Jade Badger

Bookkeeper & Fractional CFO | Accounting Services for Small Business | Streamlining Finances & Driving Growth

[Jade Badger @badger_jade]

I started my accounting firm from a camper. No trust fund. No backup plan.

Just a spreadsheet, a whole lot of grit, and the belief I could figure it out.

Now I help small biz owners stop guessing and start actually making money.

[Jade Badger @badger_jade]

When you’re obsessed with revenue but ignore your AP/AR mess

[Jade Badger @badger_jade]

I’m not here to judge your spreadsheets.
I’m here to fix them — and build you a system that actually supports your business.

📉 If your books are a mess, that makes you normal.

Staying in chaos when help is here?
That’s on you.

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“I want to clean the books before you look at them…”

That’s like vacuuming before the carpet cleaners show up.
Cute. But pointless.

Your messy books aren’t the problem.
Hiding them is.

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Here’s what I already expect:
1.“Ask My Accountant” is your #1 expense
2.That Taco Bell receipt? “Client meeting”
https://t.co/gGu4tFtPKT payments under “office supplies”
https://t.co/ZMdfl33lgJ asset tracking, just vibes
5.Reconciliations? From the prehistoric era

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I make new referral partners all the time.
And honestly? You should too.

The moment I stopped viewing others as competition — and started seeing them as collaborators — everything changed.

Referrals. Insight. Real connection.

Collaboration > competition. Every time.

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“My wife does the books.”

Translation:
We’ve got no system, no strategy, and someone’s stressed out every tax season.
Love her?
Get her some damn support.

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If your CPA bill feels too high…

It might not be your CPA.
It might be the chaos they had to clean up to file your return.
Clean books = lower costs, every time.

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If you're not estimating your jobs, you're not running a business — you're gambling.

Hope is not a pricing strategy.
Job costing is.

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@onewildcat_ Same. I’m over here watching QuickBooks crash and that’s the only drama I can handle.Nah, I’m too busy watching QuickBooks do its weekly “Am I gonna work today or nah” meltdown.

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@PicturesFoIder IRS when you try to expense pants you never paid for 😭

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@ppyowna “Be the bigger person” is often just code for:
“Keep the peace at your own expense.”
Growth is learning when to walk away instead.

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@Soaringeagle45 Same with business:
Starting out is all thrill and big ideas.
Staying in it? That’s learning how to deal with small annoyances without quitting.

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@mrmikeMTL Yes and I still wave when people let me merge like it’s 2003.

Born in ‘98 but raised on manners, hand waves, and "thank you" with eye contact.

We’re keeping gratitude alive over here. 👋

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@LeilaHormozi Most people don’t fail because they had a bad idea - they fail because they never started.

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@thedankoe After I lost everything, I realized the only thing I could control was how hard I fought to rebuild.

Now I run a business that wouldn’t exist without that mindset.

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@billybinion Imagine if accountants could just slap a 30% tip prompt on a tax return:

“Would you like to leave a gratuity for reconciling your chaos?” 😂

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@thejustinwelsh Corporate called it “job security.”
Until one day, it wasn’t.
I quit and built my own accounting firm - from zero to profitable.

Having multiple clients will always feel safer than one employer.

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@thejustinwelsh This is exactly why I left public accounting.

I don’t want to escape my life with vacations. I want a business that fits my life.

That midweek lunch hits different when you earned it on your own terms.

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@AlexHormozi Memories > money.
But let’s be real - a lot of people are too stressed about money to enjoy anything at all.
That’s why I help people fix their cash flow first.

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“My CPA charged me $9,500 for taxes. Is that normal?”

No real estate. No trust. Just messy books.

❌ Nothing categorized
❌ 10+ months unreconciled
❌ Personal + biz expenses mixed

Their buddy did the books “for free.”
Saved $0/month.
Paid $9,500 at tax time.
😬