Hi Malcolm,

You've been so helpful with others on this thread that I'm wondering if you could possibly help me out, as my questions are along the same vein.

I am a sole proprietor who works full time for an employer and who also has a side bakery/hobby business.  Because of this, I use my personal checking accounts for purchasing materials and supplies as well as receiving payments for cakes.  I'd like to know the best way to use Quickbooks to not only manage my business expenses and income, but possibly better organize/categorize my personal expenses and income.

Other than using a dedicated credit card for business expenses (which I'm definitely going to adopt), do you have any recommendations for the best way to setup and use Quickbooks for managing both my business income and expenses as well as personal income and expenses?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide.  I'm not sure if you're a user or work for QuickBooks, but either way, I can image your time is valuable and am grateful for any recommendations to make my bookeeping less hectic.

Thanks again,

Nicole