08/17/2026
๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต-๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐.
๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
A clear forecast does not have to be complicated.
Take a blank sheet of paper and draw two columns:
Cash Expected In
Cash Expected Out
Customer payments due over the next 30 days
Payroll
Deposits you know are coming
Rent or lease payments
Recurring revenue
Vendors and material purchases
Other confirmed receipts
Loans, taxes, and subscriptions
Then ask one question:
Does the cash expected in arrive before the cash expected out is due?
If the answer is no โ or you are not sure โ do not wait for the bank balance to deliver the news.
You may need to collect faster, adjust the timing of an expense, talk with a vendor, rethink a purchase, or simply get a clearer view of the numbers.
The goal is not to predict every dollar perfectly.
The goal is to see the storm while there is still time to make a better decision.
Share this with a business owner who is working hard but may not be looking far enough ahead.
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https://fnl.jdwrightcpa.com/financialclarityguide
Jonathan Wright, CPA., P.C.
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