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 hav

210. How can I break down my business finances into small pieces when I'm starting out?

Apr 8th, 2024 20m 27s

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

209. If I've got very minimal business expenses, should I be separating business from personal in a tool for my records?

Apr 1st, 2024 14m 41s

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 ge

208. How much detail is too little or too much when categorising income and expenses?

Mar 25th, 2024 13m 16s

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 c

207. Who Do I Call When I Need To Ask An Embarrassing Money Question?

Mar 18th, 2024 13m 8s

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 s

206. How Do I Overcome Decision Fatigue With My Money?

Mar 11th, 2024 13m 7s

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 decisio

205. Make your BF's really your BF

Mar 4th, 2024 12m 55s

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 havi

204. Are You Overcomplicating Your Business Finances?

Feb 26th, 2024 15m 38s

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

203. How Do I Outsource My Business Finances And Who Do I Delegate Them To

Feb 19th, 2024 13m 52s

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

202. Take Control of Your Business Finances and Build Confidence

Feb 12th, 2024 12m 47s

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 call

201. Why Do I Have to Reconcile My Bank Account

Feb 5th, 2024 14m 46s

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 comp

200. Celebrating 200 Episodes

Jan 29th, 2024 15m 21s

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 ha

199. How Often Should I Look at My Finances

Jan 22nd, 2024 7m 24s

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

198. How Do I Stop Automatic Payments?

Jan 15th, 2024 12m 33s

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 s

197. Preparing for your Accountant

Jan 8th, 2024 14m 31s

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

196. New Year Plan for Your Biz Bean$

Jan 1st, 2024 15m 51s

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

195. The Money Barista Christmas Edition

Dec 25th, 2023 12m 49s

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 Christma

194. The Silly Season is Here

Dec 18th, 2023 15m 22s

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

193. Why You Need a Digital Shoe Box

Dec 11th, 2023 13m 36s

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 unorga

192. Tax Time Prep for the US

Dec 4th, 2023 14m 49s

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 s

191. Highlights from The Virtual Cafe

Nov 27th, 2023 18m 18s

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

190. Staying on Track over the Holidays

Nov 20th, 2023 11m 54s

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

189. Preparing for Big Purchases

Nov 13th, 2023 16m 23s

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 th

188. Spreadsheets with Affogato

Nov 6th, 2023 14m 40s

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

187. Choices with Your Business Finances & Ginger Biscuits

Oct 30th, 2023 10m 31s

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 coff