I feel that we are singing from the same hymnsheet. It just needs Jeanette to loearn to use Excel, and that's a strong possibility.
Smartarse. :moon:
Thanks for that, we'll check that out.
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I feel that we are singing from the same hymnsheet. It just needs Jeanette to loearn to use Excel, and that's a strong possibility.
Smartarse. :moon:
Thanks for that, we'll check that out.
I use Kashflow.
It's all done online, so you can access your accounts anywhere, is great for both invoices and expenses, and reconciles easily with the bank.
Plus it links up with a whole host of other online services. My favourite is ViaPost - I click print and it gets printed out somewhere, popped in an envelope and posted, without me doing anything!
Also integrates with online payment processors, and automatically registers payments received - has saved me loads of time.
http://kf.cm/1gYYE4s
And it's really cheap if you do less than 10 invoices per month.
Rule 15! Rule 15!!!! :eek:
Oops my apologies. Use this url instead: https://www.kashflow.com/
It seems like quickbooks, kashflow and quickfile offer the same type of service. So it comes down to how you like their interfaces and pricing:
Quickbooks = £6 per month (6 months discount, 1 month free)
Kashflow = £5 per month
Quickbooks = possibly free or £4.5 per month if your a "large business".
Either way I'd recommend these over excel just for time savings :)
If I can be brutally honest, you can't get much simpler than Excel. I've meddled with different programs from different jobs and Excel would be the way forward.
To save yourself the problems with the missus, why not introduce her to your accountant and let them train here, or at least give you advice on the basic book-keeping that could be done.
If all else fails, get a simple cashbook from WHSmiths :)
I kept on using my old copy of Sage 50 along with DJ Event Planner. Sage is way overkill for the tasks I need but I know the software well and it does what I want it to do so I stuck with it. I was considering switching to DJEP totally but I decided to keep doing what I was doing.
There are loads of free office suites out there which, whilst they may not look as pretty, can rival MS Office for functionality. One of the best of most well known being Libre Office. Linky. This is a spin off from the OpenOffice project which I believe came to end a while ago.
As for a tenner a month being cheaper than MS Office, this is not the case. A monthly subscription to Office 365 costs just £7.99 per month and includes a lot of extras including free Skype minutes and cloud storage.