A round-up of links for you!
Save: 100 Free Thing to Do in New York
Documents: DocStoc has free legal and business documents that you can download.
Succeed: 10 Secrets to Success.

I am on the planning committee for the PSFK conference, and I highly recommend attending. It is March 27 at the Art Director’s Club. The PSFK conference is a convergence of creative ideas, trends, social media and online ephemera. Chef Eric Ripert, Graham Hill from Treehugger, and Josh Spear are among the speakers/panelists.  I will […]

Lately, the world financial news has been grim, and the “R” word, recession, has been whispered or mumbled about. There is no need to panic, but it the right time to be proactive. The U.S. Congress is  reviewing a economic stimulus package that may provide tax payers a rebate of $300-$1200, […]

Check out the list I curated on This Next. It’s a list of books, office supplies and software that may help small business owners and freelancers. BTW, I am looking for a good, inexpensive all-in-one printer to buy so let me know if have any recommendations.
 

See more of my Keeping Nickels list at […]

Confess: Geezeo has a Twitter group, Money Confession, where people can anonymously confess their money woes. It is kinda like debtor’s anonymous on Web 2.0 crack.
Freelance: Freelance Switch is a great blog with tips for freelance including setting your rates. (via Shifting Careers blog)
Estimate: Start now to figure out to get […]

1099-MISC (Miscellaneous Income) form needs to be issued by your business when you pay  independent contractors $600 or more for services.
You can purchase the forms cheaply at Staples.  Make sure to purchase 1099-MISC forms. I was in a rush the other day and picked up 1099-INT forms.  To complete the forms, you need a list […]

Butterscotch Pecan Brownie
Yesterday, I worked at one of my clients, Kim Ima of the Treats Truck. She gave me a delicious butterscotch pecan brownie. Sometimes bookkeeping is sweet.
The cool thing about Quickbooks Pro is that if you set up your Charts Of Accounts properly, you can do cost analysis of your materials like sugar, butter, […]

Buxfer: Track Your Money
Buxfer is another new personal finance application.  It has many of the same features of Wesabe, Geezeo and Mint. The difference is that Buxfer facilitates budget management and payments to and from friends and roommates.
1) You can send money via Amazon Payments
2) Get updates via Twitter or SMS
3) Create a budget and […]

Here’s  a new regular bit where I feature links of stuff I find around the ‘nets.  Lately, personal finance is really getting buzz and it is not just the new year resolution stuff.

Givewell-Prepaid Healthcare cards.
SavvySugar-The latest blog in the Sugar network, which is about career and finance.
Spendview- Analyze your spending, with bells and whistles.
A $ […]

Quicken Online launched today, and it is ready to compete with the Wesabes, Geezeos and Mints of the Web 2.0 personal finance world. The site offers tips on personal finances as will as a bill payment calendar.
Site Aesthetics: The cleanest and easiest to navigate of all the Intuit products.
Browser Compatibility: Thanks goodness that Quicken […]

Which Tax Records to Keep - Kiplinger.com
One of my clients recently asked me about how long they should keep records for taxes, bank statements, and other financial information.  Kiplinger has a great guide, but in case you don’t have time to click through, read this important bit:
It’s a good idea to keep your tax returns […]

Should Small Businesses Blog? - Shifting Careers - Small Business - New York Times Blog
I am a big supporter of blogging and since I have been blogging about bookkeeping for nearly two years,  it has helped me gained new clients and showcase my expertise. Here’s my two cents: Blogging is good only if you keep […]

 
clipped from www.usnews.com
Today’s young professionals prefer PCs to paper, but they haven’t taken to desktop checkbook programs. So new sites are targeting them with personal-finance services on the Web.
Including Mint.com, Wesabe.com, and Geezeo.com, the sites combine convenience and community. They make it easy for users to track their cash and spending and to get advice […]

Once in a while, I read a business article that I nod my head in agreement to every sentence. Joyce Rosenberg is spot on in her piece, For Small Biz, Income Tax Season is Right Now.
 
 
clipped from www.businessweek.com
For the many owners who file their business tax returns using a Schedule C attached to their […]

Via Lifehacker, I found this excellent blog post on Freelance Switch with accounting tips for freelancers. Many of my small business clients also do consulting or writing which is an additional stream of income so they are freelancers as well.
1. Set up a billing system. I personally use Blinksale to bill some of […]