Featured insights and articles
11 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
How to Read a Balance Sheet
A balance sheet shows what your business owns, owes, and is worth on a single day. Here's how to actually read one, line by line.
10 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
How to Track Expenses for Small Business
Track expenses by logging every purchase against a category, same-day, separate from personal spending. The method — and why most people quit by week three.
10 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Wise Ledger vs Xero
Xero's cheapest plan costs $25/mo with no permanent free tier. Wise Ledger Pro is $45.99/year. Here's the real trade-off for a one-person business.
9 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Wise Ledger vs QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Online now starts at $38/mo and jumps to $85 for multi-currency. Here's what a one-person business actually needs — and what it doesn't.
3 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Bookkeeping Software for Small Business: What You Actually Need
A practical guide to choosing bookkeeping software for a small business — what the category actually has to do, where the big names stop, and what 'free' usually means.
27 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
Excel vs Accounting Software: Is a Spreadsheet Enough?
Excel and spreadsheets work longer than most software companies admit. See when a business expense spreadsheet stops working, and what breaks first.
27 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
Do I Need QuickBooks If I'm a One-Person Business?
For a lot of sole traders and freelancers, the honest answer is no. Here is what QuickBooks is built for, and when a simpler alternative fits better.
27 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
How to Choose Accounting Software for a Small Business
Most guides to choosing accounting software (or a bookkeeping app) list features. This one starts with the question that actually decides it: cash or accrual?
25 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
Why a Personal Finance App Can't Run a Business
Budgeting apps are brilliant at tracking your own spending. The moment you start earning self-employed income, they quietly stop being enough. Here's where the line is.