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Write Down What You Run

Sep 22, 2026

Write Down What You Run

There is a one-page document your organization does not have yet. Building it takes about twenty minutes, and your next insurance renewal is the reason to finally do it.

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I Built the Same Tool Twice This Week

Sep 17, 2026

I Built the Same Tool Twice This Week

Both of them built it. Only one of them could put anything in it.

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The ARPA Money Runs Out December 31. The Records Don't.

Sep 15, 2026

The ARPA Money Runs Out December 31. The Records Don't.

Your community has about fifteen weeks to spend the last of its pandemic money. The obligation that outlives the money is the one nobody put on the calendar.

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They Told You to Make a Home Inventory. Then They Deleted the Tool.

Sep 8, 2026

They Told You to Make a Home Inventory. Then They Deleted the Tool.

The insurance industry once built a free tool to help you inventory your home. It is gone. The web address it lived at now sells online casino games.

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What an Asset Inventory Actually Costs

Sep 1, 2026

What an Asset Inventory Actually Costs

Somebody is going to hand your town a number for this. Here is how to read it before you sign.

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GASB 104 Is Already Here. Your Finance Director May Not Know.

Aug 25, 2026

GASB 104 Is Already Here. Your Finance Director May Not Know.

The rule took effect last summer. The statements it touches are being assembled right now.

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