View ArticleThe Smile behind the Mask
“Do you ever get bored listening to that?” I was lying on my side in a cool darkened room while the echocardiogram technician was running the wand over my chest. Every once in a while, she’d hit a...
View ArticleRunning on Empty
I was running late that morning. Bolted down my breakfast. Loaded up my lunch bag. Grabbed my briefcase and I was out the door and into my car. Zipped over to the 407 and started my 45-minute trip to...
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