To all of the mothers out there, I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day! As I was thinking about being a mom and all the ways that moms care for their children, I couldn’t help but think of the financial impact of moms. The traditional mother role was the nurturing and physical care of
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It is Taxing to Be Self-Employed
Yes, in so many ways it is taxing and especially when you consider the self-employment tax. Just the name sounds wrong, “I am being taxed just because I am self-employed?” Kind of. Let’s take a look at this tax and understand exactly what it is. When you are an employee, your employer withholds Social Security
Let’s Get ‘er Done
Did you roll with me last week and get all of those income items organized for your tax return? Of course you did (but just in case, feel free to skootch back a week and take a look at it at how easy it is to get yourself organized way before April 15th.) Let’s press
Let’s Get Organized!
January has come and gone which means a) the year is racing by, b) most people have already bagged their new year’s resolutions, c) you have gotten a bunch of tax forms in the mail, or d) all of the above? If you picked “d,” you are a winner! The year is racing by, everybody,
Make a Weakness a Strength
To improve, you must make your weaknesses your strengths. Pat Summit, Tennessee Women’s Basketball Coach I do not think she means that I have to grind away at
What’s Your Dragon?
As you have probably guessed if you have read many of my blog posts, I love quotes. Love, love, love quotes. The right quote can hit you right between the eyes, pierce your heart, or stoke your internal fires. Here’s one that I love from The Best of Success: Overcoming the negative is the price
2016 – The Year of …
What? What will this year be for you? It is a new year, filled with promise and anything is possible. Oh, the things that we can do with a whole year ahead of us! The goals we can achieve; the adventures we can have! Whether it is making new friends or finding new passions or
Investing Blog Series #4 – Investment Considerations
Last week, I discussed how to invest so now I want to give you some things to consider before you actually do invest. An excerpt from The Graduate’s Guide to Money: Classification of Mutual Funds There are stock funds and bond funds. There are funds that focus on a particular market segment, such as health
Investing Blog Series #3 – How to Invest
In the last investing blog post, I talked about inflation as another reason why you must invest. Now we will continue the discussion to talk about how to invest. Except from The Graduate’s Guide to Money: How To Invest At the most basic level, you need an investment account. To get one, you can: Open
Investing Blog Series #2
The last investment blog talked about “Why Invest?” and I told you it was because of the power of compounding and that is a great reason why you should invest. Here is the reason why you must invest: Inflation. Excerpt from The Graduate’s Guide to Money: Inflation is the rise in prices over time, typically