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Writing on reconciliation, cash flow, and small-business bookkeeping.
Not SEO sludge. Plain explanations of how to know if an invoice was paid, when to chase, and why your accounting tool is wrong about half the time.
2026-04-15 · 6 min read
How do you know if an invoice has been paid?
The boring answer is: check your bank statement line by line. Here's a faster way.
2026-04-02 · 4 min read
Free bank reconciliation software — what actually exists in 2026
A short audit of every free tool I could find. Most are abandoned. A few work.
2026-03-21 · 5 min read
QuickBooks alternative for tracking payments (when you don't want full accounting)
QuickBooks does too much. If you just need to verify which invoices got paid, you don't need a $30/mo accounting platform.
2026-03-08 · 8 min read
AR aging report Excel template — and why it breaks down at 50+ invoices
Free Excel template plus three honest reasons it's the wrong tool past a certain volume.
2026-02-19 · 7 min read
How to recover unpaid invoices without sounding desperate
Email templates, timing rules, and when to bring in factoring or legal.
That's everything so far. New posts roughly monthly. Changelog.