• Running a Firm While Filming a Show Every Week: Season 1 Finale
    Aug 23 2026

    We're wrapping up Season 1, and this time I step to the side. Y'all have been hearing me talk about my team every episode, so this time they get the floor. Chrisy, Lauren, and Rachel get into what they actually do at Right Choice, what it took to shoot a full show while running a real accounting firm, and the stuff that never made the final cut.

    We've had a good time bringing you this show every week and we're not done yet. Watch the full video here. Like, comment, subscribe and Follow @AlbertTheCPA on all social platforms so you'll be the first to know what's coming next.

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    12 mins
  • Is Buc-ee's Bullying? BMW and Spider-Man Dashboard Deal and Rainy Day Reserves
    Aug 16 2026

    Buc-ee's is out here suing another small family-owned mini mart over its mascot, and Albert explains why a billion-dollar brand picking on the little guy is just a bad look. Then BMW slapped Spider-Man ads on its dashboards, even though they swore they'd never touch them, but Lauren explains why it was actually a great use of "Other People's Audience" and for this week's Ask AlbertTheCPA, how much cash should actually be sitting in your business account?" Albert breaks it down - and more.

    Watch the full episode on YouTube and follow @AlbertTheCPA and @TheRealBottomLine on Instagram for more.

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    23 mins
  • Bonnet Ban, Black Banks Merger, and Are Your AI Chats Public?
    Aug 9 2026

    Tuskegee University banned bonnets, durags, and bedroom shoes in classrooms. Two of the oldest Black owned banks in the country, Optus Bank and Mechanics and Farmers Bank, just merged into the largest Black owned bank in America. Private AI chats were showing up searchable on Google, Byron Allen cut 35% of Buzzfeed's staff after his takeover, and this week's Ask AlbertTheCPA: "how much should i pay myself?"

    Watch the full episode on @AlbertTheCPA on YouTube channel and follow @AlbertTheCPA and @TheRealBottomLineShow on Instagram for the latest updates.

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    28 mins
  • Broke, Broke, Boomer | America Has A Problem
    Aug 2 2026

    Y'all, EYL and Atlanta are beefing over Invest Fest and we had to weigh in on it. Then we get into why grocery prices are up 32%, why millions of people are losing SNAP benefits, and why boomers are buying bigger houses instead of downsizing while their kids move back home. & this week for Ask AlbertTheCPA: "How do I boost my cash flow?"

    Watch the full episode on YouTube and follow @AlbertTheCPA and @TheRealBottomLine on Instagram for more updates from your favorite CPA.

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    29 mins
  • Pardons for Sale, Black Billionaires Booming, and Uncle Nearest Whiskey Woes
    Jul 26 2026

    A D.C. lobbyist took $600K from Boosie for a pardon that never came, Uncle Nearest founder Fawn Weaver is locked out of the company she built, and 18 Black Americans made this year's Black Billionaires Club. Lauren and I break down the lesson Harold's Chicken is teaching every business owner about estate planning, and I answer the first question every small business owner asks, "how do I actually pay myself?"

    Watch the full episode on YouTube and follow @AlbertTheCPA and @TheRealBottomLineShow on Instagram for more.

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    28 mins
  • AI Collapse, Trump $250 Bills, and Employees or Contractors?
    Jul 19 2026

    Michael Saylor's Strategy Inc. just sold $216 million in Bitcoin after years of preaching "never sell." The Treasury confirmed the Harriet Tubman $20 bill is dead, the same week a Trump $250 bill got floated. ThriveCart, the checkout platform thousands of businesses depend on, went down twice in one week during a peak sales window. Plus: can you legally call your whole team contractors? The IRS has three tests that say otherwise, and the penalties for getting it wrong aren't cheap.

    Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube. Follow @AlbertTheCPA and @TheRealBottomLine on Instagram for the latest updates.

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    30 mins
  • Fraud for Love, Bias Costs Billions, and You May Need a CFO
    Jul 12 2026

    A lawyer's going straight to jail after stealing $4.4 million to impress his girlfriend. A VC passed on investing in Cloudflare because he didn't think a woman could run it. It's now worth $87 billion. We break down what happens when a small business goes viral before it's ready to scale, and Albert answers another popular question, "When do you actually need a CFO instead of a bookkeeper?"

    Watch the full episode on YouTube and follow @AlbertTheCPA and @TheRealBottomLineShow on Instagram for more.

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    23 mins
  • Tipping Wars, Bye Bye Spirit, and the Bankruptcy Boom
    Jul 5 2026

    This week on The Real Bottom Line with AlbertTheCPA: Spirit Airlines just found out cheap doesn't scale, and it's the clearest pricing lesson small business owners will get all year. We look at why Chapter 11 filings are up 42% year over year. Our team is debating whether tipping is really the customer's job...and Albert gives the real answer to why your revenue keeps climbing while your bank account doesn't move.

    Watch the full episode on YouTube and follow @AlbertTheCPA and @TheRealBottomLine on Instagram for more.

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    30 mins