Why this matters

About the time I hit question 23 out of 40, I started to question why I was taking this test. I didn’t need the badge to be a bookkeeper.

Why spend hours studying, rewriting notes, and sweating the subtle (but critical) differences between balance sheets and income statements, learning which accounts have natural debit balances and which have natural credit balances?

Because bookkeeping isn’t easy.

Some would lead people to believe that AI can do it all. Or anyone “no experience needed” can start.

But the reality of bookkeeping and accounting is more complicated.

When the success of a business hinges on cash management and truly understanding how money flows into, through, and out of a business, you don’t want someone guessing. You want someone who understands the numbers behind the software.

A study by Jessie Hagen of U.S. Bank found that 82% of businesses fail because they aren’t managing their cash flow. It’s not that business owners aren’t working hard. It’s that they don’t have a clear understanding of what’s coming in, what’s going out, or what’s coming next.

And I get it.

Entrepreneurs are some of the only people willing to grind 60+ hours a week with no guarantee of success just to avoid a 40-hour workweek with a boss, pension, and steady salary.

They didn’t start their business because they want to categorize transactions, reconcile accounts, memorize debits/credits, or build financial reports from scratch.

But I did.

Helping entrepreneurs with a clear financial picture so they can confidently make decisions is why I’m here.

And passing that test became tangible proof of my commitment.