by Michele Cagan | Oct 7, 2020 | Building a Nest, Do Your Own Taxes, Personal Finance, Protect Your Financial Future, Retirement Planning, Saving and Investing, Single Mom CPA, Uncategorized, You Need to Know This
You need to do this today. Single moms – women in general, actually – are waaayyyyyy behind when it comes to retirement savings. We all have plenty of reasons for this… but when we’re 80 and out of money, those reasons won’t matter at all. So today we are going to...
by Michele Cagan | May 31, 2020 | Do Your Own Taxes, You Need to Know This
How to avoid fees, pay bills, and beef up your bank account Don’t throw out the plain white envelope from Money Network Financial! That’s your Economic Impact Payment Card, the official name for your stimulus prepaid debit card. You’ll receive one of these prepaid...
by Michele Cagan | May 9, 2020 | Do Your Own Taxes, News, Owning Your Own Business, You Need to Know This
How to use the money for maximum loan forgiveness Updated September 2020 PPP (Payroll Protection Program) loan confusion has hit hard. Small business owners and self-employed people are scared to use the money the wrong way – but the rules have not been communicated...
by Michele Cagan | Apr 27, 2020 | Do Your Own Taxes, Personal Finance, Saving and Investing, You Need to Know This
If the Covid-19 crisis has you worried about money – and, honestly, I don’t know anyone (including me) who’s not – you can take some practical steps right now to preserve your cash. Most of the standard personal financial advice just doesn’t apply right now. All that...
by Michele Cagan | Apr 24, 2020 | Do Your Own Taxes, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning
Know This BEFORE You Pull Money from Retirement Accounts The CARES Act (aka the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) made it easier than ever to borrow or withdraw money from your retirement accounts before retirement age. And even though most of the...
by Michele Cagan | Apr 1, 2020 | Do Your Own Taxes, News, You Need to Know This
You have questions about the government stimulus checks. Here are the answers you can trust. Who gets a payment? Every adult with a Social Security number who earns no more than the income caps (those in a second) will get an automatic $1,200 payment from the IRS. The...
