With tax season in the offing, we’ve been fielding a lot of questions about one particular bit of IRS business: Form 1099-K. Maybe you received one of these in the mail and were like this: via GIPHY Don’t worry. The 1099-K is informational in nature. The IRS sends it to you to help make sure that…
Forgot Your Year-End Review?
Okay, it’s February. The 3rd week of February, in fact. You’re already knee-deep in 2017, getting your tax stuff together, creating your first quarter plan on the fly, and…wasn’t there something you forgot? Oh yeah. Your year-end review. The year-end review is one of those crucial bits of online business that is just small enough…
5 Ways Growing Quickly Can Actually Slow You Down
If you know us at all, you’d probably guess that the old “Greed is good” mantra never held much water with us. Not only because greed is Ew!, but it just doesn’t have a place in the small business owner’s life. You don’t start your own home-based online retail business out of greed. You do it because you…
Why We Disappeared…and Why We Came Back
Merry Christmas! …oh wait, that happened already. Happy new year! …shoot, that one too. We’re not too late for Valentine’s Day, right? Just kidding. We know what day it is. We also know (all too well) how long it’s been since we last posted on this blog. Yikes. Sorry about that. Where Have We Been?…
How You Can Become a Financial Champion
What can an athlete teach you about going for the gold? I don’t know how it happens, but somehow I find extra time in my overpacked schedule every two years to watch TV. Like, lots of TV. What can I say? I remember the 2016 Olympic Games bringing out the best in me just like they do for the athletes….
How to Make Your Money Love You Back
My story of learning to make my money work for me…one week at a time. I got back from vacation at 2 in the morning. Which, of course, meant a full extra day off to recover. And by “recover,” I mean catch up on emails, let people know that I was again available for work, and…
The Accounting Software That Might Take Over the World
My story of learning to make my money work for me…one week at a time. When I was a kid, we had an electric model train that used to belong to my Grandpa. It was one of those kids’ toys that would never pass the child-safety standards of today. So many small pieces. So many loose wires….
Stop Letting Your Money Boss You Around
My story of learning to make my money work for me…one week at a time. You never get over those “first day of school” jitters, do you? I sat down for my first Profit Planning session with butterflies in my stomach. And it wasn’t just because I felt out of my depth on this whole financial planning thing….
Diary of a Profit Planner
Is financial planning right for you, right now? Find out by following my story. We are thrilled to have open spots in The Profit Path. Which means that if you want to get a plan in place to become a financial rock star (like the ones we’ve been featuring here), now is the time to…