Do you want to be rich or poor? The real answer will surprise you — YNOT! You have to change your mindset. Stop thinking about income. Start thinking about growth. Most of us are taught one financial model from childhood: Go to school. Get a … Continue readingHow the Rich Avoid Paying Income Tax — and You Can Too
Your Property Taxes Are Being Used to Promote Raising Your Property Taxes and people are getting rich doing it.– YNOT! There is a special kind of government magic trick where they take your money, spend your money, waste your money, and then use what is … Continue readingThe League of Cities: The Mafia of Cities
You can confiscate wealth once. But prosperity only survives when someone still knows how to create it tomorrow. –YNOT! Every few years, somebody rediscovers the same magical idea: “If we just take all the rich people’s money, all our problems disappear.” It sounds wonderful right … Continue readingTake All the Money… And Then What? The Day after tomorrow?
The Escape from New York Tax is coming…. — YNOT! They always say the new tax is only for the rich. That’s how the hook gets baited. Twenty years later, the middle class is paying the bill and wondering how they got caught in the … Continue readingWhat Happens When the Government Taxes You for Leaving?
Most folks treat taxes like a storm that sneaks up on them every April. The smart ones know the weather starts changing in January. — YNOT! Why do people act surprised by taxes every April like the government just pulled up in a ski mask … Continue readingWhy do people wait until tax season to think about taxes? Start now!
I’m accused many times of only fact-checking things from the left. Well, I’m going to fact-check something from the left and the right. Bernie Sanders’ statement and a Turning Point meme. Let’s see who’s telling the truth. The image is a political meme contrasting a … Continue readingTAXES FACT CHECK
“Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.” — Jesus Laws are a funny thing. People talk about “the law” like it is one big solid brick, dropped from heaven, stamped by Congress, and signed by a … Continue readingWhat Kind of Law Are You Really Breaking?
“The government calls it revenue. The citizen calls it what’s left of his paycheck but if you don’t pay it you could have free room and board”–YNOT! Every year around tax time, somebody rediscovers an old American temptation. It usually arrives wearing a suit, carrying … Continue readingThe Great Tax Mirage: When Half-Truths Dress Up as Freedom
“Tax wealth if you want — but remember, money doesn’t argue with policy. It packs its bags, hires a lawyer, and moves to where the math makes sense.” –YNOT! Let’s be honest. Nobody packs up a billion dollars in a U-Haul because of the weather. … Continue readingAre Billionaires Fleeing California — Or Is This Just the Sound of Incentives Working?
“When the automatic 4% disappears, you find out who was managing — and who was just spending.” — YNOT! Why do politicians get nervous the moment someone says, “Let’s cut property taxes”? You’d think someone threatened oxygen. Here’s the quiet machinery most people never see. A … Continue readingWhy Are Politicians Afraid of Lower Property Taxes and What Happens When the Automatic 4% Government Raise Disappears?
Debt turns your wealth into spendable money and leaves the IRS waving from shore. That’s the system — get over it and learn to play the game. — Some guy on yacht somewhere. Most folks go through life believing the financial system is like gravity … Continue readingTHE DEBT GAME: HOW THE WEALTHY DODGE THE TAXMAN UNTIL THE VERY END
You know, folks love to argue about the Cybertruck—whether it’s genius or junk, spacecraft or stainless-steel headache. But that’s not even the point. The real comedy starts when the home-remodeling guy rolls up to your house in one of those things. Because the moment he … Continue readingHow to Lose a Customer Before You Say Hello
A friend of mine is studying to be an accountant. I found her yesterday pulling her hair out, tangled up in the United States tax system. She asked me for help, so I said, “It’s easy, I’ve been doing taxes for decades.” But the moment … Continue readingWhy Your Ears Burn When You Do Taxes
🎩When I was a boy, the only thing more secure than a Swiss bank vault was the idea that your secrets died with the banker. Folks would say you could tell a priest your sins, but tell a Swiss banker your fortune. One gave you … Continue readingThe Largest Bank of Dirty Money and too big to fail – UBS
If the government taxed the air, I reckon we’d all be holding our breath by now. But since they haven’t figured out how to meter that just yet, they’ll settle for taxing your sweat, your savings, and anything that dares to grow in value—including your … Continue reading🏡 Why Real Estate Is a Great Investment to Avoid Taxes
BEG, BORROW OR STEAL – GET SOME MONEY INTO YOUR IRAs In a rare but welcome move, the IRS has granted all Florida residents an automatic extension on their federal income tax filings and payments due to the statewide impacts of Hurricanes Milton, Helene, and … Continue reading🎯 Florida Residents Get More Time for Taxes and IRA Contributions in 2025
April 15th is Coming… Do You Know where your Taxes Are? Let me give you some financial advice. If anything you’re about to read is new to you—and your accountant hasn’t discussed it with you—you might need a new accountant. (see disclaimer on bottom) Taxes aren’t … Continue readingStop Overpaying Your Taxes: A Simple Guide to Keeping More of What You Earn
Most folks spend their lives chasing income, believing that the more they make, the richer they’ll be. But the ultra-wealthy play a different game altogether. They don’t chase income; they build net worth. And the best part? They do it while sidestepping the tax bill … Continue readingIncome vs. Net Worth: The Real Game of Wealth and Taxes
The American Dream and Other Fantasies Back in the days when people had time to sit on porches and spin tall tales, there was always that one fella who claimed he’d figured out the secret to getting rich. Usually, his plan involved either a magic … Continue readingI dream of Jeanie, the lotto, and early retirement
As I lean back in me chair, and tell you that the only things certain in life are death, taxes, and the never-ending itch of a man wanting to be his own boss, most people know what I am going to tell you but will … Continue readingYour Own Business – The American Dream – and TAXES