The Virtual CFO Minute
Overcoming Obstacles
Yes, it’s true – on Monday night, LSU came from behind to beat the reigning champion, Clemson, for the NCAA National College Football Championship, 42-25. This was no foregone conclusion – it took a lot of hard work, and numerous obstacles had to be overcome for LSU to get the win. LSU was down 17-7 […]
January 2020 Challenge
This first post of 2020 comes from the thoughts of Cal Newport. Mr. Newport’s most recent book is called Digital Minimalism. In this spirit, we offer the following suggestions for January of 2020: • To read three or four new books this January. Take your pick – fiction or non-fiction, anything from Cicero’s Orations to […]
Happy Holidays!
The brightest and most blessed of holiday seasons, and the most prosperous and joyous New Year to you from all of us at RFG! Until next Wednesday – be remarkable and cause a ruckus! Peace, Eric
Success
Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’er succeed. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need. Not one of all the purple host Who took the flag to-day Can tell the definition, So clear, of victory! As he, defeated, dying, On whose forbidden ear The distant strains of triumph Burst agonized and clear! Emily Dickinson […]
How to Spark Joy in Your Life
In 2014, Marie Kondo was an established cleaning consultant with a unique approach to decluttering. Her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, published in October of that year, made her a best-selling author, and she currently has a series on Netflix, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. The KonMari method is now close to a […]
An Umbrella is Not a Satsuma
An umbrella is a wonderful thing. Carry one, and you can keep the rain off your head. But it’s not much good at providing you with vitamin C – for that, citrus fruit works a lot better. A satsuma, in turn, won’t keep you dry. A few weeks ago, I wrote about dashboards, which are […]
Margins – When is it Better to Color Inside the Lines?
Publishing is easier than ever, these days. But has that relative ease had an adverse impact on the finished product? I recently read of a 1,000 page book, sent to a reviewer before publication, for which the publisher had made the decision to run the text almost all the way to the edges of the […]
In Crisis? Text 741741 to be Seen and Heard
This week’s inspiration comes from a recent entry at Seth Godin’s blog. This blog post is at once sobering, uplifting, and inspiring. Do you know the name Nancy Lublin? Possibly not, though she’s been a prominent figure in targeted charity for almost a quarter of a century. In 1995, Ms. Lublin founded Dress For Success, […]
Employing Family Members
content/uploads/2020/08/family-emps.png” alt=””> For closely-held business owners, employing family members can be a great strategy to help reduce your overall tax liabilities. If the family member is a bona fide employee, the employer can deduct his or her salary plus any benefits paid, just as with any other employee. If the closely-held business is a sole-proprietorship, […]