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Interest Rates Are Up: What That Means For You
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This week on the Sunlight Tax Podcast, I’m discussing how recent interest rate hikes are affecting personal finance and the broader economy. I’ll share practical advice for managing debt, building savings, and navigating investments in a changing economic landscape.
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This week on the Sunlight Tax Podcast, I’m discussing how recent interest rate hikes are affecting personal finance and the broader economy. I’ll share practical advice for managing debt, building savings, and navigating investments in a changing economic landscape.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
00:10 Introduction to Market News and Interest Rates
02:07 The Power of Small Cohorts in Business Programs
04:36 Announcing New Business Setup Intensive Cohorts
06:39 How the Fed Uses Interest Rate Hikes to Control Inflation
07:33 Predictions for Future Interest Rate Increases
08:19 Implications for Personal Borrowing and Debt
09:32 Opportunities in Savings and Investment Accounts
10:54 The Importance of Investing to Combat Inflation
12:10 Promoting the Business Setup Intensive Program
13:21 Actionable Steps for Financial Health and Growth
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Episode Links:
Check out my 2-day Business Intensive
My upcoming in-person workshop with The Art Students League of New York
Get your FREE visual guide to tax deductions
Order my book: Taxes for Humans: Simplify Your Taxes and Change the World When You’re Self-Employed
More Deductions, More Fun: When You Mix Business and Pleasure
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This week on the Sunlight Tax Podcast, I’m diving into tax deductions for freelancers and small business owners. I’ll walk through the IRS rules you need to understand, plus how setting up simple automated systems can help you capture more legitimate deductions, save time, and take some of the stress out of tax season.
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This week on the Sunlight Tax Podcast, I’m diving into tax deductions for freelancers and small business owners. I’ll walk through the IRS rules you need to understand, plus how setting up simple automated systems can help you capture more legitimate deductions, save time, and take some of the stress out of tax season.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
00:10 Introduction to Business Deductions and IRS Rules
02:04 The Importance of Documentation and Automation
03:54 How to Track and Deduct Business Travel Expenses
06:07 Understanding Mixed Use Items and Partial Deductions
08:00 Examples of Deductible Expenses and Personal Travel
10:12 Resources for Learning and Setting Up Deduction Systems
12:13 The Benefits of Proper Deduction Planning
13:57 Details of the Sunlight Tax Intensive Program
14:52 Encouragement and Final Tips for Business Owners
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Episode Links:
Learn more about the Intensive
My upcoming in-person workshop with The Art Students League of New York
Link to join the First Official Cohort (9/23 & 9/24). Investment is $1850
Get your FREE visual guide to tax deductions
Order my book: Taxes for Humans: Simplify Your Taxes and Change the World When You’re Self-Employed
Wisdom for a Fluid Career: Coach Melissa Wong
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This week on the Sunlight Tax Podcast, I’m joined by Melissa Wong, career coach and author of The Fluid Career, to explore how creatives, freelancers, and knowledge workers can navigate today’s changing world of work. We talk about building a fluid career, transitioning to self-employment, managing multiple income streams, and creating a career that can adapt as your life and priorities change.
If you’re considering self-employment, balancing multiple types of work, or looking for a more intentional approach to your career, Melissa shares practical insights for building a flexible career path without feeling like you have to choose just one thing.
“The question is, how do you… retain a sense of core self? What are the immutable qualities about yourself… that are going to stabilize you throughout all of the motion and the change?””
This week on the Sunlight Tax Podcast, I’m joined by Melissa Wong, career coach and author of The Fluid Career, to explore how creatives, freelancers, and knowledge workers can navigate today’s changing world of work. We talk about building a fluid career, transitioning to self-employment, managing multiple income streams, and creating a career that can adapt as your life and priorities change.
If you’re considering self-employment, balancing multiple types of work, or looking for a more intentional approach to your career, Melissa shares practical insights for building a flexible career path without feeling like you have to choose just one thing.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
00:02 Introduction to Melissa Wong and her work
02:04 Challenges of transitioning from employment to self-employment
04:11 Strategies for starting a self-employed career without data
08:00 The importance of articulating your unique offer
15:08 Practical steps for operational setup and legal considerations
23:00 Evolving passive income streams in the AI era
28:01 Building relationships and trust in a self-employed ecosystem
32:57 Managing multiple income streams and risk tolerance
39:53 Emotional and mental aspects of financial management
43:50 The core message of Melissa's book and its impact
44:59 Closing thoughts and how to connect with Melissa
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About Melissa Wong
Melissa Wong is a writer, thinker, and coach for creatives. At Coherence Studio she offers 1:1 coaching, group programs, and podcast conversations designed to help multi-talented creatives identify their unique worth and get into a place of intentional action.
For the first decade of her career, she worried about how her many roles and interests would ever coalesce into an intelligible, unified place. Now she helps creatives and knowledge workers articulate and share a coherent story of their work and design their career into an integrated multi-income system.
The Fluid Career synthesizes insights, stories, and tactics drawn from thousands of client sessions, offering a practical framework for designing modern careers to meet this moment of heightened complexity.
Melissa lives with her family in Portland, Oregon where you can likely find her attending or hosting some kind of event or elbow deep in her latest creative project.
Check Out Melissa Wong’s work:
Get a FREE download of The Fluid Career book introduction here
Website: Coherence Studio
Instagram: @coherencestudio
Episode Links:
Learn more about the Intensive
Link to join the First Official Cohort (9/23 & 9/24). Investment is $1850
Get your FREE visual guide to tax deductions
Order my book: Taxes for Humans: Simplify Your Taxes and Change the World When You’re Self-Employed
Inside My New 2 Day Business Intensive (& Open House)
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This week on the Sunlight Tax Podcast, I talk about why expert guidance and community support can make it easier to navigate business structure, tax compliance, and the behind-the-scenes systems that keep a small business running smoothly.
I’m also introducing my new business program designed to help self-employed business owners get the tax, bookkeeping, and legal side of their business properly set up. If you’re starting, growing, or tuning up a small business and want more clarity around your taxes, bookkeeping, and legal setup, this episode is for you.
Listen and Subscribe Here
This week on the Sunlight Tax Podcast, I talk about why expert guidance and community support can make it easier to navigate business structure, tax compliance, and the behind-the-scenes systems that keep a small business running smoothly.
I’m also introducing my new business program designed to help self-employed business owners get the tax, bookkeeping, and legal side of their business properly set up. If you’re starting, growing, or tuning up a small business and want more clarity around your taxes, bookkeeping, and legal setup, this episode is for you.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
00:10 Introduction to the new business program
02:17 Details of the upcoming open house events
04:00 Overview of the two-day intensive program
05:17 Program benefits: legal, tax, and bookkeeping
06:32 Beta cohort details and early access
07:36 First official cohort schedule and content
08:23 Value of expert guidance and personalized support
09:45 One-on-one coaching and group community
11:06 Building connections and support networks
12:04 How to join and questions answered
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Episode Links:
Register to my Open Houses on 9/9:
Loom video walkthrough about the Intensive
Learn more about the Intensive
Link to join the program:
link to join the First Official Cohort (9/23 & 9/24). Investment is $1850
link to join the Beta Cohort (9/23 & 9/24). Investment is $1275
Your September Estimated Tax Payment: Tips On Making It Easier
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This week on the Sunlight Tax Podcast, I’m breaking down estimated quarterly taxes for self-employed people, freelancers, creatives, and small business owners. I’ll explain how bookkeeping helps you calculate your tax payments more accurately, avoid surprises, and stay on top of your federal and state tax obligations throughout the year.
I’m also introducing my new intensive program for self-employed business owners who want to get the tax, bookkeeping, and legal side of their business properly set up.
Listen and Subscribe Here
This week on the Sunlight Tax Podcast, I’m breaking down estimated quarterly taxes for self-employed people, freelancers, creatives, and small business owners. I’ll explain how bookkeeping helps you calculate your tax payments more accurately, avoid surprises, and stay on top of your federal and state tax obligations throughout the year.
I’m also introducing my new intensive program for self-employed business owners who want to get the tax, bookkeeping, and legal side of their business properly set up.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
00:10 Introduction and importance of quarterly tax payments
02:23 Understanding quarterly tax payments for self-employed
05:05 How to estimate your tax liability based on profit to date
08:04 Simplifying bookkeeping and estimated tax payments
10:44 Working with a licensed tax professional versus AI
12:31 Details of the two-day program and what participants will learn
14:16 Program features: database, private consultations, and setup
16:04 Upcoming cohort dates and how to join the waitlist
17:25 Building trust and transparency in business setup
18:19 Reminder to pay estimated taxes and get bookkeeping in order
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Episode Links:
Watch my walkthrough video on how to pay your Estimated Quarterly Taxes
Join the 2-Day Business Setup Intensive Waitlist
Get your FREE visual guide to tax deductions
Order my book:Taxes for Humans: Simplify Your Taxes and Change the World When You’re Self-Employed
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