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Year End Savings: Charitable Deductions
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Today, I’m continuing my series about year-end tax saving tips and talking about charitable contributions and their tax implications for self-employed individuals including strategies for maximizing your charitable contributions.
Listen to this episode to get all the information you need to maximize your charitable donations and to learn the tax limitations of donating your creative work.
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Today, I’m continuing my series about year-end tax saving tips and talking about charitable contributions and their tax implications for self-employed individuals including strategies for maximizing your charitable contributions.
Listen to this episode to get all the information you need to maximize your charitable donations and to learn the tax limitations of donating your creative work.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
Itemized deductions vs. standard deductions 2:30
Strategies for maximizing your charitable contributions 12:44
Donating creative work and tax implications 15:03
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Qualified tax exempt organization search
3 Keys to Unlock Your Money Mindset
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Today, I’m talking about the emotional and psychological challenges of navigating money as a self-employed individual and sharing my own personal experiences with money mindset struggles while giving you some tips on how you can push past these mindset blocks.
Join me in this episode to learn the 3 keys on how to shift your mindset away from thinking negatively about money and gain some practical advice on how to improve your money skills.
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Today, I’m talking about the emotional and psychological challenges of navigating money as a self-employed individual and sharing my own personal experiences with money mindset struggles while giving you some tips on how you can push past these mindset blocks.
Join me in this episode to learn the 3 keys on how to shift your mindset away from thinking negatively about money and gain some practical advice on how to improve your money skills.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
Setting boundaries and overcoming guilt 2:30
Understanding the neutrality of money 11:40
The 3 keys to shifting your money mindset 19:10
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Why You Get Stuck in a Tax Pain Cycle
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In today’s episode, I’m chatting about the common cycle of pain self-employed individuals face during tax season and how tax preparation services often lack the education necessary to break this cycle.
Join me today to learn how you can implement systems that can help you avoid large, unexpected tax bills and penalties going forward.
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In today’s episode, I’m chatting about the common cycle of pain self-employed individuals face during tax season and how tax preparation services often lack the education necessary to break this cycle.
Join me today to learn how you can implement systems that can help you avoid large, unexpected tax bills and penalties going forward.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
The cycle of pain: the initial challenges 4:12
Surprise tax bill and its consequences 4:50
Breaking the cycle of pain with simple systems 10:25
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Register for the free class, Make Taxes Simple and Stash an Extra $130k in Your Savings.
Corporations: Why You're Feeling so Confused
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Today, I’m giving you a short and sweet episode where I discuss the confusion surrounding the term "corporation" in tax and business contexts and explain how the word can be used differently depending on who is using it.
Join me in this episode to get some clarification on the term “corporation” and how it relates to you as a business owner.
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Today, I’m giving you a short and sweet episode where I discuss the confusion surrounding the term "corporation" in tax and business contexts and explain how the word can be used differently depending on who is using it.
Join me in this episode to get some clarification on the term “corporation” and how it relates to you as a business owner.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
Understanding the confusion around the word “corporation” 1:10
Clarifying the tax structures of small businesses 3:11
The role of LLC’s 6:36
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Register for the free class, Make Taxes Simple and Stash an Extra $130k in Your Savings.
The Free Tools on Investor.gov: Test Your Investing IQ
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In today’s episode, I’m talking about the importance of understanding investing fees and sharing some of the free resources and tools available that you can use to learn about investing principles and spot potential scams.
Join me to learn more about investing and the long-term impact that fees can have on your investment return.
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In today’s episode, I’m talking about the importance of understanding investing fees and sharing some of the free resources and tools available that you can use to learn about investing principles and spot potential scams.
Join me to learn more about investing and the long-term impact that fees can have on your investment return.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
The importance of diversification 5:20
My personal investment strategy 5:50
The impact of investment fees 12:26
Investor.gov and free resources available 19:00
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Use the compound interest calculator
John Bogle (inventor of index funds) on fees
What are your money concerns?
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