Kids are naturally very interested in money and financial transactions as they apply to getting things they want. This is a terrific teachable moment, and activities and games to do with money are interesting for younger kids with even with just basic math skills. To...
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Helpful Ideas For Your Income Tax Return
Every year a large percentage of people get tax returns. Some get a lot and some just get a little, but what you choose to do with your return may have a big impact over time. Different individuals have different plans for the return, including going on a shopping...
Tips for Using the IRS Form 2106
If you have any expenses for businesses not covered by your employer, you may be able to file the IRS Form 2106 that allows you to make these deductions on your taxes. It is important to remember that this form is only used if you are an employee, not if you are a...
Tips For Organizing Receipts To Help Your Accountant
It is never too early to start organizing for tax time. If you have a desk, box or simply a folder full of receipts and tax forms, you can develop easy organizational practices or habits to make your life easier and to help your accountant when you actually go to...
Why Money and New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Always Mix
Most New Year’s Resolutions fail by the time February and March approach, if not sooner. If you were to ask all of your friends about their New Year's Resolutions, you would probably find that three seem to occur more often than anything else. You may have already...
Accounting Apps for Simple Money Management
There is a wealth of different money management and basic bookkeeping or accounting apps available online. Some are designed for use for personal finances while some offer more of a business model. Different credit card companies also have handy apps that allow you to...
Tax Breaks for New and Returning College Students
While going back to school is an investment in your future or the future of your children, it isn't always an easy option when it comes to your finances. The good news is that there are some tax breaks that students attending college or university can claim. These...
Simple Money Saving Mistakes that May Derail Your Efforts for 2018
If you are like most people, you have a lot of very good and very well-intended ideas about maximizing your savings and building up an emergency fund for 2018. However, you may also find that at the end of the month there never seems to be any extra money to add to...
How to Delegate Effectively
If you want to expand, you will need to multiply yourself. This will require you to have employees and then delegate work to them. This is one area that very few business owners do effectively. They try, but they soon give up because their employees make...
The Buck Stops Here!
In my 30+ years working with small business owners, I have found there are two main reasons that a business ends up struggling to survive. The first is a failure to understand that everything the owner hates or is going wrong in their business, they...