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Transitioning From Accounting Employee to Self-Employed
If you have a desire to le and be your own boss, you are at the right place and time in history. Never before have there been so many opportunities to go out on your own, especially as an accounting professional and working mom. Just the thought of not having to deal...

How To Stop Failing Ahead of Time
Do any of the following sound familiar? It’s probably not going to happen, so why bother I don’t know if I can do it I just can’t take the risk I can’t handle the disappointment if it doesn’t work out What will people think? I’m going to wait to see what happens...

Covid Relief Case Studies: Businesses who went from Uncertainty to Survival
Received funding? Still waiting for approved funds? We get it, there is no same situation for anyone. We are all struggling with the uncertainty of how or when we will receive funding to keep our businesses afloat. After reading comments from our...

Women Wanting More
If I asked you what you want right now, how easy would it be to give me an answer? Would it be easier for you to tell me things you want for your children, for your family, for others or for the world? The joke in my family growing up was that we would ask my Dad...

Money Insecurity and What To Do About It
How’s your bank account balances right now? Have you looked at your 401k lately? Are your clients freaking out, scrambling for help with loan options? Right now many people are understandably experiencing a lot of fear around money. The economy is going up, down...

Dealing With Dirty Pain vs Clean Pain
CPA MOMS Podcast with Dawn GoldbergEp. 72 - Dealing with Clean Pain vs Dirty Pain Is it just me or does it seem like wherever we turn, there’s another story of tragedy or loss? Whether it’s news of accidents, children being mistreated or animals being...

How To Win The Battle With Busyness
CPA MOMS Podcast with Dawn GoldbergEp. 71 How to Win the Battle with Busyness Whether you are a working mom or not, most people identify themselves and their day, based on a sliding scale of busyness. It’s as if busyness has become the norm and we use...

The Key to Building Self-Confidence
CPA MOMS Podcast with Dawn GoldbergEp. 73 The Key to Building Self-Confidence On the surface it would appear that self-confidence shouldn’t be an issue for accountants; the inherent combination of intelligence, respect and professionalism, should make...

Interview With Award-Winning Journalist, Jennifer Barrett, About Being a Working Mom and a Breadwinner, Especially During The Coronavirus
Jennifer Barrett is the Chief Education Officer at Acorns, a financial wellness app with nearly 7 million users, and founding editor of its money site, Grow. Before Acorns, she held various management roles in media, including Personal Finance Editor at CNBC and...

Being an Accountant and a Mom During a Financial Crisis
As a CPA in public accounting for over 30 years, I have lived through many financial crises; some were blamed on accountants, while others were helped by accountants. However, this current health and financial crisis is like nothing many of us have ever seen during...