Your business exists to PAY you. Your business shouldn’t eat up all your profits. Paying yourself isn’t a bonus; it’s a necessity.

Over the years I’ve noticed a few reasons people don’t pay themselves:

1️⃣Afraid they won’t have enough money to pay their business expenses (or sometimes they literally don’t have enough money left to pay themselves after their expenses)

2️⃣Don’t know how to do it (i.e. do I write myself a check, is it a business expense, etc)

3️⃣Saving it in the business for a rainy day

Over the next few posts I’m going to debunk each of these reasons people don’t pay themselves so check back soon!

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Never stress about how you’ll pay your taxes again.

Every year tax season rolls around and business owners scramble to figure out how to pay for them. You made money all year but now there’s nothing left for taxes so you have to use your personal savings… sound familiar?

The good news? There’s an easy way to avoid this! I love this simple system based on the book Profit First that ensures you always have money set aside for taxes.

Here’s how to start today:

1. Open a separate bank account just for taxes. Relay Bank is a great option with no minimum balances or fees.
2. Transfer a set percentage every time you get paid (or at least once a month). I usually recommend somewhere between 10-25%, but it varies based on your business and where you live.
3. Forget it exists until tax time! No stress, no scrambling.

With this system, you’ll always have the cash to cover your tax estimates throughout the year. Start now, and thank yourself later! 😉