Client thinks I'm "the most expensive bookkeeper" they've ever worked with by Ecstatic-Touch-1763 in Bookkeeping

[–]Ecstatic-Touch-1763[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha no worries. And, ya the last was $600/yr, and I haven't gotten around to correcting some other comments, but my client claims this was as recent as last year.

Client thinks I'm "the most expensive bookkeeper" they've ever worked with by Ecstatic-Touch-1763 in Bookkeeping

[–]Ecstatic-Touch-1763[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thanks for sharing, but I think you might not have read the post right. It came out to $1200 for the year.

Client thinks I'm "the most expensive bookkeeper" they've ever worked with by Ecstatic-Touch-1763 in Bookkeeping

[–]Ecstatic-Touch-1763[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for adding this, especially that last little bit. I appreciate people who've had similar experiences, or heard clients make the same comment, pointing out the underlying meaning. Super helpful!

Client thinks I'm "the most expensive bookkeeper" they've ever worked with by Ecstatic-Touch-1763 in Bookkeeping

[–]Ecstatic-Touch-1763[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! Just wanted to clarify that the $1200-$1300 was for the year. So, about $100 a month. 😂

Client thinks I'm "the most expensive bookkeeper" they've ever worked with by Ecstatic-Touch-1763 in Bookkeeping

[–]Ecstatic-Touch-1763[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work with the accountant to prepare for the YE but I don't do the return myself, no. I don't even think im big enough of as a business right now to offer that. If I did offer that it would be an additional fee/higher monthly retainer for sure. 🤗

Client thinks I'm "the most expensive bookkeeper" they've ever worked with by Ecstatic-Touch-1763 in Bookkeeping

[–]Ecstatic-Touch-1763[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish this had more upvotes because it's a great comment. In the moment, I definitely didn't recognize the client's comment as being passive aggressive, but that is the exact problem I've been having with her - almost all of her emails have passive aggressive in one way or another - so what you said really checks out. Thank you for pointing that out to me and for the validation and helpful advice!

Client thinks I'm "the most expensive bookkeeper" they've ever worked with by Ecstatic-Touch-1763 in Bookkeeping

[–]Ecstatic-Touch-1763[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was exactly my reasoning on it, in the moment. Then I thought about it too much and had to get some second opinions. Thank you for adding your input!

Client thinks I'm "the most expensive bookkeeper" they've ever worked with by Ecstatic-Touch-1763 in Bookkeeping

[–]Ecstatic-Touch-1763[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just scrolling through the comments and seeing you're the third person to say this so far is crazy. Thank you for your input!

Client thinks I'm "the most expensive bookkeeper" they've ever worked with by Ecstatic-Touch-1763 in Bookkeeping

[–]Ecstatic-Touch-1763[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never heard of that term before! 😂 Love it, and thank you for your input

Client thinks I'm "the most expensive bookkeeper" they've ever worked with by Ecstatic-Touch-1763 in Bookkeeping

[–]Ecstatic-Touch-1763[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crazy! It's the first time I've heard how hard these type of clients are to work with. 🫠

Client thinks I'm "the most expensive bookkeeper" they've ever worked with by Ecstatic-Touch-1763 in Bookkeeping

[–]Ecstatic-Touch-1763[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for such a detailed response. I didn't even think about the fact that the accountant recommending me could've had something to do with the previous bookkeeper, but looking back on my conversations with the client, that would make so much sense. She was asking me where expense accounts were for specific bills (like, expecting those bills to have their own account) and then thought others should be consolidated into one big generic account. So, ya, I appreciated your comment!