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Consultants and Money — 113 episodes

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The Life First Accounting Firm Podcast

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108. Why do I owe so much on my tax return?

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107. Best Business Books of 2025

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106. Profit ≠ Paycheck: The 50/25/25 Rule to Create Personal Stability

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105. Tax Surprises Suck: How to Get Out of Reactive Mode for Good

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104. From C-Suite to Startup: Money Questions with Julie Masson

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103. Forecasting for Real Life: How to Plan for Paychecks, Hiring, and Dry Spells

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102. What Clean Books Actually Look Like (And Why Yours Might Not Be as Clean as You Think)

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101. Retiring Often with Jillian Johnsrud

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100. Big, Beautiful Bill: What Actually Changed for Consultants

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99. The Power of Pausing

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98. Pausing on S-Corp Conversions in 2025

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97. How Does Tariff Math Work?

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96. Weird Tax Trivia

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95. Your Financial Check-Up

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94. Case Study: Spring Break on Travel Points

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93. Best Business Credit Cards: Travel Rewards vs Cash Back

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92. Fiduciaries, Fees & Finding the Right Advisor with Luke Sauter, CPA / PFS

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91. Consultants' Tax Checklist: Getting Ready for Tax Season

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90. Who can do your taxes and how much should it cost? with Steve Nay, EA

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89. Turning off the noise in 2025

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88. Best Business Books of 2024

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87. You (Yes, you!) Might Owe Tax in Another State with Nicole McClintock

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86. Retirement Plans for Consultants

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85. Understanding Self-Employed Health Insurance with Jessica Skoney

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84. The Value of Trademarks for Consultants with Paulina Proper

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83. Unlocking Early Retirement: Joel Clermont's Story

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82. Business Money 301: Cash Reserve

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81. Teaching Kids About Money with Will Rainey

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80. Buying vs. Renting a Vacation Home: A Case Study

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79. New Ebook Announcement

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78. Advisors, Robo-Advisors, & DIYing Your Investments

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77. Demystifying Tax Rates: What You Need to Know

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76. Budgeting, Conservative Investing, Finding The Right Finance Pro

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75. Navigating early retirement options and "bridge years"

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74. Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Early?

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73. [The Soloist Life] Building a Six-Figure Advisory Business (Working 15 Hours A Week)

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Summer Series Trailer

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72 - Stop Thinking About Profit...a new KPI

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71 - What to Budget for When Writing a Book with Stephanie Chandler

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70 - What Are the Odds of Getting Audited?

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69 - SEP vs Solo 401(k) with Sean Mullaney, CPA

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68-No Pain, No _______

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67 - Happy Hour: Cost-Saving Travel Hacks

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66-BONUS: Live BOI (Beneficial Ownership Information) Application Walkthrough

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65-New Reporting Law for Consultants & Small Agency Owners (BOI FinCEN reporting)

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64-To Hire or Not To Hire: Staying Solo with Geraldine Carter

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63 - Happy Hour: LASIK, HSAs, Simple Path to Wealth, Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)

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62-To Hire or Not to Hire: Successful Hiring for Solopreneurs with Jamie Van Cuyk

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61-When is an S-Corp a Bad Idea?

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60-Financial Basics for Starting a Consulting Gig in 2024

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59-Holiday Special: Kids & Money with a 12-year-old

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58-Which Accountant Do You Need? CPA vs Bookkeeper vs CFO

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57-When to Get a High-Yield Savings Account for Your Business

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56-Growing a Business as a Corporate Refugee with David Shriner-Cahn

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55-3 Things You Need to Change When Becoming an S-Corp

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54-Thanksgiving Wishes from CC+M

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53-Elevate Your Money Mindset with Sheila Hansen, CPA

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52-Navigating the Transition: Starting A Private Practice as a Mental Health Professional, with Kate Stewart

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51-Planning 2024 as a $1M Agency Owner

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50-How Data Drives Revenue with Sarah Walton

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49-The Zero-Tax Myth

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48-Blending Business Models with Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch

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47-Business Money 201: Charitable Giving

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46-Business Money 201: Paying Yourself

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[BONUS 4] 5 Cheapest States to go to College

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45-Business Money 201: Paying the IRS

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44-Business Money 201: Cashflow Consistency

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43-[Retirement] Rolling over an old 401k

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42-BONUS Happy Hour Book Review - Die With Zero by Bill Perkins

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41-[Personal Taxes] Tax Credit for Summer Camp

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40-[Personal Taxes] $1,200 Tax Credit for Home Improvements

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39-Taxes & running your business abroad with Laurie Marson, CPA

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38-Top Episodes & Summer Plans

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37-Gaining Confidence in Business Decisions with Fathom

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36-Navigating Midlife with Olympic Gold Medalist, Joe Jacobi

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35-Saving Money with ChatGPT

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34-Happy Hour Retirement Talk with Ben Goode, CPA - Part 2

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33-Happy Hour Retirement Talk with Ben Goode, CPA - Part 1

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32-Happy Tax Day!

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31-Should I be Paying Quarterly Estimated Taxes?

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30-Extending Your Tax Deadline: Do I Still Have to Pay On Time?

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29-Scaling the Soloist Business Model with Jonathan Stark and Rochelle Moulton

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28-Which Business Model is Right for Growing Your Business?

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27-BONUS: SVB and what it means for YOUR business

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26-Mailbag Questions #1: IRS audits, Bookkeeping AI, New Business Taxes

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25-How to Pay Yourself from Your Business - Salary vs Owner Distributions vs Profit

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24-The truth about Membership Programs with Natalie Eckdahl

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23-Maximize your profitability by understanding your customer's lifetime value

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22-Cash flow forecasting and business planning with Erin Harrigan

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21-What's an S-Corp? And When Should I Become One?

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20-Tax Basics...with ostriches and salads

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19-Are you REALLY selling grill brushes?

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18-Free Airfare for 2 Years With This Credit Card Hack

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17-Moving from Corporate to Consulting with Karen Laos

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16-Update - 1099 Law Change

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16-Who Do I Need to Send a 1099 To?

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15-Is Your Christmas Present Tax Deductible?

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14-Top Business Books of 2022

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13-What You SHOULDN'T Deduct As a Coach or Consultant

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12-Idaho Special: Top 3 Breweries and Tax Incentives

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11-The Right Time to Start Charitable Giving

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10-Happy Thanksgiving

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9-2023 Planning - 3 questions to ask yourself

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8-Increasing Your Prices, with Podcast Coach Wren Robbins

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7-Business Money 101: Bookkeeping Processes

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6-Business Money 101: Bank Accounts

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5-Business Money 101: Business Insurance

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4-Business Money 101: LLCs & EINs

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3-Business Money 101: Financial Foundations

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2-A "No Money Shame" Zone

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1-We Speak English Here

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