My first year freelancing, I made about $60K. Thought I was doing great until April rolled around and I owed $11,000. Had maybe $2,000 in my account. That was a rough week. Turns out, when you’re self-employed, Uncle Sam wants his money spread throughout the year, not in one giant lump sum. It would’ve been nice if someone had mentioned that before I quit my day job. The Basics Nobody Explained to Me Here’s what…
Someone died and left you in charge of their mess. Or maybe you’re inheriting something and just realized New Jersey might want a piece of it. Either way, you’re probably panicking a little because taxes and death are two things nobody wants to deal with at the same time. I get it. I was executor for my uncle’s estate three years ago and spent the first two weeks convinced I was going to accidentally commit…