It used to take a specialized skill to be able to stylize images for advertising and social media campaigns. Now,…
3 Tips On Maintaining Focus
With the onset of 2020, more and more people have found themselves working from home. It’s been a trial by fire in many…
Pivoting in a pandemic
It’s crazy when the whole world suddenly flips upside-down and threatens health and livelihoods of people – literally everywhere. After…
Keeping Your Business In Focus
As your business develops, you’ll find many opportunities along the road. Some sound intriguing, others perhaps a waste of…
Working From Home
I’m one of those weird people who, straight out of college decided that I would work for myself, at home, and…
Small Business and Taxes
It’s tax season, and that means time to make the most of your self-employed deductions. Here are some of the…
Setting Up Your Emergency Fund
Life has a way of keeping you on your toes – and that’s true when it comes to finances as…
Researching Your Competition
Before you even start your business, it’s important to know who your potential competition will be. There are several ways…
Earn points with your credit card
This is for those who don’t have credit card debt and are looking to make the most of your average…
Reaching your audience
There are many ways that you can tap into the audience for your business. It’s vital to connect with your…
Retirement planning for the self employed
Planning for retirement is a daunting task, especially when you’re self employed. There’s no 401k match, no company wide consultations…
Business budgeting
When starting a business it’s important to have budget basics tackled. Take a peek at my personal budgeting post to…
Week 6: All about the dividends
When I first starting delving into stocks, I looked for companies that had strong upward momentum. Now that I’ve settled…
Navigating life… and death
What age is the right age to think about life insurance? When do you even want to broach the topic…
Week 5
Being on vacation on the east coast meant watching the market at an entirely different time of day that I’m…
Getting the most out of your savings
Have you ever looked at your monthly bank statements and laughed at the three pennies your earned that month? Yeah.…
Do I really need a contract?
If there were one mistake I could encourage you to avoid, it’d be this one. Don’t, under any circumstances, think…
Week 4: Elon Musk’s Tower of Terror
I sure hope Dave Ramsey’s mantra applies to me. I made a bit of an impulsive decision last week and…
Week 3: Doubt creeps in
The funny thing about the stock market is, I can find articles and theories to support a fleeting feeling I…
Identifying your audience
A key step in the early stages of building a business includes identifying your audience. Who are you potential clients…