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  • n  an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures
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  • Cook du Jour: Lisa Van Epps finds winning formula for her bean chili
    Lisa Van Epps wasn’t your typical bean counter. Sure, she worked at a bean co-op in Oxnard, but that only ignited her desire to take advantage of an opportunity for free beans.
    July 20, 2013 - Ventura County Star
  • 17 honored as CFO of the Year
    Seventeen suburban financial executives were honored Thursday evening for going beyond the 'bean counter' image and being an integral part of their business' success at the second annual CFO of the Year awards presented by the Daily Herald Business Ledger. About 200 people attended the ceremony at the Bolingbrook Golf Club.
    July 19, 2013 - Daily Herald

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