Recording and capturing your numbers is a must do if you want to take your business seriously. Last week’s podcast looked at the how bookkeeping gives life to your financial and business activities – and helps you make money. In this episode of ‘I Hate Numbers’ I am...
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Bookkeeping: Your business words
Today’s episode of I Hate Numbers is about Bookkeeping: Your business words. Travel back to Ancient Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria & Sumeria and you will see they have got their bookkeeping & accounting sorted. Documents from ancient Mesopotamia show lists of...
Break-even
Welcome to today’s episode of I Hate Numbers where we talk about break-even. Making profits is what your business should aim to do. The financial milestone before that is for you to break even. Knowing your break even gives you better business insights, greater...
Knowing your costs makes you money
Welcome to today’s episode of I Hate Numbers. Knowing your costs makes you money, a statement of the obvious perhaps. Certainly with statements of the obvious we sometimes forget business basics. In this podcast episode I am going to take a real cool way to look at...
The importance of profit
Welcome to another weekly episode of ‘I Hate Numbers’ where we look at The importance of profit, as well as what it is. The 'I Hate Numbers' podcast wants you to get acquainted with your best business friend. The friend that won’t lie to you, the friend that you...
Creating your cash future
Creating your cash future, the theme of today’s episode of I Hate Numbers. Firstly when you are in the eye of a financial storm what’s the one major thing that’s going to get your business through it? That one thing, that protection, comfort blanket, and financial...
The language of accounting
Welcome to today’s episode of I Hate Numbers, talking about The language of accounting. Today we’re going to have a peek at some of the language that Accounts, and Finance people use. It can be an alien language if you are a stranger in the Number’s world. I am...
Getting paid on time
Most importantly learn how to help your business survive and thrive by understanding your numbers. Above all I really hate not getting paid on time without good reason. This episode is about what you can do to get paid on time. Why is getting paid on time important?...
Keep an eye on your business cash
Learn how to help your business survive and thrive by understanding your numbers, and keep an eye on your business cash. The one thing you really need to keep an eye on is money in the bank. Why is cash so important? Cash is important and you need to Keep an eye on...
I Hate Numbers Weekly Podcast
If you’re serious about your business, you need to grab hold of your numbers, and connect with them. In This Episode How to have a better business, why people hate numbers and Giving energy back into your life.
Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping: Number collection follows on from our last blog post- Loving numbers. Previously we talked about loving numbers and why they need love. Today, we want to talk to you why and how you collect those numbers, those 'words' to tell your business story....
Tax Return: Dates and payments
Tax Return: Dates and payments To clarify, the two previous blogs have looked at who must prepare a personal tax return, and what can be claimed. Your personal tax return includes details of your income and capital transactions. Our focus today is 2020-21, 6th of...
Understanding Costs
Understanding Costs: How do they behave? Firstly understanding costs and your business numbers help with a variety of things, including: Pricing of goods and services Business planning Cash Forecasting Controlling costs Understanding profitability of customers, products and services Improving efficiency Likewise if you can describe and link business activity with costs then you have a […]



