Years ago, as The Plumber's Wife, I jumped into the family business. I figured that my husband, Hotrod, would turn wrenches, I would answer the phone and pay bills, and we would get rich. Easy peasy, right? Wrong. We dug a deep hole of debt and struggled to make payroll. Of course, [...]
This ONE Page Report Saved My Marriage. When we started in business together, money was tight. Really tight. And the debt piled up like dirty laundry in a large family. When I would say to my husband, Hotrod, "We don't have enough money!" he would hear, "You're not good enough. You're not [...]
Sometimes, you need a little help. Suppose your accounting is a mess. Maybe you are behind on your taxes, or just always crunched for cash. If you could fix it all by yourself, wouldn't you have done that by now? You may need more information. You may need a renewed commitment to "get 'er done." And, [...]
Maybe because they're a mess. Maybe because you don't want to know. Maybe because you'll have to start holding someone - you? - accountable for getting them caught up and accurate? Maybe you don't really know what to look at or how to use them. Maybe because you'll have to...change? My friend Howard Partridge is [...]
Financial Statements – The UN-Complicated Version! When I first learned how to read and use financial reports, I would assemble the information to show my partner and husband, Hot Rod, how we were doing. I’d cover his desk with pages and pages of financial reports. His eyes would glaze over. One day he [...]
I graduated at the top of my class with a degree in Business Administration. I took Accounting 101 and 102 and got "A"s in both. My professors drilled this into my head: "Find a good accountant." Alas. That was a disastrously incomplete lesson. What I wish I'd learned sooner: My money is my responsibility. If it's my money, [...]
Anthony and Rose joined me and Shauna (aka Sha-nomenal!) and the Phenomenal Team at Howard Partridge's Inner Circle program in Houston. There, we hosted the FUNomenal Financial Blast. Owners from 21 companies cleaned up their financials, crunched budgeting numbers, determined selling prices and explored the Financial Quick Check report. Super Nerdy Fun! And powerful [...]
