Jodi Porteous - Money & Cashflow Educator

07/09/2026

Each week I run a training topic in the Unexpected Bookkeeper course - and it's all about how to use Xero to manage finances & cashflow and track spending improve your business.

Today had 2 videos - the first one was unscheduled because Xero did some invoicing updates during the last week, and this video showed how to edit it, and what things could be changed on the new invoice template.

The second video was using the new Analytics to track the performance of your business - using graphs and not just a page full of numbers.

If you want to know more about Unexpected Bookkeeper, please let me know and I'd be happy to have a chat with you about it.

02/09/2026

Next weeks workshop is ready for booking 😃

For business owners and those who manage the money in a business.

01/09/2026

Spent some time on my boat (ok our boat) this last week and it was glorious!!

For me it’s all stress reduction, exploring and adventures- and it helps to spark a new lease on life.

What do you do to reduce stress?

18/08/2026

Got my new uniform late last week- a warm jumper!!
Being a Pilbara girl for most of my working life I have never owned work jumper before 😂

I got to wear it for most of my presentations & trainings this week - Cashflow is King, Finance basics for Not for Profits with Wicked Strategies and some Xero payroll training too.

5 hours of training this week and it’s only Tuesday afternoon - I do love my job 😍

12/08/2026

David Jenyns from Systemology (building easy systems in businesses) just interviewed me about growing small businesses using systems - including the Profit First system.
Watch it here:

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25/07/2026

I love showing up for Unexpected Bookkeeper every week.

We have a quick 10-15 min learning experience, ask questions, and then spend the rest of the hour co-working, being supported each week with the many bookkeeping and cashflow tasks on our plate.

Last week’s training was on GST - what you need to look for when reviewing transactions before you lodge your BAS.

Here’s a quick snippet of what was discussed.

There’s training like this every week.
www.unexpectedbookkeeper.com.au

23/07/2026

Rebranding in progress….
It’s been a long 6 months of merging 2 businesses together, and we are very close to the end now.

Northwest Accountancy is based in Karratha with an office, and Profit First Accounting is an online only business with our team working from home across Australia.

Somehow, we have made it all fit together 😃

The new combined business is known as Profit First Accounting and Coaching.

We still do tax returns, plus business coaching, bookkeeping services for businesses and provide financial education for both businesses and individuals under our Educational arms of Unexpected Bookkeeper and Where Did My Money Go?

You will hear lots more about these as we move from “maintenance mode”, keeping things ticking along, to “ramp up mode” having space for more people to enter our world.

21/07/2026

When you are running a business, cashflow is one of the key drivers of how you are feeling, and what decisions you make.

This workshop is designed to be interactive, so that you can brainstorm ideas alongside others like you, so that you can improve your cashflow.

What to expect:
✅60-90 minutes online with me
✅ a workbook to download and work through in the session, and afterwards
✅ 4 core ideas you can take away and implement during the week to bring in more sales
✅ get an understanding of how you can set up bank accounts to monitor your spending more easily

This is a great reminder of all the things you can do to make your great business even better. Or, to give you some ideas of things you may not have tried yet to improve your business.

Register here: https://www.unexpectedbookkeeper.com.au/workshop-registration-cashflow-is-king

01/07/2026

💰 FREE MONEY FOR WA DRIVERS💰

If you are in Western Australia and have a current drivers licence, you can be eligible for a $100 fuel support payment.

You will need the Service WA app (we used it in Covid times) and your digital ID set up to submit your claim. It takes lass than 5 minutes if you are already set up.

If you don’t have these there is an option to fill out a paper form and send it in.

https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/servicewa/servicewa-app/servicewa-app-fuel-support-payment

18/06/2026

Hey Business owners!

If you want to improve your cashflow then the Cash Is King workshop is for you.

In 90 minutes next Tuesday, you will get an understanding of how the cashflow cycle works in your business, strategies to increase your sales, and how the Profit First system can give you some freedom from cashflow decisions.

It’s an interactive workshop that’s designed to give you 3-4 actions that you can take away and implement straight away.

To learn more (and book in): https://www.unexpectedbookkeeper.com.au/workshop-registration-cash-is-king-june2026

(Pic of me with Mike Michalowicz, who wrote the Profit First book)