• Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner with Bacon, Roasted Vegetables, and Sourdough Croutons

    Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner with Bacon, Roasted Vegetables, and Sourdough Croutons

    This sheet pan chicken with bacon, roasted vegetables, and sourdough croutons is the kind of cozy dinner that feels just right as the weather begins to cool. Boneless chicken thighs roast alongside broccoli, cauliflower, red onion, and pieces of bacon. Torn sourdough is added partway through so it…

  • Gluten-Free Crackers You Can Make at Home

    Simple Gluten-Free Crackers You Can Make at Home

    Sometimes you just want a cracker. Not a giant bag of chips. Not a fancy appetizer. Not a complicated health-food situation. Just something crisp, salty, snackable, and good with whatever you feel like putting on top of it. The tricky part is that gluten-free crackers can be expensive,…

  • What Happens If My Business Expenses Are More Than My Self-Employment Income?

    You started a business, earned some money, and kept track of your expenses. Then you looked at the numbers and discovered something unsettling: Your business expenses were higher than your business income. Now what? First, don’t panic. This does not automatically mean you did something wrong. New businesses…

  • How Do I Know Which State to Collect Sales Tax In?

    How Do I Know Which State to Collect Sales Tax In?

    Sales tax can feel simple at first. You start a business. You sell a product. You collect sales tax in your own state. Easy enough, right? Then your online store grows. Someone buys from Oregon. Then California. Then Texas. Then Florida. Suddenly you are wondering: Do I need…

  • How to Make a Protein Smoothie

    How to Make a Protein Smoothie: A Simple Formula for Summer

    Smoothies can be as simple or as elaborate as you want them to be. These days, I usually reach for Beachbody Vegan Shakeology. I can blend the powder with ice and water, and I know I’m getting more than I would from a basic fruit drink. It is…

  • How do you pay yourself from an LLC

    How do you pay yourself from an LLC?

    One of the most common questions new business owners ask is: “What’s the best way to pay myself from my LLC?” It sounds like it should have a simple answer. But the real answer is: It depends on how your LLC is taxed. That is where many business…