Stay At Home Bookkeeping with Tiffani Higgins | Ep. 91

• Bookkeepers compile and organize business finances by categorizing transactions from accounts, credit cards, and loans according to IRS requirements.

• They produce financial statements that business owners use for tax filing, tax planning, loan applications, and strategic decision-making.

Sometimes just having those clear financials from month to month can give them a lot of insight into how things are going.

• Tiff (host) shares how hiring a bookkeeper revealed her business had strong revenue but weak profit, prompting her to sell it.

There's a difference between revenue and profit... we look at the revenue and we're like, oh, we're doing so great... but we're not considering the expenses.

• No certifications or background needed in the US, Canada, or UK. Self-teaching or structured programs both work.

• The work is 80% data entry and 20% higher-level skills, making it faster to master than most expect.

Just like with business owners, you don't know what you don't know. So it's always good to have a mentor.

• Tiffani discovered accounting in high school and loved its balanced, checkable nature. She earned her degree and worked as an auditor before becoming a mom shifted her priorities.

• Pricing strategy and efficiency training allow bookkeepers to charge fixed packages while earning over $100/hour.

• Work can be done in flexible chunks; month-end deliverables mean you can batch work into the final week if needed.

When I got pregnant with twins... I stopped marketing... I was working maybe 20 hours a week or less... I was able to go to all my doctor's appointments and nobody harassed me about it.

• Bookkeeping fundamentals and financial statement preparation
• QuickBooks Online software training
• Client communication and expectations management
• Marketing and back-office setup
• Website and logo design included

• Graduates can be client-ready within one week of starting the program.