by Michele Cagan | Dec 28, 2020 | Do Your Own Taxes, You Need to Know This
How to handle tax notices from the IRS You just got a letter from the IRS. Your first reaction may involve panic… and that can lead to not dealing with the letter at all. Avoiding that IRS notice could end up costing you a lot of money. So take a breath, grab the...
by Michele Cagan | Oct 28, 2020 | Do Your Own Taxes, News, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning
Please Note: This article may contain affiliate links. If you click on those links, I may receive compensation. The last you want to be thinking about now is next year’s tax return. This year has been chaotic, frightening, confusing, stressful, and mostly...
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...