Payroll is one of those things most business owners don’t get excited about. I know I didn’t. When my accountant recommended that I elect S-corp status back in 2020, I suddenly needed a way to pay myself a regular salary. I expected payroll to become another monthly headache, right alongside bookkeeping and taxes. Instead, it’s become one of the easiest parts of running my business. For the past six years, I’ve used Gusto to pay […]

Choosing between Gusto and QuickBooks Payroll isn’t really about payroll. It’s about choosing the type of software you want to work with every month. Before writing this comparison, I logged into both Gusto and QuickBooks to refresh my memory. The difference hit me almost immediately. When I opened Gusto, I saw my upcoming payroll was already scheduled. I smiled. Not because payday was coming. Because I realized I didn’t have to do anything. Payroll was […]

Running a one-person business has taught me that I don’t need my business checking account to do everything. I need it to work. I want client payments to arrive without problems. I want transfers to go through when they’re supposed to. I want my financial software to connect reliably. I don’t want unnecessary fees. And ideally, I don’t want to spend much time thinking about my business bank account at all. I’ve personally used multiple […]

Physician Retirement Timing: Build a Bridge, Not a Cliff For physicians, retirement is rarely a decision to keep working or stop. The better question is how to build a transition. a Bridge. Retirement advice begins with one question: Can I afford […]

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A delayed update as I was on annual leave at the beginning of the month and didn’t even open my laptop. Compared to previous months, August was ‘action-packed’! During the month, I… – Attended various social events with friends and … Continue reading → The post August 2026 Savings, plus other updates appeared first on Quietly Saving.

Frugal living isn’t just something that happens at the store or when you’re crunching the budget numbers. It really is a way of life. Rather than getting uptight or frustrated I like to look at our frugal adventures as just that– an adventure! There are wins, bumps, and funny things that happen along the way. That’s what this “Frugal Feats, Flops, and Funnies” series is all about– the adventures and misadventures of living the frugal […]

It’s hard to outsmart a crowd when you’re standing inside it. The only solution is to convince the others to take your side while they attempt to do the same. Acceptance of this irrefutable fact will save you a boat load of time and money. Take a look at the Universe. We are all made of stardust. The age of atoms is mind blowing, Hydrogen, one of the most common elements in your body is nearly as old as the u…The post Humility Is Your Greatest Asset appeared first on A Teachable Moment.

You may think that you need a traditional education to reach Financial Freedom, but on this episode, Tinian Crawford is here to tell us otherwise. He shares with us how lucrative a job in the Trades can be and why more people should be looking to a trade career and building their DIY skills to help them reach their goals of Financial Independence. On this episode you will learn: Tinian’s backstory & his entrepreneurial […]

Life with JB I took the (rare) initiative to contact a middle school mom who we seemed to get on with fine last year to set up some play time for the kids since they rarely see each other now. I got the weirdest longwinded reply about how the kid doesn’t think they need to […]

We all know that mindset matters, but do you know how to catch the most subtle thoughts that creep in and create low-grade tension and overwhelm? That is what you’ll hear about in this episode, including the most common thoughts that lead to snapping, yelling, and reactivity (especially for high-achieving moms). Once you see the link between these thoughts and losing your cool, you’ll be able to change them in your real, everyday life as […]