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Accounting

Per Diem Accounting

by mapgirl on June 1, 2010

Anyone have any tips? I’ve got a corporate card for work expenses. I am not sure what to do with Quicken and per diem.
I made a work expense category for when I spend out of my own pocket and transfer payments to that category when I pay the bill. I’ll also be able to see [...]

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My Experience Hiring a CPA

by mapgirl on May 14, 2009

First off, I haven’t actually hired one. But I can tell you that you shouldn’t ever call a CPA firm a few days after April 15th. Your call will slip through the cracks.
May is a much better time to call. So far the screening process has been very interesting. I’ve talked two places and I [...]

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Buying an Air Filter for My Car

by mapgirl on March 20, 2009

I had an interesting experience at Advanced Auto Parts.
I wanted a new air filter. The one I wanted was a Purolator version for $12. But there was a K&N version for $50. I couldn’t understand why that one was so expensive. It couldn’t possibly be that good, or could it?
The salesman at the store demonstrated [...]

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Restating Earnings

by mapgirl on August 17, 2007

First off, I don’t own DELL stock or their computers. (Frugal girls like me go with cheap $400 generic boxes!) Second, I work for an accounting and finance team at work and helping the accounting team go over the numbers is part of my job.
Apparently Dell has stopped trading on the stock market because they [...]

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2006 Budget Overview – Conclusion

by mapgirl on December 28, 2006

I netted out about ~$14,000.00. I was hoping to net ~$18,000.00, but I’ll take it. I can genuinely say that my Save-O-Meter, FSA and 401K totals that $14K, so I think I’ve accurately hit my personal goals for 2006, despite going over budget.
I drafted up a recap of 2006 with some goals for 2007, but [...]

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