Money Through Ease

Tune into Money Through Ease this week for a crash course on payroll and compliance. Why is documentation so important when you hire a workforce in your small business? Well, laws and regulations say that you should be paying your workers a certain way and on time. In order to develop trust in that employer-employee relationship, payroll compliance and administering benefits is how. Please leave a...

This week’s episode of Money Through Ease is all about documentation in your business. Bookkeeping is part of this documentation, but it goes beyond that. You need to have written procedures and policies for everything in your business, and your host Regan Bashara is here to impart why business owners should do this. If you want to streamline your operations, hire and train employees better, and h...

On this episode of Money Through Ease, host Regan Bashara walks you through what money is and isn’t, what energy is and isn’t, and how these two things are not the same. The metaphysical world, the Law of Attraction, and manifesting money through positive thinking, all gaslight people who are living in a system of subjugation that actively harms them by hoarding money (and other resources) at the...

On this episode of Money Through Ease, host Regan Bashara walks you through diversifying your income (revenue) streams for your business, as well as ways to support your business by making income elsewhere. We often put a lot of pressure and strain on our small businesses to support us financially when they are not ready to. It’s okay to take that pressure off by switching things up. This is a con...

Streamlining your finances requires a recordkeeping system, and nowadays, software is available and accessible to automate that without much intervention or calculating on your part. This episode discusses why paying for an accounting software or app is more beneficial than using a spreadsheet system. Regan shares with you how to get a discount on QuickBooks Online specifically, as she an Advanced...

I hear so many people say that they could never be an accountant or bookkeeper, and today I want to discuss why this sentiment is actually what holds people back from being financially literate about their small business. We talk about what exactly folks are saying or believing about accountants, why I think they say these things, and then how this rhetoric is impacting you and your ability to dis...

Money Through Ease is proud to share with you some excellent creators and educators who are teaching about race and gender and how having one or more marginalized identities compounds the prejudice someone experiences in our world. All Ease Accounting’s founder Regan Bashara is focused on supporting and uplifting the voices and work of Black women. Please check out these individuals, support them...

This week, I am displaced from my podcast recording studio, AKA my house. So this is a short and sweet episode to let you know that I have an upcoming webinar for creative entrepreneurs. If you are making money by being creative (painting, drawing, designing, performing, sculpting, etc.) and you want to learn how to treat your work like the serious business that it is, you can register for this we...

This week, we're doing something a little different! I was recently a guest on a podcast called F Words: Your Business is Feminist As Fuck. The host of F-Words is my sales coach, Keli Lyn Jewel. I've got her permission to share our conversation in my podcast feed, so you are in for a treat! We discuss everything that makes All Ease Accounting an intersectional, feminist business. Make sure...

This is the second episode of a two-part series where I am teaching you my favorite ways to game-ify making money. This game is called "When I Spend, It Comes Back". This is how we prove to ourselves that any time we are spending money, we get it back in value. This is a practical exercise and game to play every day of your life to teach you how to look for the ways that value and money...

This is the first of a two-part series where I am teaching you my favorite ways to game-ify making money. The first money game is called “Look Around and Pick it Up!” This is not manifestation, although some folks will tell you it’s the exact same thing. This is a practical exercise and game to play every day of your life to discover how there is money everywhere and it’s available for you to pick...

There’s a gap between being an employee in someone else’s business, and running your own small business. Many folks start a side-hustle and it quickly grows, whether they intend that or not. Do you want your side-hustle to be a fully launched endeavor that is your main source of income? Let’s cover this gap together.   Sign up to be the first to know about this self-paced digital course, Mind The...

Here are the four lessons I have learned in my first 12 months of being in business. Resources: Want to get your business organized? Thinking about starting a side hustle? This is the first step: getting those receipts under control! Download Chaos to Calm, my free receipt organization guide. Book a Training on QuickBooks Online here! Other episodes you'll enjoy: 025 Bookkeeping vs. Taxes 018...

Today, I’m sharing with you why I don’t call myself a third-party CFO for hire. Being a Chief Financial Officer in someone’s business implies a lot of financial control, which is something I do not have nor do I want to have in my clients’ businesses. While I perform a lot of the same operations and functions as a CFO, this is not actually what my role is. Resources: Want to get your business orga...

We’re discussing the difference between bookkeeping and taxes. A lot of people ask me questions about taxes and it’s hard for me to give an answer because of the lack of specificity of their question. Hopefully this episode will clear up the difference between the two, how bookkeeping and taxes are related, and why I do continuing education for taxes even though I don’t do income tax returns. Reso...

Today I’m reflecting and appreciating how far my business has come in its first 12 months. Wish me a happy biz-aversary as of May 1st!   Resources: Want to get your business organized? Thinking about starting a side hustle? This is the first step: getting those receipts under control! Download Chaos to Calm , my free receipt organization guide.   Other episodes you'll enjoy: 022 More of My Sto...

Running a business is a delicate skill to be built. And that skill is figuring out how to strike the balance between: 1. the structure and constraint of time, energy, and resources 2. the rested, pleasured, cared-for mindset that has the space to create something worthy and valuable   Resources: Want to get your business organized? This is the first step: getting those receipts under control! Down...

I’m sharing more of why I quit my job, my work experience for the last several years, and why PTO is so important to take!   Financial empowerment and agency could look like you taking your PTO even if it stresses other people out. Or it could be starting your own business so that you get paid on your terms.   Resources: Want to get your business organized? This is the first step: getting those re...

If you’re not tracking your money, then you don’t know if you’re making money. And that means you’re not making money. “If you’re interested in making more money, you need to be tracking it.” In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. What happens when you don’t track your money in your business. 2. Why you can’t set and achieve goals if you’re not tracking your money. 3. The different ways...

I give you permission to do things wrong. “We’ve made whether or not we do things perfectly a measure of whether we are perfect.” In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. How do we define perfectionism? 2. What does perfectionism look like for business owners and side hustlers? 3. What are the antidotes to perfectionism and imposter syndrome?   Resources: Want to get your business organiz...

Perfectionists set a money goal, only to discover their underlying belief of not being good enough. This creates a conflict of using the goal against yourself to prove this belief true. On today's episode, I teach you why you hate your money goals. Money goals are often set to feel proud, secure, and happy, but often end up being a source of resentment. We need to be honest with ourselves when set...

Grow your business with ease and get the help you need to stay compliant with payroll and taxes. "Ease is about relaxing into the process, being willing to confront challenges and face adversity, but knowing the entire time that you as a human being are worth the challenge. You're worth what it takes to learn something new." Here's what I cover in this episode: 1. How to know when is the right tim...

When starting a business, you must determine the scope of work, business structure, and payment options in order to successfully launch your venture. Here's what I cover: 1. What are the two categories of businesses and what do they involve? 2. What are the different types of small business structures and how do they affect taxes? 3. What payment processors accept credit card payments and what fee...

Today I'm sharing with you my story. How I came to be an accountant. What my degree is actually in. And where my business name comes from.  Please consider supporting this podcast through a monthly subscription at Anchor.fm You can download my free receipt organization guide called Chaos to Calm from my website. 

This podcast episode is for when you’re having a lot of anxiety or fear about your business. We often tie our very existence to the success of our business, and when things go wrong it can create an existential threat. When you’re in survival mode, you’re not able to create or plan or even do your work at all. I’m providing you with some concrete steps to overcome that anxiety. Download Chaos to C...