Comments on: Splitting Work and Personal Expenses

By: The 4 Pillars of a Solid Web Working Strategy

The 4 Pillars of a Solid Web Working Strategy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:01:11 +0000

[...] financial issue that many web workers face is the lack of separation between personal and professional expenses. While the line is more blurry with freelancers, even telecommuting employees may need to consider [...]

By: Michael Nathan

Michael Nathan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:11:14 +0000

I use a business account, open office calc spreadsheet with a sheet for each expense category (my accountant accepts .odf, and shoeboxed.com to handle receipts. Quickbooks was too much of a hassle and the spreadsheet can be emailed to myself for backup online and because its odf I can use it on any OS and is totally future-proofed.

By: Stephen Clay McGehee

Stephen Clay McGehee — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:12:36 +0000

I’ve been using QuickBooks for a number of years and it has worked well for me. My accountant uses it also, so at the end of the year, I just send him a copy of my data file and he uses that to file the corporate tax return. He also fixes those problems that creep in over a year’s time (things getting put in the wrong category, etc.)

By: Deana Goldasich

Deana Goldasich — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:58:35 +0000

A great post! Separating work and personal expenses has been one of the my biggest challenges since starting my own business. Tracking travel expenses is, perhaps, the biggest beast. I did find a great site/iPhone App that’s been a godsend, though! http://www.automilez.com/ It has made THAT part of tracking MUCH easier!