On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 9:50 AM Fergus Cameron <tofer...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I ran a consultancy business using PTA for many years and suggest your > strategy is the wisest. Do not think to eliminate your book-keeping; > you MUST be engaged with it day-to-day. But certainly take the > monotony out of it with the types of automation you mention. Add the > the outstanding reporting that ledger-likes afford and you will be > have off to a good start, I believe. > snip
I would disagree - - - - if you do your recordkeeping ever day and are checking your emails every hour (or when you get your beep on that stupid phone) and when you get a text you are reading it pdq - - - - well your business is running YOU. You need to run your business! To me - - - - once a week for as long as it takes - - - - I want to get that record- keeping done. Trying to discipline myself to emails 2x per day. Texts - - - I live where reception is like finding honest politicians so that's really not an issue. > > One item of context. DO NOT pick a business tool because it is free. > Ever. This will not be a win unless the cost is so exorbitant that it > gives you enormous competitive advantage ON TOP of your "real" > business (i.e. without impinging on it). > Ditto that - - - but - - - - I would always look for value - - - - long term value in fact. Its something that doesn't seem on the radar for many individuals and far fewer commercial entities - - - - at least here in north america. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ledger-cli+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/CAPpdf58reU1_Kj1zufSkN6gFWob-XZsM1TFqgH2b7DQyx%2Bjueg%40mail.gmail.com.