by Justine Lackey | Nov 15, 2017 | Bookkeeping Questions, Business, Small Biz Tips
How much is one customer worth? Is it $500, $5,000, $50,000? Calculating your CLV—or Customer Lifetime Value—is essential if you want to maximize your profits and make more money. I tell my clients often: the most important thing you can do for your income is to...
by Justine Lackey | Nov 4, 2014 | Bookkeeping Questions, Business, Most Popular, Small Biz Tips
Reconciling with your Bank Almost every day I am asked “How do I figure out if someone is a good bookkeeper?” It’s a good question – it can be a really challenging task if you don’t know what “good” bookkeeping looks like, or understand the...
by Justine Lackey | Sep 19, 2012 | Art+Money, Fabulously Frugal, Small Business Inpiration
This is a super article on managing freelance or inconsistent income. Tips For Managing Your Increasingly Lumpy Income – NYTimes.com. If you read in the comment section, someone mentions this book “The Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers, and the...
by Justine Lackey | Jul 19, 2011 | Bookkeeping Questions, Business
I have a confession. I am not financially perfect. Many “financial professionals” aren’t either. You just look at Wall Street to see how many “pros” make mistakes – often big ones. But I want to come clean on a common mistake I...
by Justine Lackey | Jun 21, 2011 | Fabulously Frugal, Small Biz Tips
If you are like me, then you like it when you score a steal. Hey, you might even smirk a bit when you manage to save a few bucks, or a couple of (GOOD!) cents on a gallon of glass. If so, and you are an online shopper, check out this article from the NYT on:...