Obviously, if you are going to take an MYOB course and learn the many facets of bookkeeping, accountancy, tax laws, etc., then you are going to do it to take up a relevant job and start a brilliant career where you are in constant demand.

However, many people overlook the real-life, home and lifestyle reasons to take an MYOB course. People seem to know the benefits of taking a physical fitness course, or becoming a doctor, so why not those of an MYOB qualification graduate?

1.  Run a Family Budget and Stay Out of Debt

You are not going to be the first person to take a piece of business software and use it at home. Yet, considering the amount of customization that MYOB software and services allows, would it be such a bad idea to plan out your home budget and financial plans in such a manner?

If you are dealing with this type of accountancy and data entry on a daily basis anyway, because of your job, then why not do the same at home. Not only do you know it will work well, but you are also probably very efficient at it, meaning your home budget and financial planning will be done a lot quicker.

2.  Plenty of Transferable Skills

Even something like learning Microsoft Excel during your course will help you both in your real life and when finding other types of jobs. Plus, much of the software you learn offers transferable skills and knowledge. It all rests upon different types of intuitive learning.

For example, if you have never tried a piece of video editing software, then a piece of advanced editing software like Blender.org will look like the controls of a space station. Yet, people who already have editing experience can often pick up and use Blender with no fuss.

The same is true when you take MYOB courses. Even though you are learning MYOB, you can then go over to something like XERO and pretty-much figure out how to use XERO yourself because it is now far more intuitive based on what you already know.

3.  Save a Bundle on Your Taxes

Learning MYOB is not just about learning which buttons to click, which services to pick, etc. You have to learn all there is to know about the accountancy facets of the entire endeavour. Part of the process of learning, both the software side and the theory side, is going to help you save money on your taxes in the long run.

Even the tips you pick up from the forums as you chat to other students is going to yield a wealth of information, all of which would be less relevant, meaningful, or understandable if you were still an MYOB novice.

4.  Start and Run a Small Business

Maybe you have had a career in accountancy for twenty years and fancy a change by selling your ornamental rugs online. No matter what your motivation, knowing about MYOB, knowing about bookkeeping, accountancy, and so forth is going to help you start and run your own business. It is not just about saving on taxes, it is also a big help in keeping things running.

Knowing how and where to place money, how things will depreciate, and how money flows within a small business is going to help you quite a bit.

Most small businesses grind to a very slow halt because people lose their motivation for the hard work that is involved, but most others grind to a halt simply because they are mismanaging their money flow. People with MYOB knowledge and qualifications are far less like to do this. People with MYOB knowledge make far better business owners.

5.  Save Lots of Money in Your Daily Lifestyle

How does knowing accountancy and knowing MYOB software help you do things like save money in restaurants, or save money in stores? The benefits do not come on a clinical robotic level; they come through your grasp of money and the way it works.

It comes from your grasp of economics that you derive from doing things like accountancy and bookkeeping with the help of programs like MYOB and XERO.

Your repeated use of these programs makes you a far more savvy shopper and spender. It also helps highlight the areas in your life where you are wasting money.

For example, if you were a freelance writer, you may look at a cup of overpriced Starbucks coffee, and instead of seeing a simple waste of money, you see that the $7 you are spending actually translates to 35 minutes of writing (after taxes), at which point you would probably decide not to buy the coffee.