As business owners, we try to control costs as much as possible. As an accountant, I’m all for controlling costs. However, there is a fine line between running your business lean versus cheap. In the long run, cheap can cost you more. This is true when selecting software tools to support back office operations. I see many businesses fall into the trap of limiting themselves to only using free software to run their business.
It’s Too Expensive?
In spite of the title, the book is about much more than travel. It’s about getting out of your comfort zone. The author gave away everything he owned and traveled the world for 16 months. He traveled with one backpack and purposely didn’t plan every detail to take advantage of random adventures whether those adventures were conversations with locals, tours, or just experiencing a new community. While I’m not sure I could live out of a backpack and either couch surf or stay in hostels for an undetermined about of time, I appreciated reading his insights. Hyde traveled for the experiences, not just to check locations off his bucket list. He found creative ways to get to know the locals and refused to buy guidebooks.
I hate my phone
The Problem
I really hate my phone. The sales and robocalls make me never want to answer my phone. The thing is, I don’t answer my phone that often. Here’s why. About 18 months ago, my information was among that scraped from the Quickbooks ProAdvisor and Xero Partner websites. And then the emails, phone calls, and texts started. People pretending to be interested in hiring me. Others wanting to sell me lists of Quickbooks or Xero users. And still more just being jerks. This all happened about six years into owning a business. Until this happened, using my personal cell phone for my business wasn’t a problem.