"Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have." -Doris Mortman I’ve put together a primer on automating and leveraging tools in order to get out of debt but, before I get there, today, as I write on Monday, it’s the second-to-last day which organizations can mail W-2’s without facing consequences (you might … Read More
Northridge Accountant Warns: “Those Little Mistakes Will Be Your Undoing”
"Failure doesn’t kill you … it increases your desire to make something happen." – Kevin Costner As I write this on Monday morning, there are a bunch of tears in Baltimore and San Francisco. If you’re not a football fan — let me briefly tell you why: yesterday, in Baltimore, a game-tying "gimme" field goal went wide left, and in … Read More
Northridge Accountant: “I’m A Myth-Buster”
"If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of." – Bruce Lee Scattershooting around the tax world while simultaneously preparing for a sure-to-be-busier tax season (thanks for all the recent referrals — keep ’em coming!) AND navigating the perils of another holiday season … well, it means one busy Enzo! Seriously, we’re getting … Read More
Northridge Accountant On: “How To Handle All These End-Of-Year Giving Requests”
"The only way to get positive feelings about yourself is to take positive actions. Man does not live as he thinks, he thinks as he lives." – Vaughan Quinn The other day, I received probably the 20th "Consider including _____ in your holiday giving plans" request of the season. I’m not tired of it (in fact, I welcome it), but … Read More
Northridge Tax Professional’s: “Back-of-the-Napkin Financial Principles Even *I* Use”
"The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a poor hand well." – H. T. Leslie Meeting with clients this past week (and the week before) has been a blast. No — really! And yes, I know, I should get out more. The reason we enjoy doing this (especially this time of year), … Read More
A Story You Should Read
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. – William James This might offend you, though I’m not trying to ruffle feathers — however, I will be a bit bold here: Could you be focusing too much attention on your family? Now, far be it from me to suggest that your family isn’t the BEST possible investment … Read More
Failure To Plan
You have to see opportunity before you can seize it. – Greg Hickman Through the burger-soaked haze of my morning, I’m sitting down to write to you about something important. But before I get there and speaking of burgers, how WAS your weekend? I sure hope it was restful. We business owners don’t enjoy the government-mandated holidays, but at the … Read More