Good evening, @SusCSRA. You've come to the right place to help reimburse yourself for any expenses you don't draw directly out of the business bank account. 

While it is generally advised to keep business and personal funds separate, we understand that there are instances where they may overlap. You don't necessarily need to set yourself up as an employee. If you need to reimburse yourself for a personal expense, you can record it in QuickBooks Desktop as either a check or an expense. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do it:

Step 1: Record the business expense you paid for with personal funds.

1. Go to the Company menu and select Make General Journal Entries.
2. On the first line, pick the expense account for the purchase.
3. Enter the purchase amount in the Debits column.
4. On the second line, choose Partner's equity or Owner's equity.
5. Input the same purchase amount in the Credits column.
6. Click on Save and close.

Step 2: Decide how you want to reimburse the money. You have two options:

Option 1: Record the reimbursement as a check

1. Open the Banking menu.
2. Click on Write Checks.
3. Select a bank account to use to reimburse the personal funds.
4. In the Category column, choose Partner's equity or Owner's equity.
5. Enter the amount to reimburse.
6. Hit Save and close or Save and new.

Option 2: Record the reimbursement as an expense

1. Click Banking at the top menu bar and choose to Write Checks.
    
2. Select the appropriate BANK ACCOUNT.
3. Choose a Payee in the PAY TO THE ORDER OF field.
4. Filter the DATE and CHECK NO.
5. Go to the Expense tab, select the Expense Account, and enter the amount.
6. Hit Save and close.
   

If you're all good, feel free to explore this extra guide on how to manage checks: Modify, void, delete, or print checks in QuickBooks Desktop.

If you require any additional assistance, please leave a message below. We'll be happy to assist you at any time. Keep safe.