Recently a friend of mine sent me this video of Reshma Saujani, CEO of Girls Who Code, giving a commencement speech at Smith College. She talks about imposter syndrome, (which, circa Wikipedia, is “a psychological occurrence in which people doubt their skills, talents, or accomplishments and have a persistent internalized

Okay, so maybe that sounds mental, right? Advising you to turn down income, especially if you’re a new business? And that’s somehow supposed to make you MORE money? Of course, in the absolute short-term sense of the word, turning down income of course means you’re not getting that income. But

I LOVE featuring other women business owners on my blog, especially women in the finance industry. But today’s guest is EXTRA special, because she’s my business bestie! Michelle and I met through badass investment advisor and financial planner, Catherine Arnet-Valega, whom I’ve featured before. We hit it off INSTANTLY, bonding

I’m not here to make you feel bad or dumb. There’s a reason I have this list, it’s because I see these mistakes all the time, which means you’re not alone! But I want you to have the best information and practices to keep you compliant, secure, and financially successful.

Did anyone ever sit you down and teach you how to balance your checkbook? If you’re under 30, I’m guessing probably not. (Actually, if you’re under 30, I’m guessing you don’t even have a checkbook). Most people just check their bank balance to make sure they can afford something and

Everyone likes to see their income and expenses broken down in a way that makes sense and shows us the information we really need to see. A great bookkeeper will customize your chart of accounts to accomplish this, as well as to be easy when it comes to tax time.

We all probably know that women still earn 82 cents to every dollar a man makes, so we’re making 18% less in a typical employment situation. Maybe this is even why you went out on your own – because you were denied promotions or raises at your 9-5 jobs (or

I’m not going to go into how we as women have so much expectation and pressure on us – both societally and self-imposed. I won’t go into how we all feel like we have to be everything to everyone and still try to be a person of our own. We’ve

I’ve already talked about the top 3 things I do to reduce my overwhelm before it starts (see that here). I already mentioned in the Outsourcing section about making a list of all the things you have to do and starring what you hate so you can make a plan

Last week I talked about what “writing something off” actually means – particularly that it doesn’t mean FREE money from the government. 🙂  So what are the business expenses that will reduce your tax liability? Legal and accounting fees – the people who do your books and your taxes help