🔴 Bookkeepers On Fire | Live with Hal In A Towel

from Bookkeepers On Fire with Deb & Donna · host Deb Kilsheimer & Donna Reade

From carrier decks to tax desks… meet Hal “in a towel” Hickey—Vietnam vet, ex-IRS auditor, and the quiet engine behind our practice. His story? Wild. His advice? 🔥✈️➡️📊 Grit scales: From getting shot down over Vietnam to auditing 1040s in Manhattan, Hal proves resilience + discipline beat “luck” every time.🧠💳 OPS > DIY: “Other People’s Skills” win. Stop winging it—bring in pros, charge for brains (not minutes), and fix value leakage before it costs clients real $$.📚➕📉 Know your debits & credits: Software pushes buttons; bookkeepers interpret reality. Education first, then tech—so clients don’t pay for $50K mistakes.PS: Our Bookkeepers on Fire community is where we go unfiltered 🔥—behind-the-scenes “Turn Up The Heat” episodes, downloads, and real talk. Link in comments.🔥 Join our Bookkeepers On Fire Community to connect 🤝, collaborate 💬, and thrive 🚀 with like-minded professionals who are passionate about bookkeeping, accounting and business growth.Join us here: Bookkeepers On Fire CommunityBookkeepers On Fire is proudly ad-free and 100% listener-supported, so we can bring you unfiltered conversations without outside agendas. If you enjoy the show, consider donating to help keep our mics hot and our mission independent.🔥Donate with Venmo🔥 🔥Donate with PayPal🔥#BookkeepersOnFire #AccountingLife #ValuePricing #TaxPros #SmallBusiness #VeteranLed #OpsNotChaos #LearningOverGuessing #QuickBooks #Advisory

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