“This was an excellent refresher. I didn’t 'Get it' before, but now, I 'Got it'! "
P. Johnson, Marysville, WA

"Great course, thank you."
D. Makin, Phoenix, AZ

Two purchase options!

The HEART of Accounting™ 4-hour Workbook - E-book The four-hour short course is designed to build a core of knowledge that will provide a foundation from which you can further your accounting education. It includes a bonus section of 100 practice journal entries. The E-book will be available for download immediately upon completion of your purchase.	$54.00
The HEART of Accounting™ 4-hour Workbook - Print Version The same four-hour short course listed above, printed and spiral bound. A shipping charge of $6.00 for the first book and $3 for each additional book will be added to your order.	$59.00

You can “jump-start” your learning of basic accounting concepts by taking this NEW “break-through” course in just FOUR hours or less!!

Dear Visitor:

I assume you are visiting my Real Life Accounting (RLA) website because you are interested in learning more about accounting. Perhaps you’ve looked over the Accounting for Non-Accountants 20-hour course and are not sure you have the time, the need, or the inclination to enroll in such a comprehensive course at this time.

HERE IS A SOLUTION!

Take The HEART of Accounting companion course first, and then decide whether you need more advanced accounting. More experience is always better when it comes to honing your newly acquired accounting skills.

However, I recognize that many people may just want an introduction to accounting, or only a refresher as to how debits and credits work. Some students may want a primer to jump-start them before starting two semesters of formal college accounting. It could be that a business owner wants to learn enough about accounting to communicate intelligently with his/her accountant or accounting staff. There may be lots of reasons why someone only wants an accounting course that is brief and to the point.

Therefore, I have written a short-course that gets right to the “heart” of the matter. That’s why I call my new course. “The HEART of Accounting”.

This four-hour short course is designed to build a core of knowledge that will provide a foundation from which you can further your accounting education.

What can you learn in four hours?

The truth is that you simply cannot learn everything you need to know about accounting in four hours. However, you can learn the “heart” or essence of double-entry accounting within that time frame when you take this course. For instance, you will learn:

• What Double-Entry accounting is and how it works.
• What the General Ledger is and how it functions.
• What a Chart of Accounts is and how it is used.
• What Financial Statements are and how they are organized.
• What Debits and Credits are and how to use them.
• What a General Journal is and the purpose it serves.
• How to write General Journal entries using debits and credits.
• How to record General Journal entries into the General Ledger.
• How Financial Statements are prepared from the General ledger.

After completing the above steps, you will have a “hands on” idea about how the accounting cycle works from start to finish. Having worked through the steps yourself, you will see that it actually was not that difficult. Furthermore, your confidence in your ability to learn and understand accounting will be greatly enhanced.

Taken other accounting courses and still don’t “get it”?

I teach this same seminar to live audiences and, at the end, you should see the faces light up when the students finally “get it”. If you are not sure where accounting begins or ends, then the whole process can seem very mysterious and intimidating. You might even be thinking it would be better to take a class with a live instructor who can answer your questions rather than take a written course all by yourself.

Well, fear not! This is a “break-through” course. This course is written in such a manner that you will not feel alone. In fact, you won’t be because I am only a blog away where you can ask me questions directly. Furthermore, you are not going to find in this course any arcane, dry, jargonized explanations. Nor will you see a concept explained out of context with other concepts, leaving you hanging and wondering what in the world I’m talking about.

Step-by-Baby-Step - The only way to go!

I’ve broken through those old barriers and have found a way to teach the concepts of debits and credits to the average person in a painless and rather enjoyable way. I start at the beginning and link each concept logically to the next. You build your accounting knowledge “brick by brick” just like building a house. You don’t build the roof before laying the foundation. Do first things first, as the old saying goes. As I tell all my students, go slowly and make sure you fully understand each concept as it is presented before going on to the next.

SEE FOR YOURSELF

Click here to preview the Table of Contents, Introduction and Part 1 of the course. The preview and the course itself require Adobe Reader. Click the link at right to download your free copy.

I’ve created a six-step method that teaches you how to convert financially related physical events, such as, selling goods and services to customers and depositing money into a bank account, into accounting transactions so they can be recorded onto the company books. When you learn the skill of writing General Journal entries you will have learned how to speak the language of business, which is accounting.

CAN YOUR ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE TEACH YOU ACCOUNTING?

Not yet. Computers can’t think and accounting journal entries require a human thought process. The concept of “garbage in – garbage out” still holds true.

There are two components to learn when using accounting software packages. The first component is the software itself and the manufacturer provides a manual or guide that will teach you how to use the software. The second component (usually missing) is knowledge of accounting so you can:

(a) Understand what the software is supposed to do for you.

(b) Provide the information to the software program that is required for your books to be complete and accurate when finished.

The HEART of Accounting course will teach you how to do just that!!

I designed this course to “jump-start” your accounting knowledge by letting you see the “big picture” first. Once you see how it all fits together, your face will light up with the same excitement and enthusiasm as the live audiences. I guarantee it. If you are not absolutely satisfied with this course, I will gladly return your money with no questions asked. This is a RISK FREE offer to you.

FREE BONUS SECTION

Better yet, purchase the course TODAY and receive the Bonus Section that includes 100 practice journal entries related to sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and non-profit organizations.

The entire set of materials in ebook form can be downloaded in PDF format using the Adobe Acrobat Reader for $54.00.

You can purchase a spiral bound book version for $59.00, plus $5.00 shipping (add $3.00 shipping for each additional book).

Click here to purchase The ebook version of HEART of Accounting and the FREE bonus section 100 Practice Journal Entries.

Remember, as I said before, you can contact me directly by going to my Accounting for Non-Accountants Blog at: http://www.reallifeaccounting.com/blog.

Look for the special section just for “Heart” and “RLA” students. Post your questions and comments and look for my answer within 24 hours. Using the blog format also allows you to benefit from other student’s questions.

ACCOUNTING RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU

Take advantage of my other accounting resources to expand your knowledge or to zero-in on a particular accounting issue or transaction. You are welcome to download FREE of charge my two e-books, “Accounting Solutions for Small Business – Volume One & Two.” PLUS, you have my express permission to access the archives of my monthly newsletter The Journal Entry. This includes over forty issues or 120 articles dealing with accounting issues for small businesses. All of these are found on my RLA homepage at http://www.reallifeaccounting.com.

Are you qualified to take this course? Test yourself to find out!

Yes, it’s true, you must have certain basic skills in order to successfully complete this course. Test yourself by answering the following three questions:

1. Do you know how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide?
2. Do you know left from right?
3. Do you know the difference between up and down?

Time to Get Started!

Now that you know you are fully qualified to learn accounting, I invite you to take a short walk with me into the world of accounting. Relax, take a deep breath, clear your mind, and let me show you how easy it is to understand accounting.

Do you know that you can account for every penny using a double-entry accounting system? Whoever invented this system was a genius. What you are going to learn is no less than learning how to play a musical instrument. I only wish I could be there to see and hear you play your first tune. Shall we begin?

Click here to purchase The ebook version of HEART of Accounting course, PLUS the FREE bonus section 100 Practice Journal Entries.

Cordially,