Pets

Your new cat: Why are the first 24 hours so important?

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The cage was small, but the people were nice and Tiger felt safe. He was fed, petted, and groomed regularly. Still, he was not at home. Tiger had been “home” and still had vague memories of the woman who had looked after him and the other cats that lived with her.

Then they had brought him to this place, and he had been here so long that he had almost forgotten about the “house” and the woman.

Yet there was uneasiness here, and Tiger felt it. Something was about to happen. Something bad.

Then two humans entered. They put him in a cage with them. He jumped onto the woman’s lap. They put him in a dark place that hit him and pushed him. He heard strange and terrifying noises. He howled and a male voice responded with noises he couldn’t understand.

Then there was light. AND TERROR!

A small hand reached out and tried to grab it. There were people I didn’t know; they all approached him. There was another cat that arched up and spat.

So, horror of horrors …

There was a dog!

Tiger fled. He fled down a long corridor and bolted through the first open door he found. He hid in the darkest place he could find … between soft and hard things that he did not recognize. I hear voices. He heard the dog barking and shuddered. He heard the high-pitched voice of the child and the voice of a woman … which were easier to bear.

He crouched down and remained as invisible and silent as he could get.

Rushed adoption

Staff at animal shelters greet people seeking new pets with joy and suspicion. People walk between the cages, looking at each cat, and the staff expects them to select a cat that has been there for a long time.

But they know what people are looking for; They are looking for kittens, not adult cats.

If there are no kittens, clients will sometimes reluctantly choose an adult cat as a “consolation prize,” pay adoption fees, and take it away …

Only to return the cat two or three days later.

“I’m sorry, but this cat just didn’t work out. We couldn’t fit him into the family.”

Gold…

“This cat is too wild. We need something more tame, something that fits.”

“What happened?” Asks the staff member.

“The cat shot out and hid. It took us three days to find it, and when we finally did, we had to chase it around the house before we caught it. We need something more tame; something that fits better.”

So there are sad returnee stories … but wait, it can be worse for cats adopted in other ways.

“The owner won’t let me keep it, could you take it in?”

People who adopt stray dogs or a friend’s cat often don’t realize the full scope of the things to do for their new cat:

o Prepare your home to receive your cat

o Take care of your cat’s medical needs

o Make sure your other cats have protection against disease.

o Take care of your cat’s physical needs

o Properly introduce your cat to companions, children, and other pets.

And perhaps the most important:

o Prepare for a good relationship with your new cat.

People who have never had cats before don’t really realize what a cat is: a highly intelligent and independent animal that needs love and affection on a daily basis, but is not a dog.

Cats bond with people, just like dogs, but they don’t always bond with the person who has adopted them. They will choose who they like, much to the dismay of the person who “picked them up” in hopes of having acquired a new friend.

This is a very good reason why the first 24 hours are so important. It is during this period that your cat will decide who he wants to bond with.

Unless you know what you are doing, it may not be with you.

Hour

A cat needs to spend time with her. One of the big mistakes busy people make is not realizing that they have busy schedules that don’t allow them to spend enough time with their newly adopted cat.

Ultimately, this could lead to your cat running away. If you don’t have time to spend with your cat, he will not choose your house as “his den.” She will go out in search of another, and soon you could be reporting a “lost cat.”

Or, to your dismay, you will find that the cat you thought would make a loving companion has bonded with another member of your household … someone you had time to spend.

Money

Many people don’t count the cost of having a pet. In their exuberance to adopt a cat, they forget that they don’t have the budget to support her. Belatedly, they discover that they do not have the cash to buy the basic needs of their new feline or to provide him with the medical care he will surely need.

Many people avoid pet health insurance, not realizing that the same things that happen to people happen to cats, and can cost large amounts of money to heal. This can result in the loss of your beloved pet because the price to save it is “too high.”

Medical needs

Some people who adopt stray or friend-owned cats don’t realize the full scope of medical care their new cat needs:

o A complete physical exam

o A complete vaccination regimen

o Spaying or neutering

In particular, that cute kitten you brought home from a friend’s litter will need a long series of vaccinations (along with boosters) that will span a period of a couple of years. You can’t do it all in one day.

Failure to do this will almost certainly spell tragedy in the future. I know. I couldn’t vaccinate one of my kittens. I turned him into an outdoor cat and he died of feline leukemia. The story definitely had a very sad ending …

Your cat’s physical needs

When your cat leaves the crate for the first time, will you be equipped with the essentials?

Or will you find out you need these things later … and bring them in one at a time, after your cat has defecated in the corner, started scratching furniture, or started some other unauthorized behavior that you are not prepared? (And keep in mind, a cat is a very obsessed animal … once it starts doing something, it is very difficult to change it.)

Making sure you have what you need to welcome your new cat is vital … and you should have the basics on hand before you bring him home.

First introductions

So when your cat first comes out of its cage, will it be attacked by everyone in your household at once? And when she does, will she run away in terror, trying to find the safest and darkest corner she can find?

Or will you introduce it gradually … to try to reduce the trauma as much as possible so that you can adjust and feel at home in your new situation?

Your technique for doing this can be a deciding factor in whether or not your cat adjusts to your home immediately, the next day or the next month, or if it runs away from the house altogether.

The days to follow

Do you know how to care for your new cat in the next few days, assuming you handled your first few introductions well? Are you aware of allergies, special foods, bathing, grooming, hairballs, eliminating urine, training and teaching without scaring and alienating her, and a multitude of other situations that cat owners struggle with on a daily basis? Do you know the dangers of letting it become a cat outdoors?

To be prepared

As you’ve often heard, ‘grooming is the key to success’, and nowhere is this applied more appropriately than when owning a cat. If you’re prepared, your adoption will likely go smoothly.

I say probably because every cat is different. Even with the best preparation by a knowledgeable owner, a cat may want to hide for a while. And if you find out that’s the case …

You need to know what to do.

The key

So that’s why I wrote my book, “Your New Cat’s First 24 Hours”, http://www.yourcatsecrets.com, to give you everything you need to know and have, not just to prepare for your new cat and introduce her to her house, but to understand her and take care of her in the following days.

I have to say it again: preparation … and knowledge … is the key. When you decide to adopt, I hope you are not in a rush.

Hope you do it with knowledge and understanding.

Real Estate

7 ways real estate agents can save money

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As a real estate agent, you cannot count on any financial bailouts to save your business during this recession. These seven tips from an active real estate broker will help you cut your costs and make your business more efficient and productive:

1. Control your expenses.

While this sounds obvious, you would be surprised how many agents have no idea how much they are spending or what they are spending it on. No wonder: Realtors are often social animals, and delving into a heavyweight accounting program like Quickbooks is downright painful. For personal finance, I recommend a company called Mint. You can link your accounts in about five minutes, and since they only keep track of your finances (you can’t transfer or withdraw anything), they’re very secure.

2. Instead of advertising, try picking up the phone.

I learned this idea from Larry Kendall’s “Ninja Selling” course. His big tip: make 50 short calls to people you know each week and offer them valuable real estate information (sales in your neighborhood, market update, etc.). This costs you nothing and is probably the most effective thing you can do to generate more business. Try it for a month.

3. Use free online office software.

A relatively new phenomenon, several companies are now offering free software that can essentially replace Microsoft Office and other expensive office software. You can spell check, cut and paste, format your text, and do everything else the average writer would need online. As a bonus, your documents are automatically saved and stored online, so you never have to worry about backing up your files or what happens if your computer is lost or stolen. My favorite is Google Docs, which is part of Google’s web applications.

4. Use free or low-cost online transaction management software.

If you are looking for a quick way to differentiate yourself and provide excellent service to your customers, try using free or low-cost online transaction management software. There are several programs available and most allow you to add tasks, milestones, messages, upload documents, etc. Best of all, your customer can log in and view their listing or purchase status at any time. You save money by not needing a transaction coordinator, your clients love the transparency, and you save time because there will be fewer emails and calls back and forth.

5. Use free / low-cost online CRM software.

Most customer relationship management software, especially that designed for the real estate industry, is very difficult to use. Are some custom fields worth hundreds of dollars and hours of syncing and tech headaches? If you don’t think so either, try one of the many online-based CRMs that let you manage up to 250 contacts for free, with more powerful plans available for just a few dollars a month.

6. Use low cost online marketing instead of printing.

If you want to win more ads, you’ll need to differentiate yourself during the ad presentation. Consider creating free single property websites and creating free profiles on sites like Trulia, Zillow, etc., and posting your ads on Craigslist. These low-cost methods can help you get the word out while spending much less than a classified ad in a newspaper.

7. Consider working from home.

If you are an experienced agent and you are not yet doing so, consider working from home. You’ll save on transportation costs, those occasional lattes, and going out for lunch. Keep in mind that working from home is not for everyone, especially new agents or those who have trouble concentrating. New agents need the interaction and expertise of their coworkers, and those who can’t focus will lose more money than they save on lost productivity. Real estate is a great career, and the steps you take now can not only help you get through the recession, but can also put you in a prime position for the next recovery. Best of luck!

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3 Cost Saving Tips to Consider When Shopping for Lacrosse Uniforms

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When the new year is just around the corner, high school athletics turns its attention to the spring sports season. They discuss many questions and issues related to team schedule, transportation options, affordable equipment, and many other things. In this article, we are going to discuss some cost saving tips when it comes to buying lacrosse uniforms.

The tendency

You know that schools don’t have unlimited budgets when it comes to buying sports equipment. Therefore, athletic departments are always on the lookout for affordable methods of providing their teams with high-quality yet inexpensive equipment.

Today, it is becoming increasingly difficult for schools to search for the best lacrosse uniforms for their teams. Today, lacrosse is one of the fastest growing and most popular sports. Therefore, the demand for these uniforms is increasing.

This trend has created a huge market for different types of lacrosse equipment. Apart from this, it has changed the expectations of lacrosse players when it comes to purchasing lacrosse equipment. Nobody wants to be part of the team that wears shoddy uniforms. Below are some tips that can help you shop for lacrosse uniforms without breaking the given budget.

1. Buy on time

Overthinking is not a good idea when shopping for sports equipment. In other words, waiting for summer to come is a big mistake. What happens is that the dealers of the team offer discounts until the end of the season. Therefore, it is a good idea to buy Lacrosse uniforms before the arrival of the new year.

2. Contact other schools

Since there is a lot of competition between schools during the sports season, it is a good idea to contact other schools and place a combo order for Lacrosse uniforms. After all, a sense of competition shouldn’t be an obstacle to saving money when it comes to buying lacrosse equipment.

Therefore, it is a good idea to consolidate orders for lacrosse equipment. While fans, coaches, and players may be reluctant to accept this approach, working with your competitors can help you save money, which will be a win-win deal.

This approach can save you a great deal of money, especially when you are in contact with vapor dealers who offer discounts on bulk orders. Aside from this, if all schools are looking for warm-up or travel suits, you can save a lot of money on customization costs. Therefore, it is a great idea to shop with your competitors.

3. Consider budget brands

It is a good idea to choose inexpensive brands. If you are thinking of buying affordable new uniforms, you can try an inexpensive brand. On the other hand, if some of your players prefer flashier brands, you may want to consider the better brands.

So here are the tips that can help you save money when buying lactose uniforms. By following these tips, you can get the best equipment while saving a lot of money.

Sports

Georgia Tech Vs Georgia – An Old Fashioned Rivalry

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Separated by 70 interstate miles between Atlanta and Athens Georgia, and founded 100 years apart, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and the University of Georgia (UGA) have been rivals since 1893 in more than just soccer. Competing for everything in the state of Georgia, from students and potential fans to government grants and academic recognition (Georgia Tech is an engineering research university, while UGA is a liberal arts research university). However, it is on the playing field where this rivalry excels.

The dislike these two schools have for each other probably started right after the Civil War, when it was decided that a new tech school should be founded. Then UGA President Patrick Mell tried to convince lawmakers that the new school should be located on Georgia’s main campus in Athens. Despite his efforts, the Georgia Institute of Technology was established near the Atlanta city limits in 1885.

It did not take long for the first hostilities to begin only a few years later, in 1891, especially the colors of the school. The UGA school magazine stated that the school colors were gold, black and crimson. The Georgia soccer coach felt that gold was too close to yellow, which he felt symbolized by cowardice. That same year, however, the Tech student body voted white and gold as the official school colors. In their first soccer game against Auburn, Tech would wear gold on their soccer uniforms, some felt like a slap in the face from Georgia. Two years later, after Tech defeated Georgia in their first soccer game, the gold disappeared forever from the Georgia school colors.

That first fateful game took place in Athens on November 4, 1893 with Georgia Tech, then known as the Blacksmiths, winning by a score of 28 – 6. But it was who scored those 4 touchdowns that sparked the rivalry. Leonard Wood was a 33-year-old US Army medic who officially registered as a Georgia Tech student just days before the game. However, being a full-time student, he was eligible to play. This fact upset Georgia fans as during and after the game they threw rocks and debris at all Tech players. The next day, an article in the Atlanta Journal, written by a sports journalist from Athens, mocked that the Tech football team was nothing more than a collection of Atlanta residents with some students included.

A rivalry was born.

For the next several years, Georgia Tech’s soccer program would perform very poorly. As a result, they decided to hire a new coach from another rival school, Clemson. In 1904, John Heisman received $ 2,250 and 30% of the attendance dues to be the Georgia Tech football and baseball coach. (NOTE: After retiring as a football coach in 1927, he became part of the Downtown Athletic Club from Manhattan in 1935. After his death in 1936, the club’s trophy for best college footballer was renamed the Heisman Trophy). Heisman immediately changed Tech’s soccer program to 8-1-1 in his freshman year. In 1908, the SIAA (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) was investigating Tech’s recruiting tactics for Georgia students. The allegations were unsubstantiated and the SIAA later ruled in Tech’s favor. In his 16 seasons at Georgia Tech, Heisman led the Golden Tornado (as Tech was known) to three undefeated seasons, including a 32-game winning streak and a major 23-6 win over Georgia. Heisman also led Tech to the highest-scoring soccer game ever played with a 222-0 victory over a totally outclassed Cumberland State in 1916 (too bad it wasn’t Georgia!).

In 1917, with the onset of World War I, the UGA dissolved its soccer program as many of its capable students were drafted into the war. Since Atlanta was a military training ground at the time, Tech retained its male students and continued its soccer program throughout the war. When UGA revived their soccer program in 1919, they proudly proclaimed “UGA in Argonne” and “TECH in Atlanta” on parade floats. As a result, Tech severed all athletic ties with UGA, including canceling several Georgia home games at Grant Field in Atlanta (UGA commonly used Grant Field as their home field). It would not be until 1925, by mutual agreement, that the regular season competition would resume.

In 1932, Georgia and Georgia Tech would become 2 of the original 13 members of the SEC, of ​​which UGA is still a member. Tech, however, would leave the SEC in 1964 after coach Bobby Dodd started a feud with Alabama’s Bear Bryant (the result of a low shot from an Alabama player that ended a Tech player’s career and the denial Bryant to discipline the athlete). There were also concerns about scholarship assignments, questionable recruiting tactics, and the treatment of student athletes that led to Tech’s departure from the SEC. However, Dodd understood the importance of a rivalry and would lead the Yellow Jackets to 8 consecutive victories (1946 – 1954) and beat Georgia 176 – 39 in those games. This remains the longest streak of both teams in the rivalry.

Several years later, Tech would attempt to re-enter the SEC, but its application was denied, in large part due to opposition from Georgia. Without a league to compete in, Tech would found the Metro Conference, for all of its intercollegiate sports except soccer. Like Notre Dame, Tech would compete independently for the next 15 years, until it finally joined the ACC in 1979, the conference in which it is still completed today.

Not content to simply dislike each other on the soccer field, both institutions have also adapted their fight songs to rivalry. Tech’s song Ramblin Wreck contains the line “To Hell with Georgia”, and “Up With the White and Gold” is immediately followed by the lyrics “Down with the Red and Black” and then “Drop the Battle Ax on Georgia’s Head” . Georgia’s wrestling song, “Glory Glory,” which has technically remained unchanged since it was first published in 1909, officially ends with GEORGIA. However, the student body has changed the closing letter to “and to hell with Georgia Tech!”

Tours Travel

Family fun at VenturaCountyWest

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Spending the winter in California has its benefits. There is so much to do outdoors to enjoy. There is no better location than VenturaCountyWest (the cities of Camarillo, Oxnard, and Ventura, about an hour’s drive north of Los Angeles). Even if you’ve visited California before, VenturaCountyWest offers places you’ve never seen, beaches you’ve never walked, and breathtaking scenery you’ve never experienced, all while enjoying near-ideal weather. Here are some activities for the whole family.

The area is full of bike lanes. Rent bikes on Main Street in Ventura at Ventura Bike Depot. The roads are mostly flat. Here’s a suggestion: After picking up your bikes, head towards the Ventura River. You will pass the Ventura County Fairgrounds, a bird sanctuary, and then encounter magnificent views of the ocean. Choose to stop at the 1,700-foot Ventura Pier for lunch at Beach House Tacos or travel a little further and have a picnic in a quiet, grassy area at San Buenaventura State Beach. The beach, which is never crowded, offers three kilometers for biking.

VenturaCountyWest has two ports. Rowing and electric boats for rent are also available at Ventura Harbor Village. While you’re there, be sure to check out the 32-animal indoor carousel in the village gallery. There are plenty of video and pinball games to keep the kids busy and homemade sweets and other goodies to nibble on. Since the town is located right in the port of Ventura, you can watch the fishing boats arrive with their fresh daily catch.

For an indoor adventure (and when the kids have too much energy), visit Sky High Sports in Camarillo. It’s full of trampolines with super padded floors and walls. Children can play dodge ball on the trampoline and other organized games or … just jump. Sky High also has arcade games and laser tag.

It is whale watching season. From now until mid-April, the whales migrate between the waters of Alaska and Mexico, passing through the Channel Islands off the coast of Ventura County. Book whale watching tours with Island Packers of Ventura or Oxnard. While watching whales, you are also likely to see seals and dolphins along the way. Another ocean excursion to consider is the one near Channel Islands National Park. Just 11 miles offshore, these five islands are an all-natural playground for those who love to hike, camp, snorkel, kayak, hike in nature, or simply breathe in the fresh ocean air. Beginners can hike to one or all five islands, also through Island Packers.

For a more low-key family outing, pack a picnic lunch and take your family on a leisurely tour of the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard on an electric boat from Hopper Boat Rentals. Hopper also offers paddle boards, kayaks, and paddle boats. All are great ways to get up close and personal with port life.

Where to stay:

Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Hotel & Resort in Oxnard is the only oceanfront suite resort in Southern California.

Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort is a short walk from Ventura Harbor Village with views of the harbor marine life and fishing boats.

Residence Inn Camarillo with complimentary breakfasts, free internet access, and kitchens in all rooms.

Crowne Plaza – Ventura Beach is the only hotel in Ventura CountyWest directly on the beach and is only two blocks from historic downtown Ventura.

Technology

5 connectivity trends that will shape the future of the automotive industry

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Innovation is already at the wheel of modern automobiles. Yes, smart connectivity is shaping the automotive industry in ways never seen before. While some of these technologies are already on the verge of becoming mainstream, there are other technologies that are in their nascent state and are in the works. Most automotive management services predict that together these technologies will shape the future of connected cars of the future.

Here are the 5 trends that will shape the future of connectivity in the automotive industry.

1. Autonomous cars

Autonomous cars that can circulate on the road without the intervention of the driver behind the wheel is already a reality with several car manufacturers that have come up with their respective models of said cars. Through various successful tests, driverless cars truly represent the future of the automobile in the world. But based on the experience of leading automotive management services, self-driving cars, despite already being a reality, still takes a decade or so for such cars to go public and hit the road as normal vehicles.

2 AI-powered car infotainment systems

Modern car infotainment systems are becoming more and more powerful and responsive, already capable of responding to most common commands, including voice commands. AI-powered virtual assistants will govern future car infotainment systems to respond to passengers and the driver in a more responsive way. AI is supposed to be introduced into the infotainment systems of future cars in just a year or two from now.

3. Maintenance and repair with Blockchain technology

We are all aware of how counterfeit auto parts cause performance failures and ultimately damage vehicles. But until now, in many countries to prevent such counterfeit parts from entering the market, there is no reliable system. In this regard, the Blockchain-based repair and maintenance mechanism can really play a revolutionary role in auto parts authentication. Blockchain, which as a distributed ledger system does not allow for the deletion or manipulation of data, while also offering open and pervasive access to data, can help authenticate auto parts through a distributed ledger of auto parts from easy access.

4. Vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity

Vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity, commonly known as V2V technology, enables cars on the road to share information and stay in touch with each other. On the road, a car can share information about speed, traffic, road conditions, any dangerous threats, etc. Automotive Management Services maintains that such V2V communication not only dramatically improves car safety and security, but also actively helps cars avoid routes that may take longer to reach the destination due to heavy traffic. Some cars already have a better communication system within the car and highly equipped fleet management systems already exist. All of these together will shape the fully equipped Vehicle-to-Vehicle connectivity system of the future.

5.AR powered maintenance

Augmented reality technology that has already penetrated many industries and niches due to the unique ability to integrate digital interaction with the real world around it. Much like finding the digital game character of Pokémon in a popular AR game like Pokémon Go in an AR-powered vehicle repair and maintenance environment, the military can provide their services with the guidance of a digital interface that displays all and each of the parts of the car.

A service engineer who can see the entire car from the car seats to the interior features of the engine and hood can easily have a guided experience in repairing the entire car. This will help the automotive industry to save a lot on maintenance and services. Also for customers, this will ensure greater precision, timely service and longer vehicle durability.

Business

Correspondence principle in accounts receivable

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The matching principle is the basis of accrual (or accrual) accounting and revenue recognition. According to the principle, all expenses incurred in the generation of income should be deducted from the income obtained in the same period. This principle enables a better assessment of actual profitability and performance and reduces the mismatch between the time the cost is incurred and the time the revenue is recognized. In accounts receivable, the provision for bad debt expenses in the same year in which the related sales income is recognized is an application of the matching principle.

Accounts receivable represent the amount owed by customers for money, service or purchase of merchandise on credit. On the balance sheet, they are classified as current or non-current assets based on expectations of the time it will take to collect. Most accounts receivable are trade accounts receivable, arising from the sale of products or services to customers.

To help increase its sales revenue, the company extends credits to its customers. Credit limits entice your customers to make a purchase. But whenever a company extends a credit to a customer, there is also the risk that the customer will not return the money. In order to eliminate risk, the company establishes some guidelines and policies to grant credit to its client. They conduct a credit investigation to assess the customer’s creditworthiness. They established a collection policy to ensure they received payment on time and reduce the risk of default. Unfortunately, there are still sales on account that may not be charged. Either the customer goes broke, is unhappy with the service provided, or simply refuses to pay you back. The company has legal recourse to try to collect your money, but those often fail and are costly too. This uncollectible account receivable is a loss of income recognized when recording the bad debt expense. As a result, it is necessary to establish an accounting process to measure and report these uncollectible accounts.

There are two methods for recording bad debt expenses. The first method is the “Direct Cancellation Method” and the second is the “Allocation Method”.

The direct write-off method is a very weak method and does not apply the principle of comparison of recording expenses and income in the same period. This method records bad debt expense only when a company has made every effort to collect the money owed and ultimately declares it bad. It has no effect on income because you are simply reducing accounts receivable to their net realizable value.

It is a simple method but it is only acceptable in cases where the company does not have precise means to estimate the value of the defective teeth during the year or the delinquencies are irrelevant. In accounting, an item is considered material if it is large enough to affect the judgment of its financial users. With the direct write-off method, several accounting periods have already passed before it is finally determined to be uncollectible and written off. Income from credit sales is recognized in one period, but the cost of doubtful accounts that are related to those sales are not recognized until the next accounting period. This results in an income and expense mismatch.

The allocation method is a preferable method for recording bad debt expenses. This method is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Accounts receivable are recorded in the financial statement at their net realizable value. The net realizable value is equal to the gross amount of the accounts receivable minus an estimate of the uncollectible accounts receivable. This is often called a bad debt allowance. This is considered a contractive account on the balance sheet. This contra asset account has a normal credit balance instead of a debit balance because it is a deduction from accounts receivable. The provision for uncollectible accounts communicates to its financial user that the part of accounts receivable is expected to be uncollectible. With the allocation method, you can estimate bad debts based on credit sales for each period or based on accounts receivable.

The estimate of bad debt as a percentage of sales is consistent with the concept of coincidence because the bad debt expense is recorded in the same period as the associated income. It is calculated by providing a fixed percentage of the period-to-period debt provision to the bad debt expense account in the income statement. Past-year trends or patterns in credit sales and related bad debts provide a basis for a reasonable estimate or projection of bad debt expense for the current year.

By estimating bad debts based on accounts receivable, a business can estimate the aging schedule provision or a one-time calculation of total accounts receivable. When using the estimate based on accounts receivable, the journal entry for bad debt should consider the current balance in the reserve account. The entry amount is the amount needed to bring the allocation account balance to the desired ending balance.

Home Kitchen

Make your kitchen cabinets look great for less

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Kitchen cabinets are one of the most prominent features in your kitchen. If your cabinets look worn or drab, it will affect the overall appearance of your kitchen.

The good news is that there are several options available that can easily update your kitchen with a modern look. Some options are expensive and others are cheaper.

If you like the layout of your cabinets and the cabinets are in good condition, recoating or re-coating your kitchen cabinets may be a good option for you.

Veneering or veneering consists of replacing the cabinet doors and drawer fronts with new ones and then treating the cabinet frame with a matching veneer. There are many types of woods and plastics available for this, so your options are virtually limitless.

For best results, it is always best to hire a professional to do this job. However, it can be quite expensive, ranging from $ 3,500 to over $ 10,000. The job usually takes 2-4 days, depending on how many cabinets and drawers are involved.

If your cabinets are weak or damaged or you just want to change their design, replacing them entirely is another option. Replacement cabinets may not cost much more than clad / cladding either. New cabinets can add more utility to your kitchen and increase the value of your home, too.

If resurfacing or replacing your kitchen cabinets doesn’t fit your budget, there are much less expensive alternatives.

My first choice for updating the look of kitchen cabinets is paint. What a difference a coat or paint can make!

For a retro look, you can use bold colors like pink, turquoise, or orange. Be brave and paint designs on the cabinets or use stencils or a faux finish. Add some matching accessories and you get new cabinets for under $ 300!

Another idea is to permanently remove all cabinet doors. This would not be appropriate or functional for all kitchen styles. It could work well for a cottage kitchen design or even an old Victorian design. You can line the shelves with lace or doilies that swing over the edge to add to the look.

An alternative to completely removing the cabinet doors is to replace them with old windows of the correct size. You can also create new doors from different types of materials, such as bamboo or fabric.

Another idea for renovating kitchen cabinets is to wallpaper them or apply adhesive paper. A plain pattern is best, and of course make sure it’s washable. It is not necessary to cover the entire surface. You can cut out different shapes or patterns and apply them to the surface of the cabinet. This would be a good short-term solution for renovating your kitchen.

So there you have it. There are many ways to make your kitchen cabinets look great without spending a lot of money!

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Security check 2018

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In January of each year I write an article to help you think about your Home, Electronic and Personal Security. In 2017, assistants like Alexa and Siri have gotten “smarter” and claim to help us more in our daily lives.

Home and lock security:

Look at your locks and your doors. Are your locks working smoothly? Are they at least a class 2 lock? Do all of your exterior doors have deadbolt locks installed? Can you account for all your keys? If not, replace the lock or have the key changed. Try lockable key fobs to stay in control of your keys.

Is your alarm system working properly? In 2017, the biggest change from 2016 to 2017 is that most alarm systems can now be controlled by smartphone apps. Maybe it’s time you upgrade to a modern alarm system that can control your smartphone. You must communicate with the central station via cellular service rather than a landline.

Computer security:

In 2017, our computers, tablets, and smartphones have gotten smarter. They are also more open with extensive Wi-Fi connections. These connections must be protected by some form of Internet security that has built-in Wi-Fi security. Make sure you are using the most up-to-date Wi-Fi security. We are using home automation more and this opens us up to additional security concerns. Be careful about using Alexa, Siri, Cortana, and the Google Assistant.

If possible, use credit cards instead of debit cards. Credit cards give you more security and you are using your money for 30 days. Just make sure you pay your bills in full every month.

Personal security:

When driving or walking, be aware of your surroundings, know where you are at all times. If “Gut” tells you to leave an area, listen and walk away. Park your vehicle in a well-lit area and don’t leave anything visible like your GPS, laptop, etc. When you get home, park your vehicle in your garage and close the door before leaving. If it’s dark, try using the light on a timer inside your home, so there will be a light on when you get home. It is always better to enter a lighted house.

All of the items above are common sense, they all have different security needs, which is why this article is written to help you think about your own personal security situation.

Digital Marketing

Strengthening internal website links: center and radio strategy

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I am not the first person to talk about the “Hub and Spoke” SEO strategy within a website. But I’m talking about it, as this strategy is something tangible that you can do within your website that, over time, will give you good SEO page ranking results; attract more people to your website organically.

First, if you were to take a look at the “Search Console” in the Google Webmaster Toolkit, you would see under the heading “Search Traffic” a subtitle titled “Internal Links.” By clicking on this subtitle of your website, you will see how Google is currently viewing your website with regard to the internal links present on your site. For most sites, the most visited page with the most links to it internally is usually the home page.

So what can we conclude from seeing this in Google Search Console?

1. Internal links are important enough to Google to track this information within its search engine.

2. Since this information is apparently important enough for Google to crawl, there has to be a reason why it is important for them to do so. Once you think about this to its logical conclusion, you will soon realize that the web crawler “Googlebot” is crawling these links to find out which pages on your website are the most important; These are your main “authority” pages on your site. . When Google knows what these pages are on your site, these are the pages to which they will be for the most part, sending traffic organically; they will be the pages of your site that they pay the most attention to and organically, they will become the main “entry points” to your business from the Google search engine.

Now let’s start thinking about the strategic configuration of your site. Where do you want Google to primarily direct people on your site? What are the best pages for your business that you want people to see first? Once you discover this, you can start building and / or rebuilding your website and pages to improve the visibility of your key web pages in the eyes of Google. Over time, these pages will get Google’s attention and become the strongest ranking pages for the Google search engine on your site, and it is important that you always remember in the back of your mind that you are not trying to rank. your entire website for Google, you are trying to rank your web pages most important to the Google search engine.

This is where the “Hub and Spoke” strategy comes into play. Is that how it works.

Let’s say you have a blog site. If you are only writing individual blog posts and none of them relate to each other, they will never get real organic SEO strength in the eyes of Google unless you are very lucky in the uniqueness of your content and keyword search phrases. Since you are competing against millions of pages, this kind of luck is extremely difficult to come by.

Now let’s say you write some content on a blog that is important and you want the world to see it. What you want to do is create a post / web page for it that can be segmented and posted across multiple pages. Each support page would discuss one aspect of the content, maybe a subtopic breakdown or something, and would put links that would take you back to the main blog post / webpage and possibly links to one or more of the others. support pages too.

All subposts / pages would link to the main post page and would also link to each other. The important point here is that Google now begins to view all of your content on a particular topic as more complete, providing a complete answer within a content niche across a series of pages, with one page being the obvious home page to which that everyone connects. In Google’s eyes, this becomes your “Authority” page over time, as people come to your site through all of these pages and most of the clicks on the site’s internal links eventually lead to people to your authority page for that main content starting point. This page will start to sit well for you.

So now let’s expand this concept even further. Start duplicating this across your site, interconnecting multiple “hubs” and “radios” together. Ultimately, it will resemble a cobweb with a series of interconnected spoke pages linking a series of axes revolving around a core business theme, or business niche, and your site begins to become an “authority” site. within a company. niche in the eyes of Google and as a result, you will start to see exponential organic growth of traffic to your site over time as a result.

Every central web page on your site will eventually rank well for certain keyword phrases, and as a result, your website will gain an additional level of niche SEO authority overall, bringing you even more traffic over time.

So don’t overlook the internal link building aspect when building your website and pages. A little strategic planning in your internal design will go a long way from an SEO perspective. Now you know why it takes time to rank well and build authority on the site, but at least now you also know part of the equation to get there.

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