Hello Reader, I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I've become a bit of a gossip lately. I blame the podcast, ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฝ. If you donโt know it: itโs a podcast where people anonymously submit low-stakes, real-life gossip โ coworker drama, weird friend dynamics, social faux pas โ and the hosts retell the story with smart guests who dissect it like itโs a sport. Nothing โimportantโ is discussed at all. Yet it really works (and it's one of the few podcasts I still listen to religiously) because: โ...
about 2 months agoย โขย 3 min read
Hello Reader, A good idea can change the world.But vision only creates lasting impact when itโs supported by financial structure. Thatโs why I love financial reporting. A clear Money Map turns unformed potential into concrete, measurable action. And a strong financial diagnostic is often the fastest way to remove hidden obstacles to smooth, consistent growth. In my work with founders, I see incredible vision every day. The challenge is rarely the idea. Rather, it's building the financial...
about 2 months agoย โขย 3 min read
Hello Reader, Itโs no secret accountants are busy this season! Hereโs how high earners should use valuable face time with their tax team. 3 things to share with your accountant this season: ๐ญ. ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ If I donโt know what you want your money to do, I canโt structure it correctly. ๐๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐บ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ: โข Funding college, โข funding a sabbatical, โข leaving millions to charity, โข dying with zero. ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต: โข how aggressively we plan for...
2 months agoย โขย 2 min read
Hey there Reader, After a long hiatus, I opened my LinkedIn feed to โ2026 predictions no one wants to hear.โ Iโm totally that no one! ๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ-๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ด, ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ? Iโve had an online business for nearly ten years, so Iโve heard all about โ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ตโ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆโ and how โe๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จโ๐ด ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ.โ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ โ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒโ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐? BUT even when sales cycles are longer, even when trust...
2 months agoย โขย 2 min read
Hi Reader, When we ignore our numbers, we miss out on the most powerful advantage in business: clarity. A lot of business owners avoid looking at their money, without even realizing thatโs what theyโre doing. Not because they donโt careโbut because theyโre busy, overwhelmed, or afraid of what theyโll find. ๐ The receipts pile up. ๐ The bank statements go unread. ๐ The reports feel confusing or pointless. But how much clarity are you missing as a result? As a Money Storyteller, I believe...
8 months agoย โขย 4 min read
Hi Reader, Recently, I was talking about money with a group of self-employed parents, and I said something that stopped the room coldโฆ โScarcity is a myth.โ Not the kind of scarcity where your bank account is lowโweโve all been there. But the kind of deep-rooted scarcity that tells us: โIf someone else succeeds, that means less for me.โ โThereโs only so much to go around.โ โIโll never catch up, so why bother?โ Sound familiar? This mindset is sneakyโฆ โก๏ธ It shows up when we scroll through...
9 months agoย โขย 3 min read
Hi Reader, โIโm making moneyโฆ but I donโt know where itโs going.โ I have heard some version of this hundreds of times from smart, educated people who keep working and working and working, and yet still donโt seem to have enough left at the end of each month. Most of us never get ANY kind of formal financial training growing up, but we learn a lot about money from the people around us. For instance, when you were a kid did you ever ask for a toy only to be met with a stern rebuke, โNo, Iโm not...
9 months agoย โขย 3 min read
Hi Reader, She thought she was being financially responsible. She was tracking her spending. She was using a dedicated business account. But all those little receipts were driving her nuts. Some receipts she meant to save ended up in the laundry. Others got tossed out with her coffee cup. And the few she did keep? Many were faded to the point of being unreadable. Turns out, thermal paper (used in most receipts) starts fading almost immediately. And if the IRS canโt read it, it doesnโt count....
9 months agoย โขย 3 min read
Hello Reader, Someone else can do the hard work of solving a puzzle, and then you can swoop in and snatch up all the rewards. Thatโs 100% fair and I 100% believe that. In fact, Iโve built an entire business solving puzzles for other peopleโs reward. Hereโs what I mean. June showed up to my recent tax event with a question: โHow do I find an accountant I can actually trust?โ Itโs a totally valid concernโespecially when youโre self-employed and your finances feel personal, vulnerable, even...
9 months agoย โขย 6 min read