09/21/2026
While working on a client's books this week, I came across a receipt for email address renewals. As I looked it over, I noticed one of the email addresses appeared to be an extra account.
I could have simply entered the receipt, categorized the expense, and moved on.
The numbers would have balanced.
The books would have been accurate.
And nobody would have known I noticed it.
But that's not what my client is paying me for.
They're paying me to watch out for their bottom line.
So I sent them an email and pointed out what I had found, giving them the opportunity to decide whether that email address was still needed.
If it isn't, they could potentially save a couple hundred dollars.
That's the kind of attention to detail I believe good bookkeeping should include.
Because bookkeeping isn't just about putting numbers in the right places. It's about having another set of eyes on the financial details of your business—someone who is paying attention, asking questions, and looking out for things that might otherwise get overlooked.
And to me, that's also a matter of integrity.
If I see something that could potentially cost my client money, I'm going to say something.
That's my job.
