How we are raised around financial matters can impact us for a lifetime.When a close friend or family member loses their home, or their job (or both), it can be frightening on several levels. You begin to wonder if the same could happen to you. And, as you’re...
We’re all still basking in the World Champion US Women’s Soccer Team over here in the Barnes Accountancy Corporation offices. Pretty amazing to see so much excellence, and on behalf of our country. Here’s to hoping for continued unification within...
Independence Day is this week. Bombs. Patriotism. Picnics. Barbecue. All those things.I often write about “financial independence” this time of year (yes, I like the puns) … and when I do, invariably I get contacted by a few clients (or former...
Flipping through mail shouldn’t deliver anxiety — only coupons and Amazon packages.But when you come across an envelope from the IRS, a little panic is perfectly understandable.No matter the contents of that envelope, know you have a right, as a citizen of...
Believe it or not, 2019 is almost halfway over (!). We’re through the summer solstice, the days get shorter from here on out, and here at Team Barnes Accountancy Corporation we begin to turn our eyes more directly at 2020.We’re pretty thrilled by the...
I’m so old, I still remember the days when “hashtags” were only about a particular button on your phone.Yep, the world has shifted massively underfoot. You know it; we all know it.And one of the developments we’ve all seen is the proliferation...
