{"id":36,"date":"2026-03-10T18:45:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastalclaritybookkeeping.com\/receipt-wrangling\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-03-22T16:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:34:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coastalclaritybookkeeping.com\/receipt-wrangling\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-unset-1\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"896\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-32\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/coastalclaritybookkeeping.com\/receipt-wrangling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WP-background.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coastalclaritybookkeeping.com\/receipt-wrangling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WP-background.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/coastalclaritybookkeeping.com\/receipt-wrangling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WP-background-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coastalclaritybookkeeping.com\/receipt-wrangling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WP-background-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coastalclaritybookkeeping.com\/receipt-wrangling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WP-background-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coastalclaritybookkeeping.com\/receipt-wrangling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WP-background-1536x860.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 data-wp-context---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::{&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::callbacks.init\" data-wp-interactive data-wp-style--font-size=\"core\/fit-text::context.fontSize\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-fit-text\">Receipt Wrangling for the Reluctant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Simple receipt and recordkeeping habits for small business owners \u2014 because &#8216;I&#8217;ll sort it out at tax time&#8217; is not a bookkeeping strategy.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If your current filing system involves an overflowing glove box, a wing and a prayer, and the phrase \u201cI\u2019ll deal with it in April,\u201d consider this your intervention. 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