My Plastic Best Friend

I’m talking about me and my business EFTPOS card back when I first started mowing lawns.

One of my biggest mistakes?

I treated that card like it was mine.

If I stopped for fuel and wanted a pie, no problem.
The business card could pay for both.

Some takeaways after a long day?
The business card again

At least I wasn't really paying, right?

I was young and… let’s be honest, a bit stupid.
Some of my money ideas back then were downright tragic.

Like collecting overdue payments from customers on a Saturday just so I could grab beers for band practice.

Yep. That was me.

Two big things I had completely wrong:

1. Thinking the money in my business account was my money.
​ 2. Thinking money owed to me was just as good as money in my account.

Wrong on both counts.

Money from clients isn’t yours until it’s actually sitting in your account.
And your business account isn’t your personal piggy bank.

Eventually, I got smart.

I started paying myself once a week, like a real business.
No more dipping in here and there.

Not only did it simplify everything,
But it saved me a ton on accounting fees.

Take it from someone who’s been there:
​ Keep it clean.
Keep it separate.
And don’t fund beer runs by collecting IOUs from your customers in the weekends.

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Until next time
Get out there, mow lawns and have fun

Stuart

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