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Virtual Financial Operations Virtual Assistant (In Training) @ University of Abuja
The Cash Book That Saved Me
<p>There was a time I treated the cash book like a formality. One of those topics you rush through because it looks simple and everyone tells you it is simple. I thought the real intelligence in accounting lived in final accounts, ratios, and complicated standards. The cash book felt small. Almost beneath notice.</p><p>I was wrong.</p><p>I remember struggling—not because it was hard, but because it refused to let me lie to myself. Every time my figures didn’t balance, there was nowhere to hide. No theory to quote. No long explanation to soften the blow. Something happened, money moved, and I had to account for it. Fully.</p><p>That was the first time accounting stopped being abstract for me.</p><p>The cash book taught me patience. It slowed me down. It forced me to pay attention to details I would normally ignore. I began to see how easily small mistakes compound, how one skipped entry creates confusion later, and how discipline upfront saves panic at the end.</p><p>What surprised me most was how personal it became.</p><p>Tracking cash made me confront my habits—not just academically, but mentally. It showed me how careless assumptions lead to errors. How confidence without verification is dangerous. How clarity doesn’t come from complexity, but from consistency.</p><p>Long after exams, the lesson stuck.</p><p>In real life, money doesn’t announce itself as profit or loss. It just moves. Quietly. The cash book trained me to notice those movements, to respect them, and to understand that control starts with awareness. Not big plans. Not intentions. Awareness.</p><p>That topic I once rushed through ended up grounding me more than any advanced chapter. It didn’t make me feel smart. It made me honest.</p><p>And maybe that’s why it saved me.</p><p>Because sometimes, growth doesn’t come from learning more. It comes from finally taking the basics seriously.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
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