3 Best Free Tools to Manage Money (for Home or Business)
Looking for the best way to manage money for your home or business–for free? If you’re using an old-fashioned system, it’s time to modernize your finances (it’s easy, I promise!). Having an efficient system saves time, makes it easier to monitor expenses, and helps you achieve financial goals. Here’s a review of 3 of the best free financial...
Read MoreStart Your Own Home Business (AUDIO)
If you want to start your own home business to follow a passion, create more flexibility in your life, or supplement income from your day job, there are more options now than ever. Saving more of your current income is great—but the upside potential of making more money is unlimited. Creating a second income can be the key to dramatically improving your financial life so you can invest more,...
Read MoreHow to Survive a Financial Crisis
In “3 Strategies for Surviving a Financial Crisis” I cover three fundamental ways to attack a crisis like being unemployed, under-employed, or losing revenue in your own business. The inspiration for the article came from a recent teleseminar that I gave to help participants take their personal finances to the next level. I asked everyone who registered for the live event to send me...
Read MoreWho Can Have a SEP-IRA?
This week’s Money Girl blog post and audio podcast is about SEP-IRA retirement accounts. If you’re not familiar with SEP-IRAs, they’re a type of tax-advantaged retirement account that you can use if you’re self-employed or own a small business–even if it’s just your part-time side hustle. This topic was inspired by a question that I received from a listener...
Read MoreWhen To Incorporate Your Small Business
Many people are starting small businesses these days. It’s not uncommon for someone with a full-time job to work on the side building Web sites, taking care of animals, or doing handy work, for instance, for extra income and experience. Others who are fed up working for someone else or who get laid off may decide to become full-time entrepreneurs. One of the first considerations is...
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