{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Vibe Marketing","title":"Stop Doing Your Own Books","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1765,"description":"Most business owners start out doing their own books, and most of them keep doing it long past the point where it makes sense. This week we brought in an actual expert. Lacey Confer of Solutions Group Accounting joins us to talk about when to hand off your numbers, what professional bookkeeping really costs (spoiler: way less than you think), and the money mistakes she sees business owners make on repeat.\nWhat We Cover:\nThe real price of professional bookkeeping: closer to $300 a month than the $1,000 everyone fears\nBookkeeping vs. accounting, explained with a tree and its branches\nThe mistakes Lacey sees over and over: asking ChatGPT your tax questions, trusting QuickBooks automation blindly, and mixing personal with business\nThe shoebox-of-receipts fix that takes ten seconds on your phone\nFractional CFOs: six figure financial guidance at a fraction of the cost, and the sign you're ready for one\nThe One Thing: Your time is money. If you can earn back a month of bookkeeping fees in two hours of doing what you're actually good at, you can afford it. Reach out before you're drowning, not after.\nLacey Confer leads business development at Solutions Group Accounting, an accounting firm helping small businesses with bookkeeping, tax planning, and fractional CFO services.\nConnect with Lacey: Email: lconfer@solutionsgroupaccounting.com Direct Line: (407)986-2629 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lacey-confer Website: Solutions Group Accounting\nCraig Brooks is CEO of Clarity Creative Group. Caitlin Smith is a brand designer and strategist. New episodes dropping soon. Follow Vibe Marketing wherever you listen to podcasts.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cpSubJblz6fIvSfx81KfvvAD9F-o47iyZH9oL2Q5OCk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lOWI1/NjU2YTAxYjY4MTYw/OGZjMjVhZDAyZDFh/ZTU1OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}