One of the unexpected benefits of side hustling is that it helps you gain a better understanding of how your taxes work. It’s sometimes hard to understand what’s happening with your income when you’re only making money from your day job. Since your employer handles your taxes for you, all of the tax stuff just […]
Taxes
How Much Can You Contribute To Your Solo 401k?
My brother recently asked me to help him figure out how much he can contribute to his Solo 401k. He has a pretty successful business in which he’s a sole proprietor – last year, he made well over six-figures in net revenue. When you have a business that makes that much, it’s really important to […]
The Many Ways To Get Triple Tax-Advantaged Savings
It’s open enrollment season right now and I’m a little bit bummed. For the past few weeks, I’ve been getting text messages from my previous employer (which happens to be the State of Minnesota) reminding me to enroll in my workplace benefits for the coming year. Since I no longer work for the state, I […]
Understanding Your Side Hustle Taxes
Something that often gets forgotten in the side hustling discussion is the impact of taxes. If you’re like most people, taxes are probably a thing that you don’t think about all that much. You get your paycheck, you file your taxes at the end of the year, and you probably end up with a tax […]
What’s The Most You Could Save In Tax Advantaged Accounts?
When you think about it, the government allows you to put a ton of money into tax-advantaged accounts. You just wouldn’t know it at first glance. Technically, a traditional or Roth IRA is the only tax-advantaged account that every working person in the US has access to. As of 2018, the max contribution per person to […]