Getting Off the Financial Roller Coaster
Flush one month, scraping by the next—an owner's income shouldn't be a roller coaster. Here's how to steady your personal finances by steadying the business.
What Your Pay Says About the Health of Your Business
How and how much you pay yourself is a signal about your whole business. Here's how to read your own pay as a diagnostic of business health.
Owner's Pay vs. Business Profit: Know the Difference
Your wage and your business's profit are two different things—and confusing them hides how your business is really doing. Here's the distinction, made simple.
Paying Yourself First Without Starving the Business
'Pay yourself first' sounds risky when cash is tight. Here's how to prioritize your own pay without starving the business that supports it.
How Much Should You Pay Yourself?
How much should a small business owner actually pay themselves? Here's a practical way to think about a fair owner's wage—and what to do if you can't afford it yet.
Why Owners Are Often the Lowest-Paid Person in the Business
You carry all the risk and take home the least. Here's why so many owners end up the lowest-paid person in their own business—and how to change it.
Paying Yourself Properly as a Business Owner
Many owners are the lowest-paid person in their business, taking whatever's left. Here's why that happens and how to pay yourself properly and consistently.
Mixing Personal and Business Money
Running personal and business money through the same account quietly wrecks your numbers. Here's why to separate them and how to start.