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That's a good crossword puzzle book word right there.

You know how spontaneous people spin a globe, point at a place, and wherever their finger lands, they go on vacation?
That's how I think some of my clients do bookkeeping.

*simulation*
Them: Today I bought some stamps. Where do I put this expense? In the "stamps" category? No- that's way too logical. Let me just put it right here in "repairs & maintenance" with a memo that says "stamps" so that people know what it is.

True.
Story.

Like how they put casual labor and business gifts into the "charity" account.
Or how every time they borrow money from one store, they create yet another account to reconcile to instead of just using the same one.

On my To-do list for today, I put:
Work on (client name) until it gets boring.
Because I can only take so much of the frivolity at one time.

Of course, it doesn't help that they have 3 different people keeping the books for this place.
It's times like these where I wish I could just be a freelance bookkeeper. Just be like- ok- you guys focus on your business. Whatever that may be. By the character of your "customer relations" account, it may be buying expensive meat for all I know. And then every time you get or receive money, write down where it came from or where it went to.

And I could do the rest.

No need for inexperienced workers using accounting software, putting things haphazardly into who knows where.

For instance, an expense account called "raise".
LIKE WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE!??!?!

Seeing an inefficient process and not being able to fix it inflicts pain and suffering on the INTJ-ness inside of me.

Above all, though, I really hate that they don't make my adjusting journal entries.
I make them out of the goodness of my heart! They're like cookies! JUST EAT THEM!
Every month (or period of time when they feel like e-mailing me), I get a file that's just as messed up as the one before it. And every month, I have to make the same entries just so my eyes will stop bleeding.

Why are they even paying me if they're not going to take my suggestions?

*LONG LABORIOUS SIGH*

Ok. I'm done.
Did you hear I'm averaging an A on my CPA exams?
REG - 88
AUD - 92
BEC - 90
Almost there, guys.

I still get those stupid butterflies,
TWS

Everything You Do; He Is We