Welcome to No Se Habla Taxes—the podcast where a CPA does her own bookkeeping and occasionally procrastinates just like the rest of you.
I’m Melissa Armstrong: fractional controller, solo practice owner, and financial translator for founders who’d rather binge Netflix than reconcile a bank statement.
And today’s episode? Ohhh boy. I have a confession...
✋🏼 The Confession
I always tell my clients: stay on top of your books, do your monthly closes, don’t fall behind.
Welp.
I fell behind.
Like... months behind.
Between client projects, life chaos, and general “I’ll get to it later” energy, I opened QuickBooks in November only to realize I hadn’t reconciled a single account since July.
Cue the panic. Dozens of uncategorized transactions. A PayPal balance that looked... sus. An Amazon charge that could’ve been printer ink or cap food.
Oh—and did I mention I’m a CPA?
🧠 The Real Talk
Falling behind doesn’t make you a bad business owner—it makes you human.
But when months pile up:
That’s when Year-End Panic Mode hits—and that’s what we’re unpacking today.
💡 This Episode Includes:
✅ Free Resource: The Catch-Up Checklist
Feeling the pressure of year-end catch-up? I’ve got you. Grab my free Catch-Up Checklist—the exact steps I used to dig out of my bookkeeping mess.
🎧 If This Sounds Familiar...
You’re not lazy. You’re building something. Sometimes the back end gets messy.
Let’s clean it up—without shame, without overwhelm, and with coffee (and maybe a croissant).
Subscribe to No Se Habla Taxes wherever you listen, and remember:
Stay scrappy, stay smart, and don’t let your Amazon orders haunt you in April.
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