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Imposter Syndrome & Who Needs to Fix it

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

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Why Saying NO to Income Can Increase Your Income

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

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Need a Little Wallet Therapy?

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

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8 Bookeeping Mistakes to Stop Making now

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.

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Why You Need to Charge more

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

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3 Ways to Reduce Overwhelm

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

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What Can I write Off?

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

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