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Solo 401(k) vs SEP IRA: Which Is Better for Self-Employed?
Self-employed retirement accounts come down to two real choices: Solo 401(k) and SEP IRA. They have the same $70,000 cap…
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Retirement
Roth Conversion Ladder: How Early Retirees Tap 401(k) Money
Early retirees face a 10% penalty on Traditional 401(k) withdrawals before age 59.5. The Roth conversion ladder is the F…
Retirement
Backdoor Roth IRA: The Legal Workaround for High Earners
Earn too much to contribute directly to a Roth IRA? The Backdoor Roth lets you put $7,000 a year into Roth anyway, legal…
Retirement
Mega Backdoor Roth: The $70,000 Loophole High Earners Miss
If your 401(k) plan allows after-tax contributions and in-plan Roth conversions, you can legally move up to $46,500 of e…
Retirement
The HSA: The Best Retirement Account You're Not Using
The Health Savings Account is the only account in the US tax code with a triple tax advantage: deductible going in, tax-…
Investing
Custodial Roth IRA for Kids: Step-by-Step Setup Guide (2026)
A working kid with a custodial Roth IRA who contributes $200/month and lets it compound in an S&P 500 index fund retires…
Tutorials
5 stars to 35 stars: how automated review follow-up triples local leads
The single biggest factor in how much local business a small service company gets is its Google review count — not the w…
Invoicing
Customer signature on completion: the 10-second dispute killer
Every tradesperson has been on the wrong end of a 'you didn't fix it right' call thirty days after the job. What you wis…
Taxes & Bookkeeping
The $10,500 deduction most self-employed drivers miss: tracked mileage
At the 2026 IRS standard mileage rate of $0.70 per mile, a self-employed driver doing 15,000 work miles loses $10,500 in…
Taxes & Bookkeeping
Stop hand-typing into QuickBooks: how IIF and Xero CSV exports work
If your accountant uses QuickBooks Desktop, year-end usually means transcribing 200 transactions by hand. It does not ha…
Taxes & Bookkeeping
Schedule C prep: build a one-page summary your CPA will thank you for
The year-end ritual for most self-employed tradespeople: dump a shoebox on the CPA's desk, then pay them $150 an hour to…
Field Operations
How to plan a weekly service route (without paper or Jobber's $99/mo)
Most pool techs, lawn crews, plumbers, and electricians run their week from a notebook in the truck. It works until it d…
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