FIRE LIfe

Tidbits for those with FIRE on the horizon: Tax tips, investment strategies, intentional living, business and life advice

  • CPA Tax Tips
    FIRE LIfe,  Personal Finance

    Essential Small Business Tax Tips

    Congratulations bloggers and side hustlers, you have your first year of blogging or business operations under your belt. And now the worst part is facing you squarely: Income taxes, what do you have to do? No worries, while not blogging, I'm a licensed CPA so taxes are MY forte, and this post is for you! I'm going to answer the questions I hear most frequently in my practice and provide small business tax tips that should make this task just a little easier and I also will dispel some fallacies that I've seen circulating around the internet.

  • Questions about Making Your Blog a Business
    FIRE LIfe,  Personal Finance

    Questions about Turning Your Blog a Business

    The Business of Blogging: In this post I'm going to answer readers questions about making your blog a business. As a CPA one of my greatest pet peeves is "barber chair" advice. I can't tell you how many times I've had to set clients straight when they start a question with " my neighbor told me...." There is also a lot of misinformation out on the web and it's difficult for new bloggers and side hustle businesses to sort out the good from the bad. In this post I'll answer your business start-up questions with answers you can trust!

  • 7 Steps to Making Your
    FIRE LIfe,  Personal Finance

    7 Steps to Making Your Blog a Business

    You have been blogging for a while, your followers are growing respectably and you've monetized your blog or have decided to monetize your blog. You've opted to take the blog to the next level and become a business. But waaiiitt, how exactly do you do that? You've learned all about getting followers, promoting on social media, SEO optimization but what exactly does it entail to be a business? Don't fret, this is MY area of expertise and I'm here to share with you 7 steps to making your blog a business.