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What if your taxes could be done at the push of a button?

I ended up taking an accidental 3-week hiatus on sending out newsletters this week because I was busy getting married, and oh my gosh, is that time consuming no matter how "low key" you think you made it! We just had our big Pie Day Wedding Celebration in NYC on…

Should you be an employee or contractor? Here’s why it matters | Brunch on a Wednesday

There hasn't been an easier or more exciting time to consider being a freelancer or entrepreneur than now. Technology has made it possible for more and more people to work for themselves and choose a life of financial independence. But sometimes, companies will take advantage of that, whether it's the…

Brunch on a Wednesday: I haven’t done them yet either

I have a confession to make. I haven't done my taxes yet either. I finally made the appointment a few days ago when I realized that oh, it's almost the end of March, oh, it's almost April, oh, it's almost April 15th... Crap. Taxes. When I was just a W2…

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5 Tax Tips to Maximize Your Side Hustle

It's more and more common these days to have some kind of side hustle in addition to your 9-5 job. Whether it's something that you hope will one day replace your day job or just a fun side thing you do to make some extra cash, here's some tax tips…

Brunch on a Wednesday: On being treated like a person

We had Rus Garofalo of Brass Taxes on the b&b Bondfire Radio show a few weeks ago. He's an accountant who talked about accountant-type things, like what you could write off (and more importantly, not write off!), whether or not you should pay estimated taxes, all that good stuff. But…

HEADS UP: Obamacare Open Enrollment starts 11/15!

For the many of us who don't have health care insurance covered by our employers or our parents, it's that time of year again(ish). I guess technically it's that time “again” because Obamacare open enrollment happened for the first time last year, but it sure doesn't feel like the kinks are…

Bondfire Radio Presents: Taxes & You – a Brunch & Budget Special

Back on Bondfire Radio this month - this time they let me and sound provider/co-host/asks-all-the-right-questions-guy, Dyalekt, take the whole hour to talk about taxes! On the show, we talk about: how AirBNB changed the rules on everyone this year and sent out 1099's (which means the IRS knows you made…