Learning path
Accounting Foundations
The vocabulary and mechanics underneath every set of books. Start here if accounting still feels like a foreign language.
10 lessons
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Basics -> Intermediate
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~74 min total
Curriculum
The lessons, in order
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01
Cash vs. accrual accounting
The most consequential choice in how you keep your books, explained with examples for both methods.
Basics7 MIN
02
What is a chart of accounts?
The master list that organizes every dollar your business moves — and how to structure yours.
Basics6 MIN
03
Debits and credits, explained simply
Double-entry bookkeeping without the jargon. Why every transaction has two sides.
Basics8 MIN
04
Bank reconciliation, and why it matters
Matching your books to your bank is the habit that keeps your numbers trustworthy.
Basics5 MIN
05
Bookkeeping vs. accounting
Two roles people use interchangeably — and where one ends and the other begins.
Basics4 MIN
06
Setting up your books from day one
The handful of decisions to get right early so you're not untangling them at tax time.
Intermediate9 MIN
07
How to categorize your transactions
How to decide what a transaction really is, what context your bookkeeper needs, and why the right category matters.
Basics9 MIN
08
Keeping personal and business separate
How to handle mixed personal and business spending, what to document, and how to prevent cleanup later.
Basics7 MIN