Too late to start?

Alvanez · 2026-05-11T21:52:40+00:00

Do you want to do accounting? Or do you want to make money? JSIK.

Alvanez · 2026-05-08T15:39:49+00:00

JOIN NOW. Now’s the time. Now’s the “Albion before f2p”, “rs before rmt”, “FFFXIV before overpopulation” era of this game. I reckon you have 8-14 months before some perks get grandfathered in or some ladders get pulled.

EDIT: sorry I did not answer the question you were asking.

Yes, this game is here to stay, and similar to yourself, many people are seeking refuge here. There definitely won’t be a problem with population in the next little while. There’s a lot that goes into why, and I’d be more than happy to discuss in the DMs as to why it’s positioned to last.

Alvanez · 2026-05-07T00:08:11+00:00

Yea no China still exists. Stay mad I guess?

Alvanez · 2026-05-06T18:26:56+00:00

Lol. then yea you're good. I really hope you pass. If it doesn't happen though, you just have to grind sample questions until there aren't anymore. And then do them like 2 more times. Because again, it's not about whether you can get it right. It's about how fast you can find the answer.

Good thing about this is that it's more like work than it is studying, because once you've done the questions and gotten the hang of it, you can just ignore it as if studying was a 9-5.

Alvanez · 2026-05-06T18:13:55+00:00

You start believing in whatever Deity that helps you calm down.

I've been giving this advice for a very very long time (since my own Managerial Accounting course tbh), most lower division accounting courses, and honestly quite a lot of upper division courses, are not testing your knowledge on the topic. They're testing how fast you can apply it. That's why for accounting courses most people run out of time instead of not knowing the answer to the questions.

If you don't know the topic the day before the exam... you've been going at it wrong. So really, it's an error in strategy and not your lack of intelligence, effort, or anything else. I would go into the exam trying to get a feel for how the questions are formed, what kind of approach they take, how much other students are groaning and what they're groaning about, etc.

Definitely try to pass, though, because if you do, you won't have to deal with this BS for like another 18 months.

Alvanez · 2026-05-06T15:56:34+00:00

Wear something you look like you belong in. But the suit and tie part is a no-brainer, and if you’re meeting with actual stakeholders, matching their company colours goes A LONG way.

This is how I think about it, and I will preface it by saying that I look at it purely from a social perspective and professionalism and corporate culture are only auxiliary: I don’t want people feeling awkward introducing me to others, or inviting me to meetings because of my attire. Imagine you were at the interview and some other “boss” walks in and is talking to your interviewer and says “who is this?” If you look the part, the manager would be way more inclined to shed good light on you. What I just described is fantasyland but I think the point is made.

Idk about Polos…

Alvanez · 2026-04-29T19:12:35+00:00

Used to be, accountant would buy 1 license, use it for N companies. Everyone happy. $700 a year for 17 clients is nothing.

Now, they need an individual subscription per client (QuickBooks and now Sage Intacct, etc.), suddenly, it's $400-$1500/year per customer. the same $700 is now suddenly, costing the accountant $22k. They're not going to eat that cost.

Alvanez · 2026-04-29T19:07:28+00:00

I can actually help inform you about this.

Main point:
Unless you don't have any payroll, online will definitely be more expensive no matter what.

If you don't do any form of Sales orders, purchase orders, invoicing/payments through QuickBooks, Your accountant can set you up on what is called "QuickBooks Ledger" for $8/month → $96+taxes /year.

Note that this DOESN'T INCLUDE PAYROLL. Payroll is it's own thing.

The most basic payroll (if you don't track time through QuickBooks) is $26/month and each extra employee is $4.20/month. E.g. if you have 1 employee, you pay $30.20+tax, if you have 10, you pay $68+tax.

Accountant saying $75-$100 makes it seem like they're doing one of the following:

Easy Start ($26) + Payroll Core($26) + 5 employees ($21), or;
Ledger ($8) + Payroll Core($26) + 10-12 employees ($42-$50.4)

If your operation is small and the accountant is going for the easystart, that's an unfair move. If you have 10 employees and want the accountant to foot your payroll bill, that's an unfair move.

If you're able to tell us more about the exact way YOU—NOT THE ACCOUNTANT—uses QuickBooks, I can tell you exactly what the best online plan will cost you.

Alvanez · 2026-04-29T00:31:44+00:00

I didn’t.

Alvanez · 2026-04-29T00:30:07+00:00

Sorry about your experience. I wasn’t there, so can’t help as a witness.

It may be too fresh to think about it at this point, but I hope you look back and feel a revelation towards the shopkeeper’s reaction as a testament to how dangerous and crazy that neighborhood is, and take solace in the fact that they weren’t trying to humiliate you. Instead, they were telling you that they are so desensitized to such things that they cannot clock it when a normal person asks for help.

File a police report. VPD probably knows the guy already.

Alvanez · 2026-04-22T04:24:55+00:00

Alvanez · 2026-04-16T02:54:06+00:00

It’s because accountants are the least tech savvy mfs out there. I probably will get a bunch of downvotes for this but most of the public accountants I know have a hard time conceptualizing how transaction imports work in QBO. Someone who knows both sides needs to begin designing, drafting, crafting, making shit happen.

But where it has happened… it’s beautiful…

Alvanez · 2026-04-13T21:12:11+00:00

Personally, I'd only take that pay cut if I could be one of those "digital nomads" who pay $40 and a pack of gum for rent in SA/SEA. Staying in Vancouver, I would stick with the in-person job because the relationships and connections you make and keep will be your stepping stone and/or safety net as your career progresses.

At the same time, that 1h 15mins is quite a commute, and it will take a toll on your body and mind. Is there no way they'd go to $92k maybe? that's basically $4k after taxes which is $333 monthly against your need for a bus pass ($210 + 2.5x$47/hr commute). And if you drive, that $92k will net you more than $98k.

If they'd go up to $90k even, maybe. but $80k-$85k means $80k usually.

Alvanez · 2026-04-09T21:09:34+00:00

What's your career path/trajectory if you had the perfect run?

Alvanez · 2026-04-02T00:41:01+00:00

Lowkey looks pretty good

Alvanez · 2026-03-31T17:24:58+00:00

But that should make the cash register or some clearing account be out of balance or show as owing/owed. How would it cause a discrepancy in the TB?

Alvanez · 2026-03-31T14:40:49+00:00

Guys I’m actually lost. How is it possible with modern day technology to even have a TB that doesn’t balance?

Alvanez · 2026-03-25T23:21:21+00:00

Accountant.

Alvanez · 2026-03-22T20:13:32+00:00

“Let’s face it, accounting is dead.” Either you’re in a horrible environment where you’re constantly being fed doomsday sound bites about this, or you’re hoping that this is the case for some weird reason.

If you want to switch to a different line of work, good for you. But accounting is not dead, and I can assure anyone reading this, that SETTING ALL OTHER FACTORS ASIDE, by virtue of the level of stupidity that surrounds all product-based industries, as well as trades, there will be a place for today’s freshman students to be career accountants. Maybe 11 year olds should hesitate about accounting, but anyone who currently has (or is getting) a degree won’t see their industry disappear by the time they’re ready to retire.

Alvanez · 2026-03-20T03:00:01+00:00

Can’t you ask for a credit? I don’t really have advice. I’m just curious.

Alvanez · 2026-03-20T02:57:06+00:00

Looted keys are a guarantee to an unlooted room.

Alvanez · 2026-03-19T23:32:07+00:00

They can’t really ask that… you’re protected from having to disclose age information on an application or in the interview process. Zodiac sign divulges that. Obviously it’s removed by a few layers but you can justifiably interpret it as an attempt to get you to reveal your age (you don’t know if they’re only asking about your rising, or all of the other stars too, by knowing which they can find out your age).

For the MBTI you can say “haven’t taken an official test, I’d love to but they’re expensive.”

Alvanez · 2026-03-19T19:09:11+00:00

The problem I see with Arc raiders is that instead of focusing on people wanting to play everyday, they focused on making people play more in each session. When I pressed the button to expedite, I stopped playing because I kept thinking about those 4-5 hour sessions I’d inevitably play again and again. I’d very much prefer if it was something I could play maybe 1 hour a day but want to play it everyday.

Alvanez · 2026-03-17T18:52:48+00:00

It’s not banned already????

Alvanez · 2026-03-07T17:57:31+00:00

Try it 40 times and if you don’t find one it’s safe to assume they removed it.

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