Do you wish you could build a business of your own, but not really sure how to start? Do you wish for something flexible where you can work from home as a mom but also want something of your own?
Our guest today, Tiffany Higgins, says that you can use your superpowers of multitasking and attention to detail to become an amazing virtual bookkeeper! In this episode, she tells us her story of working 60 hour weeks as an accountant and how she took a major leap into her running her own business. She now runs a thriving business as a bookkeeper and founder of Stay at Home Bookkeeper Academy.
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Show Notes
Hey, hey friend! Welcome to Episode #58 of The Secrets of Supermom Show!
We all have our own version of being a supermom. Some of us work full time, some of us work part-time, some of us have businesses, and some of us stay at home full time.
Although this is not a business podcast, I was excited to talk to my guest today about how she went from a full-time 60-hour workweek to starting her own business, retiring her husband, (all in less than a year!) and achieving a work-life balance while being home with her five children. She even teaches other women to use their superpowers of multitasking and attention to detail to become amazing virtual bookkeepers!
Tiffani Higgins is the founder of the Stay at Home Bookkeeper Academy. She realized 80% of what she was doing in bookkeeping data entry could be done from anywhere, so why was she working for a corporation as a CPA away from her family? Now, she works for herself for 10 hours a week, makes nearly the same pay with no more long days, no stress, and, most importantly, she gets to spend valuable time with her sweet family. She started the Stay at Home Bookkeeper Academy to teach thousands how to make money while pursuing the freedom in life they desire, whether working from home or on the road in an RV.
I am super excited to introduce you to Tiffani.
I’m jumping in for just a second to ask you a question. Do you know what is actually happening in your day? Do you often hit the pillow at the end of a day and think, “What did I actually get done today?” Find yourself thinking, “I just don’t have time to do the things I want to do,” but you aren’t actually sure why?
If this sounds like you, you are not alone.
One of the best ways to figure out what is actually happening with your time is to track it! You can find out what takes you longer than you thought, what takes you way less time than you thought, and where those terrible time wasters are getting the best of you. Armed with this key information, you can decide where you want to make changes or NOT make changes. The intentional choice is all yours.
Head to secretsofsupermom.com/timetracker to grab your free time tracker and finally get a grip on your time!
Work From Home for Moms: Stay at Home Bookkeeper Academy
Today we discuss…
- How working 60 hour weeks as a CPA gave Tiffani lots of guilt and lots of tears as she grew her family
- The sacrifices made by families when both parents work full-time
- The feeling of being “trapped” in a career after you have invested time and money in your education, experience, and training
- How she had a “slap in the face” at her j-o-b and jumped into the world of entrepreneurship with both feet
- Tiffani’s experience building a client base with her baby on her hip
- How Tiffani built her business and retired her husband in less than a year
- Tiffani’s idea to contribute to work from home for moms and how she built Stay at Home Bookkeeper Academy
- The variety of moms in her program and how they can be successful in big and small ways since the business model is flexible
- The work-life balance Tiffani was able to achieve despite five children and a thriving business of her own
- The challenges of running your own business after being an employee or staying at home for a period of time
- Success stories from Stay at Home Bookkeeper Academy and how work from home for moms has helped women thrive in the program
