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Carrie Smith

Hi, I'm Carrie Smith. I'm and accountant that loves helping others through my own experiences with becoming debt free. It's not easy, but I'm making cents of life.

Carrie Smith, is the writer behind the Careful Cents personal finance blog. She is passionate about all things money, career, debt and travel. She also writes for sites like Yahoo!Finance and PerkStreet Financial. She specializes in small business accounting, taxes and bookkeeping. Her motto is, never underestimate the power of small change.

Carrie Smith's Background

Carrie Smith's Experience

Blog and Social Media Manager at Payoff.com

April 2012 - Present

Responsible for managing multiple writers and blog content as well as social media accounts and community engagement.

Writer and Financier at Twenties Hacker

October 2011 - February 2012

Weekly writer and finance columnist.

Tax Professional at H&R Block

October 2008 - October 2011

Responsible for customer service interaction daily, and detail interview for tax preparation purposes. Required to understand basic-to in depth tax law and accounting, and complete continuing education each tax season. Helped manage and balance cash drawer/POS daily, process deposits. Managing office cleanliness and keep all areas organized.

Bookkeeper at Builders, Inc. - Property Investments

September 2008 - July 2010

Responsible for daily Quickbooks accounting, A/R, A/P, investor distributions, bank reconciliations, and preparation of quarterly statements. Managing office cleanliness and keep all areas organized.

Freelance Writer at ReadyForZero

November 2011

Finance and Business Contributor at Yahoo! Finance

August 2011

Featured contributor for Yahoo! Finance. Responsible for completing requests and assignments for finance and business topics that are published within the Yahoo! network.

Customer Columnist at PerkStreet Financial

July 2011

Researching and writing weekly articles for the financial banking blog that offers ways to get organized, save money, and how to better your financial situation.

Owner/Creator at Careful Cents

June 2011

Personal Finance Blog offering saving money tips, how to pay down debt, invest for the future and other financial advice that makes cents!

Accountant at Fulton Oil & Gas

August 2002

Responsible for managing over 10 bank accounts, performing bank reconciliations, cash management reports, Balance Sheets, and Excel spreadsheets. Processing all payroll and time sheets, payroll reports, filing and paying 940/941 employee tax reports. All end of month Oil Royalty Accounting statements with JIB and closing. Providing any additional work including, title and landman research and Division of Interest breakdowns, county courthouse title runs, handling legal document copies and maps. Also making weekly runs to Post Office and bank for deposits.

Carrie Smith's Education

American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers

2010 – 2011

Certificate


The Tax Institute at H&R Block

2009 – 2011

Certificate

Concentration: Income Tax


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