Date: 4 August 2009
If long hours of study in front of your computer are getting you down, fire up some of these accounting blogs.
It is so easy to publish online that many companies and individuals are sharing their opinions and ideas with internet users.
Here are some light-hearted accounting and finance blogs to ease your mind.
Accountant jokes
Substantial file of solidly funny gags from, for and about accountants. An example joke includes: Daft titles: payroll clerk = government deduction compliance assistant.
Pathetically Awesome
The opinions of a witty auditor considering life in the big 4. He says, 'I thought about it for a while - how to deal with difficult clients. I needed some type of solution other than hating people because it's way too exhausting.'
AccountingNation
This US-focussed blog is still a good resource, especially for its fun section. A joke from the site is: You know you're working in public practice when you get all excited because it's Saturday and you can wear casual clothes to work.
Life and Times of Accounting
Angela and Kathleen are not ordinary accountants. This blog follows their adventures from dealing with the office of unemployment to the five C's of credit.
CPA Australia blogs
Find out what other CPAs are saying about the global financial crisis, and hear from the organisation's president Richard Petty in two informative blogs.