Welcome to No Se Habla Taxes—the podcast where a CPA does her own bookkeeping and occasionally procrastinates just like the rest of you.

I’m Melissa Armstrong: fractional controller, solo practice owner, and financial translator for founders who’d rather binge Netflix than reconcile a bank statement.

And today’s episode? Ohhh boy. I have a confession...

✋🏼 The Confession

I always tell my clients: stay on top of your books, do your monthly closes, don’t fall behind.

Welp.

I fell behind.

Like... months behind.

Between client projects, life chaos, and general “I’ll get to it later” energy, I opened QuickBooks in November only to realize I hadn’t reconciled a single account since July.

Cue the panic. Dozens of uncategorized transactions. A PayPal balance that looked... sus. An Amazon charge that could’ve been printer ink or cap food.

Oh—and did I mention I’m a CPA?

🧠 The Real Talk

Falling behind doesn’t make you a bad business owner—it makes you human.

But when months pile up:

• 🔍 Your memory fades
• 😰 Your stress spikes
• 💸 Your decisions get fuzzy

That’s when Year-End Panic Mode hits—and that’s what we’re unpacking today.

💡 This Episode Includes:

• My very real bookkeeping meltdown (it’s fine, everything’s fine)
• 6 practical steps to get caught up without spiraling
• A shoutout to my network (hi, Amanda from Element Eight!)
• How to stop the chaos and start fresh—today

✅ Free Resource: The Catch-Up Checklist

Feeling the pressure of year-end catch-up? I’ve got you. Grab my free Catch-Up Checklist—the exact steps I used to dig out of my bookkeeping mess.

📥 Download it here

🎧 If This Sounds Familiar...

You’re not lazy. You’re building something. Sometimes the back end gets messy.

Let’s clean it up—without shame, without overwhelm, and with coffee (and maybe a croissant).

Subscribe to No Se Habla Taxes wherever you listen, and remember:

Stay scrappy, stay smart, and don’t let your Amazon orders haunt you in April.

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Welcome back to No Se Habla Taxes — the podcast where a CPA does her own bookkeeping... and finds financial skeletons in her closet.

I’m Melissa Armstrong: fractional controller, solo practice owner, and your favorite financial translator for founders who’d rather invest in growth than leak money on duplicate apps.

And today? I’m here with a confession that might sound familiar...

💀 I discovered a subscription graveyard lurking in my books — two Canva accounts, duplicate Zoom charges, a forgotten Dropbox, and more.

It started as a simple month-end review in QuickBooks Online… and ended in a digital horror story.

In this episode, I walk you through:

✨ How I realized I was paying twice for the same tools

✨ Why these “just $15” charges quietly wreck your budget

✨ A simple, CPA-approved audit method to catch and cancel the chaos

✨ The real cost of cluttered expenses — beyond the dollars

You’ll also meet my incredible VA, Nicole Leon of El Leon Virtual Assistants, who helps founders get out of the weeds with emotionally intelligent support. (Trust me, she’s a lifesaver.)

And yes — I’m giving you a step-by-step system to run your own Subscription Audit, including:

📌 How to pull and categorize your charges

📌 Spotting duplicates like a financial detective

📌 Ruthlessly cutting the noise

📌 Setting a quarterly reminder so it never happens again

💡 Bonus Tip: I even shout out a virtual card trick that makes cancelling sneaky subscriptions a breeze.

If you’ve ever said “It’s only $15, what’s the big deal?” — this one’s for you.

🎧 Listen now to clean up your own subscription graveyard.

📥 Grab my free Subscription Audit Checklist here.

💬 DM me or tag me if this episode helped you cancel just one zombie charge.

Until next time — stay scrappy, stay smart, and cancel that extra Canva account.

Let's connect!

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armstrongmelissacpa/

Website: https://steadyhandaccounting.com/

Coaching Program Waitlist: https://steadyhandaccounting.myflodesk.com/ofgzp2o7tc

🎙️ Episode: Bank Feeds Betrayal

Welcome to No Se Habla Taxes—the podcast where a CPA does her own bookkeeping and sometimes gets betrayed by QuickBooks itself.

I’m Melissa Armstrong, fractional controller, solo practice owner, and financial translator for founders who’d rather wrestle with client work than with their bank feeds.

And today’s confession?

I trusted QuickBooks’ little green “Add” button a little too much… and for three whole months, it lied to me.

✨ Adobe as meals & entertainment.

✨ Zoom living under telephone expense.

✨ Contractor payments sitting in Ask My Accountant.

On the surface? My books looked tidy.

In reality? They were misleading, messy, and costing me clarity.

In this episode, I’ll share:

• 🚨 Why blindly trusting bank feeds is dangerous for your business
• 🧐 How miscategorized expenses distort your P&L (and your decisions)
• 💡 Five practical fixes: rules, memos, reconciliations, and more
• 🛑 Why “QuickBooks told me to” isn’t a valid IRS defense

Plus—you’ll meet Marta Spirk, a speaking coach and TEDx speaker helping women entrepreneurs turn their business into a stage for authentic visibility.

If you’ve ever hit “Add” in QuickBooks just to get it over with, this episode is for you. Clean books mean clean decisions—and messy books cost you more than time.

🎧 Listen in for today’s confession, a few hard-earned lessons, and tips to stop your bank feed from betraying you.

📥 Want my free Bank Feed Cleanup Cheat Sheet? Grab it here

👉 Don’t forget to subscribe to No Se Habla Taxes wherever you listen, and stay scrappy, stay smart, and double check those Adobe charges.

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Website: https://steadyhandaccounting.com/

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