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Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner that wants to understand your finances? Welcome to the The Money Barista Podcast. Hey there, I'm your host Kerry Zarb, The Money Barista, and I understand that your finances are as private as your underwear, whether it's your boxers or receipts peeping out of your top drawer, I'm here to help you get comfortable with your business finances! This is why each week I'm going to bring you here to The Virtual Cafe Studio, so that we can talk all abo ...
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This week in the Virtual Cafe there is some bittersweet news we are sharing. Tune in to hear the details of the changes that are coming as Season Six wraps up. The last few weeks there have been some really hard decisions made. Kerry doesn't have a crystal ball Making hard choices Kerry has her cape on for her clients Grieving the changes and celeb…
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This week in the Virtual Cafe listen in to the conversation about Kerry's bean-o-meter and the confessions that go with it. Coffee and money are always a topic at the table here. The Money Barista herself is answering some great questions from a listener. Questions can be hard to ask Calendar, schedule, timing 'The Day' vs Bite Size Pieces Excuses …
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Welcome to the Virtual Cafe where coffee meets money. This week we are chatting about The Money Barista coffee mug and how not to be 'pedestrian' or 'basic' with our beans. The discussion gets spicy when speaking of the perfect world vs when getting started it may look very different. When to separate the beans What to keep that are the most import…
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Welcome to the Virtual Cafe where we have discussions about the beans in your business. This week we are dreaming about more coffee while skating full throttle through the changing seasons across the globe. Kerry is comparing two sides of the coin of categorizing income and expenses when you are so busy. Balance in information about categories Disc…
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We all have phone-a-friend moments in business especially when it comes to money and finances. It can be compelling to go to a search engine when it's an embarrassing question, but be careful when searching online because it can be a slippery slope. The so-called answers online can be overwhelming and we can get off answers. Asking someone you know…
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Decisions are fire-hosing us every single day. Part of the decision fatigue is having the right systems in place that are going to work for you. When we think about sitting down and working on our Business Finances, we need to make that decision first. When am I going to do it, where am I going to do it, what day, what time, am I going to get inter…
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Pretty early in the writing of her book, Business Finances Made Simple in the Virtual Cafe, Kerry got sick to death of writing out the words 'business finances' and wanted to short cut. In the virtual cafe in this episode Kerry and Kim are having coffee with their BFs and our BFF and you! If you think about your 'BF's instead of your Business Finan…
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If you don't like something, you don't understand it, or you don't know how to do it, like our business finances, we self sabotage a lot of times by looking for ways for some tool or person to take the pain away. Can you strip any of that away to simplify your Business Finances so that it's easier? As an Entrepreneur maybe we just need to keep it s…
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As business owners we have a million things that we want to outsource. Not liking business finances may make you feel like they need to be outsourced right away. Join Kerry and Kim while they wait for their coffee orders in the virtual cafe for a chat about outsourcing business finances. How do I outsource my business finances? Who do I delegate th…
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There's a confidence that comes naturally when we get to do these things that are just not our fave thing to do and we have this extra sense of achievement. When we sit down and work with the numbers we build our confidence muscles, as Kim calls it. Join Kerry and Kim in the Virtual Cafe for a chat about the superpowers that can come with the confi…
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Business finances can be simple when you know how to do it, but really hard when you don't. They can be really intimidating! Let's get simple about reconciling our bank accounts with Kerry and Kim in the Virtual Cafe, it doesn't need to be complicated. Why do we have to reconcile our bank accounts? What is the simplest way to get started doing it? …
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Congratulations on 200 episodes! The majority of podcasters never make it to 10 episodes, very few make it to episode 50, and even fewer make it to their 100th. This podcast has been going for quite a while, it has evolved, but Kerry's heart hasn't changed one bit in the fact that she has always been here to help other entrepreneurs with their busi…
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We bet that you're tuning in because you want to get in control of your business finances. When you are in tune with your business finances you can make a schedule that suits your business and your life. Join Kerry in the Virtual Cafe today to talk about: Should I look at my finances daily? The answer? Yes and No Unless you have outsourced your bus…
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Recurring charges are just ridiculous when it comes to not stopping when they're supposed to stop. It's so easy to sign up for them and it can be so hard to cancel them, join Kerry and Kim in their chat about some tips on tracking those pesky subscriptions. How can I make sure that something doesn't get charged when I cancel it? Sometimes we need t…
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We've all got questions about the things we don't know about. Here's one, it's January and tax season in the US, what do I need to prepare for the accountant for taxes? Let's simplify this! Given that it's early, start to gather this stuff now and spend a little bit of time over the next few weeks to bring it all together. Statements, Evidence and …
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Welcome to the Virtual Cafe, and the first episode of 2024. New Year New Plan for your Biz Bean$ as Kerry says. There's something about a new year, a fresh page, a new clean calendar, a new forecast, a new plan. We have the opportunity to have this new year with a new plan. This month is the live tour! We gather every quarter where Kerry gives a de…
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Join Kim and Kerry in the virtual cafe with this very special Christmas episode. To get into the festive spirit they skip the traditional Money Barista conversation this week because it's celebration time! Kim shares her favorite winter Christmasy coffee recipe - Hot Chocolate Coffee. Instead of making hot chocolate with water or milk, make your co…
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During the holiday season how do I watch what I spend but still get what I want? We can get stuck in our business because we hop into spend mode personally for the gifts and the silly season. Then there's the time off and the potential void of income in our business that we are faced with as well. Plus a lot of marketing pressure going on about hav…
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Gulp! It's end of tax season in the U.S. Everything's on our plate at the moment in our thinking when it comes to this space - holiday season, the New Year, all the things. We understand everyone that still gulps at tax time, still feels unorganized, feeling the stress, the pressure, all the things and this is why we need a Digital Shoe Box. How do…
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If we know our numbers in business we have the choice to make some pretty cool moves to take advantage of our financial position before tax time is over. It is the last month (December) of the tax year in the US and it's a great time to share some words of wisdom from The Virtual Cafe, with a dash of Kim's coffee maid. If you have profit in your bu…
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191. This week's episode didn't quite make it to plan, this happens from time to time in the wonderful world of podcasting. We are excited to bring you some highlights from What Grinds my Bean$ episodes 169 & 170. We would love you to tune in for this episode and future discussions in the virtual cafe, where you too can get in control of your busin…
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With the holidays fast approaching, it is important to see where we are at with our business finances before we are off to enjoy festivities with our loved ones. Sometimes we are faced with a backlog and we can reconginise that we won't have it all caught up before we are away. The Money Barista shares what we can do to avoid the stress of our digi…
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Something happened...and Kerry had been putting off making a "big" purchase in her life. In this episode Kerry & Kim talk about things we can do to be prepared for those unexpected costs and how we can also manage the change when it comes to things in our business to lighten the burden. Research: all the websites, look at reviews, watch YouTube vid…
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This week Kim asks Kerry about her favourite tool, which you might be shocked to hear is spreadsheets! Kerry also shares her favourite desert coffee, the Affogato, and her options on how you can make it yourself. We would love you to tune in for this episode and future discussions in the virtual cafe, where you too can get in control of your busine…
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This week we are covering the question of choice, and how you want to work with your business finances. Kim loves ginger in her coffee and Kerry shares the classic hard ginger biscuit we have in Australia that is so delicious when dipped in coffee. We would love you to tune in for this episode and future discussions in the virtual cafe, where you t…
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