In my last post in this series, I compared and contrasted the income and tax situation of working for the man versus working for yourself. After adding up the benefits and tax effects (and not counting additional tax breaks that your business may be eligible for), the main effect was mostly a wash. Yes, self-employed… [Read More]
How I Quit My Job, and What I Plan to Do Next
My fellow blogger friend Joe from Retire by 40 has recently been pondering whether it’s finally time to go it alone. I was in his shoes not very long ago: I had been with my company for a long time, I got along well with my coworkers, and I had a very comfortable work environment. At… [Read More]
When Can You Talk About How Much You Make?
Financial Samurai had a great post about why we should never tell anyone how much money we make. I think that this is good, sound, advice to follow, because what we don’t tell other people can’t hurt them. Human nature being what it can be, money can have a way of changing a relationship. Will… [Read More]