Yogi Berra on Taxes!
"It ain't over 'til it's over". Fighting the IRS can take a long time; long enough to make 16 or 18 scoreless innings fly by in comparison! If you get audited and wind up behind the count with a deficiency notice,…
Are you “in-Shape”?
Unfortunately for many entrepreneurs we work so hard on the business and in it that we fail to remember ourselves! Without us, often the business would collapse (especially at the start-up stage) - then what would we do!? Here are…
3 Top Habits all Business Owners should maintain
The other day I was on the phone with a client who has been in business for a while, but just felt like she could be doing things better than she already is. She asked me to write an article…
Four Retirement Planning Mistakes to Avoid via Employee Financial Boot Camp
I recently read this article and found it to be a great recap of avoiding common mistakes when planning for your retirement. Hat tip to financial planner Matt Wilson of Employee Financial Boot Camp for these suggestions! Here's what I pulled…
The Top 75 Websites For Your Career via Forbes
According to Forbes, here's a list of the top 75 websites for your career--check this out! From Forbes: Our full list of the Top 75 Websites For Your Career is not a ranking and there are no winners or losers;…
50 year financial planning tool
Just came a cross a great article on Budgets Are Sexy.com recapping Money Magazine's thoughts on how we can stay on track with our financial plan at every age. Here's their thoughts: "Here’s how Money Mag thinks we can stay on track:…
Seven deadly small business sins #7
You spend all this money creating a business, growing the business, investing in the business, investing your people, everything down to even buying the staplers. How have you actually branded your business? Poor branding is one of the most negative…
10 tips to help you become profitable in 2012
Here are some of my top 10 tips to help you become profitable in this new 2012 year. Identify your core clients. These are the clients that always pay you, always pay on time, you love working with. Anyone who's…
Guest Blog: Planning-No Time Like Today!
It is no secret that the over-arching goal of planning is to improve your odds of success. I know you've heard it a thousand times but as we begin a brand new year, now is a great time to take…
How Do I Max Out My Retirement Contributions?
I always seem to get this question at the end of the year. How do I go about maxing out my retirement contributions? The best way to do this is to start at the beginning of the year. Depending on…
Is Your Banker Your Best Friend?
“People let me tell you 'bout my best friend, He's a warm hearted person who'll love me till the end.” Is your banker your best friend? Are they someone you call when you have a problem (financially related or not)? …
Success Defined
I wanted to write up a little something on what I feel success is. Success is: Doing what makes you HAPPY Doing what you feel passionate about Being able to financially afford the things and adventures and lifestyle that you…
Create a Job, Don’t Wait for One!
Him: So what do you do? Me: I’m self-employed. I’m a freelancer. Him: Oh, I’m sorry. What do you want to do? Me: Um, excuse me? In this excellent article by Afford Anything's author there is a great discussion on creating your own job…
Time to Travel: Doing That Which You Fear
You must retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties. AND at the same time… You must confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be. Coming from two places this…
What Are Your Priorities?
I just finished reading a great article, located here, on one of my favorite sites, The Simple Dollar. In this posting, the author of The Simple Dollar describes his top 10 priorities in life and how, if he ignores or…
