Confident Money

There are a million tips out there, like: Save your receipts. Contribute to retirement. Be an S-corp!

The problem is there's no "why" behind those. If you don't know why you're doing those things, you're going to miss out on a lot of tax deductions. You can go through the motions, but you aren't making money moves that support your life goals. Blanket advice is one-size-fits-all and everybody's goals, business, household, goals, and priorities are different.

Once you have some things documented and categorized, the first report you'll need to understand is your income statement, or your profit-and-loss report. Income, minus expenses, equals profit. Seeing what goes on from month to month will allow you to see patterns and plan accordingly. Now, you will be taxed on that profit line, even if you didn't pay yourself that much.

Another report you need to understand is your balance sheet. Assets and liabilities, what do you have and what do you owe? This report is where your owner's draw, or owner's pay, will show up. So you can do all the things, but if you don't understand the strategy behind it you won't be able to make the moves that will move you forward.

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Enter to win a free strategy session with me! Leave a 5-star review and include your IG handle to enter. We draw the winner at the beginning of each month.

FTC/Affiliate Disclaimer: By using some of these links, at no extra cost to you, I may earn a small commission or referral fee, which helps me continue to produce content like this, support my business, and my team.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a financial advisor and this is not financial advice. My podcast is for educational purposes and is my personal opinion only. To make the best financial decision for your situation, please do your own research and if needed, seek the advice of a fee-based, fiduciary.

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Not treating your business like a business could be costing you tens of thousands of dollars in taxes every year.

First, you need to separate your finances. Keep your business account separate from your personal account. Mixing finances is called “piercing the corporate veil,” and that can render your LLC protection essentially useless.

Also, if you aren’t keeping business expenses separate, you could be missing a LOT of tax deductions come tax time. If you can’t tell what expenses are personal and which ones are business, how can you deduct them? You can’t!

When making business decisions, are you looking at your numbers first? What if the one offer you weren’t excited about anymore turned out to be your #1 bestseller and you dropped it and lost all those sales? Do you understand where your profits are coming from?

Join our community at confidentmoneypodcast.com where we’ll share tips and resources, and you can suggest topics for future episodes.

Enter to win a free strategy session with me! Leave a 5-star review and include your IG handle to enter. We draw the winner at the beginning of each month.

FTC/Affiliate Disclaimer: By using some of these links, at no extra cost to you, I may earn a small commission or referral fee, which helps me continue to produce content like this, support my business, and my team.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a financial advisor and this is not financial advice. My podcast is for educational purposes and is my personal opinion only. To make the best financial decision for your situation, please do your own research and if needed, seek the advice of a fee-based, fiduciary.

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Would you take money advice from a crusty old white man using technical jargon? Me neither. Finances are gate-kept and overwhelming, for no good reason.

Let's take a step back and investigate our money beliefs. For one, that all debt is bad - it's not. Debt is just a decision to borrow money, for a fee. You don't need to pay your mortgage off to be financially responsible. Long term, it's actually better to invest more into retirement than it is to pay off your mortgage early. Make sense? I'm tired of traditionalists treating online businesses like they aren't valid.

Let's improve your financial knowledge and confidence.

Join our community at confidentmoneypodcast.com where we’ll share tips and resources, and you can suggest topics for future episodes.

Enter to win a free strategy session with me! Leave a 5-star review and include your IG handle to enter. We draw the winner at the beginning of each month.

FTC/Affiliate Disclaimer: By using some of these links, at no extra cost to you, I may earn a small commission or referral fee, which helps me continue to produce content like this, support my business, and my team.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a financial advisor and this is not financial advice. My podcast is for educational purposes and is my personal opinion only. To make the best financial decision for your situation, please do your own research and if needed, seek the advice of a fee-based, fiduciary.

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My company, The Freelance CFO, has been around in various iterations for about 10 years now, but I really went all in full time at the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020 after being let go unexpectedly from my day job. Because I had a solid financial foundation in my business, I was able to survive and thrive.

Cliches aside, I want to change the world. I want to change the way our workforce is treated and in order to do that, I needed to create my own workforce.

If you are still working a corporate job and that’s benefiting you, great! If you decide to job hop or leave corporate altogether, remember that it’s a transactional relationship. Don’t feel guilty for your coworkers or your boss. When it’s time to go, it’s okay to let go.

Join our community at confidentmoneypodcast.com where we’ll share tips and resources, and you can suggest topics for future episodes.

Enter to win a free strategy session with me! Leave a 5-star review and include your IG handle to enter. We draw the winner at the beginning of each month.

FTC/Affiliate Disclaimer: By using some of these links, at no extra cost to you, I may earn a small commission or referral fee, which helps me continue to produce content like this, support my business, and my team.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a financial advisor and this is not financial advice. My podcast is for educational purposes and is my personal opinion only. To make the best financial decision for your situation, please do your own research and if needed, seek the advice of a fee-based, fiduciary.

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Have you worked with accountants or lawyers that use language around money that doesn’t make sense to the average person? We’re here to remove the stigma around money conversations for everybody.

We’re going to focus on how to stop ignoring your money and burying your head in the sand. Taking control of your finances and how you show up in life will give you more energy, excitement, clarity, and confidence.

This season we’re diving specifically into your bookkeeping, accounting, and registration so you really understand how to do it right. We’ll talk about wealth building with regards to building your business, investing in yourself, retirement, family and more, while securing and protecting our bag.

We fill in the gaps and knowledge to help guide our clients towards the goals that THEY want - not what they think they should want. This isn’t your parents’ financial advice!

Join our community at confidentmoneypodcast.com where we’ll share tips and resources, and you can suggest topics for future episodes.

Enter to win a free strategy session with me! Leave a 5-star review and include your IG handle to enter. We draw the winner at the beginning of each month.

FTC/Affiliate Disclaimer: By using some of these links, at no extra cost to you, I may earn a small commission or referral fee, which helps me continue to produce content like this, support my business, and my team.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a financial advisor and this is not financial advice. My podcast is for educational purposes and is my personal opinion only. To make the best financial decision for your situation, please do your own research and if needed, seek the advice of a fee-based, fiduciary.

Music credit: Neon Fairies by Wolves

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