49. “Have Your Cake and Eat It Too” with Stay-at-Home Bookkeeper Tiffany Higgins

Tiffany Higgins is a CPA, mother of five, and owner of the “Stay-at-Home Bookkeeper Academy,” a program that walks you through the process of setting up and running your own bookkeeping business from home, even if you do not have any previous bookkeeping experience. If you’re a stay-at-home parent who’s ever contemplated starting your own business from home or having a flexible, lucrative career that also allows for plenty of valuable family time, today’s interview is a must-listen!  Tiffany breaks down how you can “have your cake and eat it too,” and shares her own story of leaving the corporate world to start her business. She speaks about balancing family life and work life, and offers her advice to separate the two so that you can be fully present no matter what you’re doing. She also discusses the importance of hiring the right help at home so that you can maximize your work productivity and actually enjoy quality time with your kids once you’ve packed up for the day, rather than feeling bogged down in chores. This is especially true coming off of the pandemic. We wrap up by comparing our homeschooling experiences, and Tiffany invites listeners to check out her website or Facebook group to see if stay-at-home bookkeeping is the right fit for you!   The Finer Details of This Episode: She walks you through how to set up and run your own bookkeeping business from home, even if you do not have any previous bookkeeping experience Keep work life and family life separate so that you can be fully present no matter what you’re doing It’s also important to make sure you have the right help at home, which might mean hiring a housecleaner or childcare provider With bookkeeping, you’re able to make about $40,000 per year and only work about 10 hours per week You do not need to have any previous bookkeeping experience, and in fact, it’s better to start Tiffany’s program from scratch She teaches how to make the mindset shift to becoming an entrepreneur, and embracing a “growth” mindset Mistakes help us learn and grow There is a common misconception that bookkeepers have to be good at math - you don’t Bookkeeping is also a great career for introverts because everything is done online   Quotes “I started a bookkeeping business, and it literally just changed our entire family's lives in so many ways. So now we help and inspire other moms to do that.” “You want to build up walls around yourself when you're working versus when you're with your family. So that way, you can be present no matter what you're doing.” “It's actually more important to hire help at home than it even is for your business.” “We actually help people understand how to become an entrepreneur, and the mindset shift that's involved with that. How to understand being a business owner, and also how to learn every skill that you need around offering bookkeeping services.” “We teach everything from scratch. We actually prefer to have people that don't have any prior bookkeeping experience, and guide them through the whole process.” “A huge common myth, misconception, about being a successful bookkeeper is that you have to be good at math. You don't - I use the calculator for literally everything.” “It's a really great job for especially introverts because you don't necessarily have to get on the phone or see anybody in person.” “The value that bookkeepers provide to business owners is incredibly high. And it makes the sales process really easy.”   Links: Jamie’s Homepage - www.jamieglowacki.com Oh Crap! Potty Training – www.amazon.com/Crap-Potty-Training-Everything-Parenting-ebook/dp/B00V3L8YSU Oh Crap! I Have A Toddler -  www.simonandschuster.com/books/Oh-Crap!-I-Have-a-Toddler/Jamie-Glowacki/Oh-Crap-Parenting/9781982109738 Jamie’s Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/join/jamieglowacki?    Stay-at-Home Bookkeeper Academy Homepage: www.stayathomebookkeeper.com Have Your Cake and Eat It Too Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices