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🗓️ 13 January 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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It’s time to tackle one of our most requested topics: MONEY. How do you manage it? How do you save it? And how do you plan for the future?
In this episode, we’re answering YOUR questions about real estate finances, including:
How much to save in your emergency fund?
What percentage of your income to allocate for taxes, marketing, and fun?
When and why to consider an LLC or S Corp?
How to structure your commission checks and plan for quarterly taxes?
Why it’s okay to start small when building your financial safety net?
Whether you’re in your first year or your fifteenth, this episode will give you practical tips to feel more in control of your money. 💵
Key Quotes/Takeaways
“The most important thing you can do is track your numbers. Know how much you’re making and spending.”
“Start small. You don’t have to do everything perfectly from the beginning, but you have to start.”
“It’s okay to take time to figure out your financial goals—just make sure you’re moving in the right direction.”
“Pay yourself first, set aside for taxes, and keep your business account separate. Simplicity is key.”
“Don’t fall for every shiny object in real estate marketing. Keep your spending intentional.”
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Episode 76: CPA Karen Bahn on Realtor Taxes – A must-listen for tax strategies: hustlehumblypodcast.com/76
Who Do You Know? List – Perfect for building a database: hustlehumblypodcast.com/start-here
Agent Systems Course – Get your business (and finances) organized: hustlehumblypodcast.com/agent-systems
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0:00.0 | I had folders inside of folders, inside of folders, because I'm an over-organizer. |
0:07.0 | Like I want everything to be just so, but it actually made it more complicated. |
0:11.0 | All right. |
0:13.0 | January is a little easier. Everyone's kind of gotten all their spending out of their system. |
0:17.0 | You're like, okay, let's regroup here, right? |
0:20.0 | We're starting our diet. We're not |
0:21.5 | spending money. We're going to just get it all together. They're talking, they're planning, |
0:28.1 | they have quarterly estimates. They're looking at reports. They're looking at reports. Like, |
0:31.8 | you are ahead of the game. Hi, y'all. Welcome to Hustle Humbly. |
0:38.1 | It's Alyssa and Katie, and we are two top-producing realtors in the Baton Rouge market. |
0:42.1 | We work for two different companies where we should be competitors, but we have chosen |
0:45.5 | community over competition. |
0:47.1 | The goal of our podcast is to encourage you to find your own way in business. |
0:50.8 | So stop comparing yourself and start embracing your strengths. |
0:55.8 | Hi, Alyssa. Hey, Katie yourself and start embracing your strengths. Hi Alyssa. Hey Katie. |
1:04.3 | Welcome to episode 284. Money questions. With the new year rolling in, we sure got a lot of these money questions. We've been stockpiling them for a minute and we were hesitant to answer them. |
1:09.9 | Well, we're not CPAs. Yeah, let's do some disclaimers. |
1:12.9 | Yeah, we're not CPAs. We are not financial advisors. I'm not even a bookkeeper. |
1:17.8 | There's also no right way per se. It's like a lot of the questions that come in from our |
1:25.1 | listeners have to do with how much do I need to set |
1:28.6 | aside for marketing? |
1:29.8 | How much do I need to? |
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