Reconciling my own accounts

I’m not ashamed to admit I was bad about reconciling my own accounts.

I told myself, “The balance looks fine, I’ll get to it later.” When first starting my business, there were too many other draws on my time, and reconciling my own accounts fell down the priority list.

Big mistake.

When I finally reconciled, I found:
➡️ A double-charged vendor bill
➡️ An old client payment that never cleared
➡️ A subscription I thought I canceled, but was still draining money (who hasn’t done that)

By ignoring reconciliations, I was losing money without even realizing it.

The fix? A 30-minute monthly routine that saves me hours of stress and hundreds of dollars in errors.

Lesson: Your bank balance isn’t your financial truth.

Your reconciled books are.

👉 If you’re skipping reconciliations, you’re running blind.