He got it right...

[BLACK BART]

19 hours ago, FDNY said:

What a great thread and original blog.   It's wonderful knowing the feelings we have are universal among us.  Realizing it's not like the old days, being meticulous, seasonally bi-polar, being gently threatened by the IRS, waking up in the middle of the night from a tax dream, being fried and cried, collapsing on a couch, and paying attention to our health and loving our family and friends....it's good to know we're in good company and not alone in our thoughts and trials and tribulations.

That's a great post, FDNY.

[FDNY]

Thanks Black Bart.  I wrote it after having my wine per diem.  Everyone's post made me realize more and more that we need each other and we are all alike.   Don't know what I would do without you.

[Margaret CPA in OH]

Yes, some of us do need that per diem!

[Abby Normal]

On 5/10/2017 at 6:26 AM, BLACK BART said:

I think it's an occupational hazard - every accountant I know does.

I just checked and we now spend only 25% of what we did only 4 years ago on office supplies, due to gradually going paperless a little bit more each year.

But I understand the love of gadgets. I need my toys too, but I also love saving $3,000 a year.

[RitaB]

32 minutes ago, Abby Normal said:

I just checked and we now spend only 25% of what we did only 4 years ago on office supplies, due to gradually going paperless a little bit more each year.

I just can't do it.   I am a paper and manila folder nerd.  There's something comforting to me, knowing I can pull out the file and hold in my hand.   With the wine per diem in the other hand. 

 

[Catherine]

21 minutes ago, RitaB said:

I am a paper and manila folder nerd.

We went with the Avery Viewables hanging folder labels a while back.  Lemme tell you all, this is file cabinet porn.  And a thing of beauty.

As for finding ourselves online - yes, I searched for (and found) myself.  But the client would have to know my username and the forum keyword from the name.  A general search on my name doesn't bring it up.  Phew!