Debits & Coffee
Free checklist
Debits & Coffee
Making accounting make sense
For Owners & New Accountants

You were taught the rules.Here is the why.

Accounting feels hard because you were taught the rules, not the why. I explain bookkeeping and QuickBooks Online, one coffee at a time.

Weekend Pour · Ep. 01Coffee
New · Template
The Money Dashboard
Know your profit monthly$37
Cash flow
“Profit looks wonderful on paper. Cash keeps the lights on.”
Nicole's Espresso NoteOwners
Your rec balances. Are the books right?New Accountants
Reconciliation
“Never confuse a zero difference with zero problems.”
Nicole's Espresso NoteNew Accountants
Brewed in HistoryCoffee
Visual Note
Bank Reconciliation
See why a balanced rec can hide errors$9
Business decisions
“Your numbers deserve more than a once-a-year conversation.”
Nicole's Espresso NoteOwners
That latte isn't a business expenseOwners
Free checklist
Month-End Close
A calmer close, on one pageFree
Professional growth
“The most valuable question in accounting is sometimes simply: Why?”
Nicole's Espresso NoteNew Accountants
One Coffee, One LessonCoffee
Accounting News With Your Coffee—Weekend Pour—Brewed in History—One Coffee, One Lesson—Fraud Red Flag Friday—
Two ways in

Which side of the books are you on?

For Ownersi.
Understand your own books.
Profit, cash and taxes in plain English, so the numbers help you decide.
Start here
For New Accountantsii.
Learn the why behind the entry.
For students, new grads and early-career accountants building real confidence.
Start here
New in the shop

The Money Dashboard

One calm sheet for your business money. Log once a week; your profit and your quarterly tax set-aside fill themselves in.

FormatGoogle Sheets + Excel
Inside7 tabs
Price$37, one time
Profit · OctoberIllustrative
$3,250
Money in
$8,400
Money out
$5,150
Set aside, Q4
$810

The Menu

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TemplateThe Money Dashboard
For Owners$37
ChecklistMonth-End Close
For OwnersFree
Visual NoteBank Reconciliation
For New Accountants$9 · soon
Chapter MapAccruals & Deferrals
For New Accountants$12 · soon
Nicole's Espresso Note
“Clarity is a quiet kind of confidence.”

When you understand the numbers, you stop guessing and start making more informed decisions.

Making accounting make sense
Free · For Owners

The month-end close checklist

Then one quiet note a month with the lesson behind the latest post.

Follow along

One coffee, wherever you scroll