I’ve been working on a video tutorial for ActiveTuts+.
It’s been a fun experience and the guys at Envato are very nice/helpful. Now that the tutorial is online, I’ll be getting paid once I send in an invoice. Too bad I don’t have any office tools on my machine!
http://active.tutsplus.com/tutorials/games/introducing-blend-modes-in-flash/
Trent — you can get Quickbook Starter for free from Intuit. It’s limited on the number of vendors and customers it can handle (I think 30 is the max.), but it should suit your needs.
Cheers