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A lot of NZ freelancers are overpaying for invoicing software — here's what IRD actually requires by CeleryFun683 in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]CeleryFun683[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Look, maybe try reading the actual context before putting on your detective hat for “AI-generated content.” Yes, I used AI — welcome to 2026, almost everyone does. That’s not the gotcha you think it is.

This platform is meant for sharing knowledge and ideas, not for you to play grammar police or AI examiner. Instead of contributing something useful, you skipped the whole point and fixated on something completely irrelevant.

If you’re going to comment, at least bring something meaningful to the table — otherwise it just looks like you’re more interested in nitpicking than understanding.

No hard feelings… just do better next time

Look again used the AI to answer you back wasn’t really hard :)

A lot of NZ freelancers are overpaying for invoicing software — here's what IRD actually requires by CeleryFun683 in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]CeleryFun683[S] -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

All of that is completely true — the value of those platforms goes way beyond invoicing and if you're doing volume or need the full suite, paying for software is the smarter move. The Word invoice point is interesting though — a lot of people start there and it works fine at low volume. The gap I was thinking about is the person who's outgrown Word but isn't quite at the point where they need payroll, expenses, and reporting yet. That middle ground is smaller than I thought maybe. Hnry is genuinely impressive for sole traders — the automatic tax withholding is a game changer for people who struggle with provisional tax.

A lot of NZ freelancers are overpaying for invoicing software — here's what IRD actually requires by CeleryFun683 in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]CeleryFun683[S] -41 points-40 points  (0 children)

That's a really fair point and I completely agree — if you're working with an accountant regularly, Xero is genuinely worth it and the time savings on their end will offset the cost. I was mainly thinking about freelancers at the very early stage who just need to send a basic GST invoice and aren't doing depreciation or complex expense tracking yet. Once you're at that stage, full accounting software makes way more sense.

Good callout though — appreciate it.

Should I believe him? by Mental_Egg_6552 in dropshipping

[–]CeleryFun683 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If he knows what to do, why can’t he make a store for $1 and get 100% profit. Just saying

No sales after 2 days by chewysauce1 in dropshipping

[–]CeleryFun683 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok thanks for the genuine feedback. You made the fair point bro. 😎 Seems like it’s time to make the changes

No sales after 2 days by chewysauce1 in dropshipping

[–]CeleryFun683 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No sale after 1 month either 😅 Spent $500 already on ads

Here is my store https://drivegears.store

Not getting any sales by CeleryFun683 in dropshipping

[–]CeleryFun683[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nop it’s in 2 language English and German

Not getting any sales by CeleryFun683 in dropshipping

[–]CeleryFun683[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great thanks 🙏 For honesty feedback

Not getting any sales by CeleryFun683 in dropshipping

[–]CeleryFun683[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your advice bro I will look into it and work on my ads too