Thanks for sharing your experience so openly—it really shows how much the financial side can catch people off guard. I’m curious, have you found any tools or systems that make the record-keeping less of a juggling act? A lot of creators I talk to are still figuring out what “CPA who gets this world” even looks like—do you have tips on vetting them? And since you mentioned scrambling at midnight, what’s one thing you’d tell someone just starting out to avoid that stress? Maybe we can crowdsource a few best practices for the community.

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