De-mystifying The 1099-K

September 20, 2012

Are you a small business owner, like me (I am actually a “solo-preneur”, but the government still considers me to have a small business)? The following infographic covers some critical information about the 1099-K – don’t forget to note the legal deductions!  Brought To By Outright.com

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Do You Need A Personal M&A?

September 13, 2012

In the world of business finance, the term “mergers and acquisitions” is thrown about with abandon. You have probably heard about bank m&a, food conglomerate m&a, perhaps even chemical m&a. Basically, the phrase refers to corporations merging in order to gain a better position in their industry – i.e., to make more money. Do you [...]

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Why You Don’t Need That Miserable Job

July 4, 2012

In the previous post in this series on finding meaningful work, I left you hanging about how our perception of money has become skewed. There are three main ways. First, we believe that we need to have a lot of it in order to be happy. Second, we believe we need it in order to have [...]

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Getting Back To The Heart Of Work

June 29, 2012

“I hate my job.” Why is this the refrain of so many Westerners today? We were never meant to work for someone else. Inside every human being is a desire – a need, even – to dominate, not to be dominated. We were created to be creative, not to spend our days performing repetitive tasks [...]

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The Greatest Financial Aid Ever

June 25, 2012

I recently heard someone say that he is hoping his three children will opt not to attend college. Shocking statement? Not to me. I have the same hope for my son. Are we crazy? Weird, maybe, but not crazy. Some will accuse us of not wanting our children to have a well-rounded education, or making [...]

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The Number One Reason To Find Financial Freedom

June 22, 2012

Figuring out how to get financial freedom can be an exercise in major frustration if you have loads of debt and/or a severely limited income. Couple that with some sort of disability, and getting financially free may seem all but impossible. But it’s like the old saying: where there’s a will, there’s a way. In [...]

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Your Ancestors Had It Good

June 19, 2012

Ever wonder why you can’t get no satisfaction with your job? Wish you would have chosen a different major in college? Do you often find yourself thinking, “I hate my job?” Maybe that’s all because our modern-day society has led us away from the original concept of work. In Genesis 1:28, God speaks to the [...]

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How To Love Your Work

June 15, 2012

Do you hate your job? Unfortunately, you are part of a very large crowd. How you feel about and perceive the work that fills most of your days is a critical, but often overlooked, part of the personal finance discussion. I completely disagree with those so-called experts who declare that if you want to retire [...]

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Investing For The DIY Home Improvers

June 13, 2012

If you spend much of your time on the weekend at Lowes, Home Depot or your local hardware store, you probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the stock market. (I could be stereotyping, but it’s just a hunch.) In fact, your main thought about money is the fact that every project ends [...]

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The Number One Way To Get More Options In Life

June 12, 2012

Want more options? I’m not talking stock options here, however relevant such a discussion might be to this blog. I am talking about the ability to have a wider variety of choices in various aspects of life. In the United States of America, the freedom of choice is still alive and well, even down to [...]

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