Financial Blog
7 Ways Financial Anxiety Can Trap You In a Constant Downward Spiral
Have you ever sat there, staring at your bills, and just felt utterly overwhelmed and stressed out, even though you know you have plenty of money in the bank to pay them? Or perhaps you feel incredibly guilty for spending money on anything “extra” that you don’t...
10 Accounting Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Business
This blog post was originally published in 2019. It has recently been updated to include new information to help you avoid common accounting mistakes. Do you hate dealing with accounting? If you’re like most small business owners, your answer is yes. So when it comes...
5 Reasons You Need Mid-Year Tax Planning – Before It’s Too Late
As a CPA, I help a lot of people with their taxes. A lot of times, they’re pretty unhappy with their tax situations. Truthfully, most of us only think about taxes at tax time. But by then, it’s too late to do any planning. It’s too late to minimize your tax bill....
How to Take an Early Withdrawal from Your Retirement Account
When you’re dealing with financial struggles, you might need to tap into all of your resources. It can feel really uncomfortable to drain your emergency savings, max out your credit cards, and… finally… start pulling money out of your retirement accounts. That’s the...
How to Reduce Your Withholding Taxes for More Take Home Pay
I would never (as a CPA) recommend that you stop paying taxes as a form of protest. Federal income taxes are the U.S. government's largest source of revenue. So far in 2025, income taxes brought in $1.82 trillion. That’s 52% of total federal revenues! In comparison,...
7 Reasons You Need a Business Bank Account
When you’re just starting a business, your to-do list feels miles long. You need to create products or services to sell, set prices, advertise, attract customers, and actually do the work. So opening a separate business bank account, especially in the very early days,...