The short answer: No, you won't be a certified accountant overnight. But you will finally understand what your accountant is talking about.

4/5 Best for: Freelancers, starters, and students who need to survive their exam. Worst for: Experienced accountants or people who prefer to just "guess" their taxes.

As someone whose eyes glaze over at the words "balance sheet" and "double-entry," I picked up Boekhouden voor Dummies with low expectations. I was a freelancer drowning in a shoebox of receipts, hoping for a miracle.