Notes fromthe espresso bar.
Accounting, coffee, fashion and books, and the money lesson hiding in each. Written by Nicole, published on Substack.
Cost-per-wear: the accounting behind a good coat
Why the expensive coat can be the cheaper one, worked out like an asset on the books.
Cost-per-wear: the accounting behind a good coat
Why the expensive coat can be the cheaper one, worked out like an asset on the books.
Sample post · 6 min readYour reconciliation balances. Are the books right?
A zero difference can still hide errors. What to check before you call it done.
Sample post · 5 min readHow coffeehouses became the first trading floors
Brewed in History: where modern finance learned to talk business over a cup.
Sample post · 7 min readA novel, a latte and a lesson about cash flow
The money lesson inside a good story, for anyone who would rather learn from a novel than a textbook.
Sample post · 4 min readWeekend Pour: one café, one receipt, one lesson
A Saturday visit and the bookkeeping habit hiding on the receipt.
Sample post · 3 min readA capsule wardrobe is just a good budget
Fewer, better pieces, planned like a year of expenses.
Sample post · 5 min readProfit looks wonderful on paper
Cash keeps the lights on. The difference, in plain English.
Sample post · 6 min readNew posts in this section are on the way.
Dressed in the espresso palette
Five colours, five pieces, and the accounting idea that decides whether each one is worth it.
On the nightstand
“Some things are worth slowing down for.”
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