Piazza Bookkeeping

06/01/2026

99.9% of businesses in the US are small businesses.
45.9% of Americans are employed by a small business.
Small Businesses represent nearly half of America’s GDP.

And yet, only 65% of Small Biz owners say that their business is in good financial health.

As a bookkeeper, my job is to

- Give you hours of extra time to work on your business
- Uncover your cash flow mysteries
- Make sure tax season goes smoothly for your tax preparer

This doesn’t ensure financial health.

But it will uncover problems keeping your business from growing and allow you the time to solve them.

05/31/2026

I walked for 30 minutes by myself, and thought about NOTHING. It was the most productive 30 minutes of my week. Why?

Before the walk I was feeling:
Stressed - from working 12 hours a day
Tired - from sleepless nights with a baby

But the BIGGEST problem: I could not stop thinking about work!

So I took a walk and told myself I am NOT allowed to think about work at all. Or anything else.

So what did I focus on instead?

-The sounds of the trees
-The breeze
-The feeling of the warm sun

I’m telling you guys right now: If you’re overwhelmed, do something with your body and just stop thinking. (This works better outside, even if it’s not great weather)

Now I’m ready to tackle another week of hustling!

And the best part:

It reminded me that because I help clients keep their books clean, I give them a little bit of extra time to NOT think about their businesses, so they can relax mentally as well.

Happy Sunday and God Bless
- Anthony

05/30/2026

The odds of me ever having met my wife are CRAZY low.

I’m from NC, Katelyn’s from MN, 1200 miles away.

I had taken a gap year after high school to think about where I wanted to go.

She knew she wanted to go to Christendom, but got waitlisted.

I got accepted into a music school in Nashville, but decided I wanted to deepen my Catholic Faith, so I decided to go to Christendom College in VA.

I applied and was accepted, and someone else had decided not to go, allowing Katelyn to be likely the last person to be accepted before the school year started.

Entering into the school at the same time is what allowed us to get to know each other so well and spend more time learning and growing together,

If ANY of these things didn’t happen, then we wouldn’t have met at all!

What are the odds of you ever having met your spouse or significant other?

(Picture is from 4 years ago when we started dating)

05/27/2026

I decided to create a FREE interactive Bookkeeping Checklist! (No email required for download)

It includes:

-Monthly Tasks
-Quarterly Tasks
-Annual Tasks

Hopefully this checklist will help solve your short-term and long-term bookkeeping needs. It will always be free to download and use on my website.

Bonus: If you decide to use the website interactive version, it has a task completion bar at the top which progresses as you check things off.

Try the interactive version here!
https://piazzabookkeeping.com/free-checklist

05/26/2026

Unlike a lot of modern health gurus, I do NOT think everyone should get up at 5AM.

But for me, I’m going to test whether working on my bookkeeping business in the early morning is a good idea.

My main reasons:

1) I’m much more of a morning person anyway
2) The baby is almost always asleep at this time
3) I can have more time in the evening to spend with my wife

Here’s why I don’t think everyone should.

Some people work better late in the evening
Some people have different life schedules to consider
Some people HATE waking up early

Time of the day is subjective. The amount of work done in a day is objective.

Your wake-up time should effect your life in a positive way.

Don’t just do it because people online swear by it.

So.....I’ll let you know how this goes! *sips coffee*

05/25/2026

For 250 years, the American Dream has been kept alive by those willing to give their lives for it.

God Bless America!

05/22/2026

Here’s my daily schedule as a new dad, a W-2 employee, and a business owner

6:15-7:15am - Wake up, eat breakfast
7:30am-4:00pm - My full time job

4:30-5:30pm Household chores or sales call window
5:30-6:30 Eat dinner and play with baby Avery

6:30-7:30 Dishes, Read Avery a bedtime story
7:30-9:00 Work on Bookkeeping and post Social Media

9:00-10:00 Listen to Bible In a Year with my wife, pray, get ready for bed

10 PM Sleep
12 AM Baby wakes up hungry
1 AM Sleep
2 AM Baby wakes up again (I don’t this time)
3 AM Baby thinks its time to play
4 AM Everyone’s awake now
5 AM Baby finally falls asleep again but we’re still awake

05/19/2026

My life is pretty dull. I work 11 hours a day on average. But I’m still super happy, and here’s why:

Even though we sacrifice a lot such as:

-We don’t eat out
-We don’t have super memorable experiences on the weekends
-We live in a small, modest 1-bed apartment with a baby
-The aforementioned 11 hour work days (combining my day job and bookkeeping hustle)

We can brag about the fact that:

-We paid off all our debt super early
-We don’t make car payments
-We started saving for a house
-We started an IRA for retirement

Side note: “Dull” does not account for my sweet wife and daughter who fill my otherwise boring lifestyle with so much joy and color :)

I’m proud to be building something in my 20s so my wife and I can reap the rewards in our 30s and 40s.

What sacrifices are you making to reach your future goals?

05/17/2026

I missed a scheduled sales call by 2 WEEKS but still landed the clent!

I was out on Easter vacation, and the individual tried to set up a call through my booking page.

But the email notification had gone straight to junk mail!

For 2 weeks I didn’t know this person had scheduled a call to learn more about my bookkeeping services.

As soon as I saw the email in my junk folder, I thought “well, that’s unfortunate. It was probably spam ayway”

But then I thought about it.

“Why shouldn’t I just reply and see if they want to try again?”

What would I have to lose?

So I emailed him back explaining what happened and gave an updated booking page, and he ended up rescheduling the call.

I didn’t miss it that time!

A week or two later, I sent an invoice and a contract, and now he’s my highest paying client!

If you make a mistake, it’s never too late to turn it around.

Just communicate well, take a chance, and see what happens.

05/13/2026