Simple from day one
Clear language and practical steps let you start with a real job, not a training course.
Accounting for freelancers
More creating.
Less accounting.
You're brilliant at what you do. Accounting doesn't have to be part of it. Send invoices, track expenses and keep your finances sorted with Lufu—simple tools without the heavyweight price tag.
- Invoice clients without a complicated setup
- Forward receipts while they are still easy to find
- See paid work, expenses and profit together
A real-world workflow
Meet Maya Chen.
Freelance graphic designer
Maya keeps client work moving without turning Sunday night into bookkeeping night.
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This week in Lufu
Three jobs handled without the spreadsheet.
Sent a deposit invoice
Forwarded an Adobe receipt
Matched a client payment
The Lufu difference
All the accounting you need. None of the stuff you don't.
Built around essentials
Invoices, purchases, reconciliation and useful reports stay together without feature overload.
Ready as you grow
Start with the basics, then add suppliers, account codes and team details when the business needs them.
Useful for freelancers
Start with the tools that solve today's admin.
Get paid
Invoicing
Draft invoices, PDF versions, payment status and clean client history.
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Capture purchases
Expense Inbox
Email receipts and supplier invoices into a reviewable purchase workflow.
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Understand performance
Accounting Reports
Practical performance and outstanding-balance reports for useful time periods.
ExploreA little help with the admin
Practical guides to get you going.
Guides
How to invoice overseas clients from Australia
Agree a currency, explain payment instructions and understand the difference between invoice amounts, bank receipts and reporting estimates.
Published
Read the guide3 min readTemplates
An invoice example for designers
Show fixed-fee design deliverables and approved additions clearly, with a worked example and an editable invoice template.
Published
Get the template3 min readTemplates
An invoice example for trade work
An illustrative trade invoice separating labour and materials, with a blank template and prompts for job references and variations.
Published
Get the template3 min readGet started today
More creating. Less accounting.
Try Lufu free during beta and see how it fits the way freelancers work.