Bill Pay in QBO vs. Venmo, Zelle, & Melio
From No Se Habla Taxes® · 7:04
Show by Melissa Armstrong, CPA
Send Me Your Questions!Welcome to No Se Habla Taxes—the podcast for founders fluent in business, but maybe not so fluent in bookkeeping. I’m Melissa Armstrong, CPA, fractional controller, and your financial translator-in-chief, sharing the behind-the-scenes of doing my own books (and cleaning up my own messes).In today’s episode, I’m confessing my payables chaos: ✅ Zelle payments with zero paper trail ✅ Venmo emoji transactions that made my accountant (ME!) cry ✅ A brief but horrifying flirtation with handwritten checksSpoiler: I eventually got my life together and switched to QuickBooks Online Bill Pay—and let me tell you, it’s giving clean books, less chaos, and no more "who the heck is Maria S. and why did I pay her $1,200?" vibes.You’ll learn:Why Zelle and Venmo aren’t sustainable bill pay solutions for real-deal businessesWhat makes QBO Bill Pay actually work for solopreneurs and early-stage foundersHow the new AI feature helps you drag, drop, and auto-fill bills like a bossWhy centralizing your payments can save your sanity (and your audit trail)💡 If you’ve been duct-taping your payment process together across five apps, this is your sign to simplify. QBO Bill Pay isn’t just convenient—it’s a full-on grown-up move for your back office.🎧 Listen in, laugh at my chaos, and walk away with a smarter system. If you love it, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your favorite founder who’s still Venmo-ing their web designer.Let's connect!LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armstrongmelissacpa/Website: https://steadyhandaccounting.com/
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