Single Mom…and so much more!

For a short while now I’ve been marketing myself online as the six-figure single mompreneur. That tagline resulted in an ebook and high Google rankings. But, what I’ve failed to mention is that along with a six-figure salary comes some HIGH taxes.

I remember my $40,000 salary days, when I would get a $3,000 or $4,000 tax refund. I mean, it’s not like it’s been that long ago. Granted, I still had all four children at home at that time, but geez, the amount I pay in taxes now is ridiculous. Even with me not having them to take as a write off, I still shouldn’t be paying ten and twelve thousand dollars in taxes. And that doesn’t include property taxes.

I’m thankful for the increase. Lord, knows I am. And would I be happy just to go back to making $40,000/year? Absolutely not. So, it seems that the only way for me to break out of this middle class “trap” is to keep moving in the direction that I’m going, and that’s up. So, without further ado, I hereby declare that when I file my 2010 taxes in 2011, I will be a millionaire.

~Whew, I can’t believe I just said that out loud.~

Well, it’s out there now, and everyone reading this can walk with me as accountability partners. (I guess that means I’m dragging you into my psychosis.) Now how I’m going to get there remains to be seen, especially since I just moved to a new city, my project start date got pushed back several weeks, and I won’t get my first paycheck for another four weeks. But, through it all, God is able.

Last week I listened to an interview with Keith Cameron Smith on Blog Talk Radio, and once again I got to listen to a millionaire talk about the difference in the way millionaires and the middle class pay taxes. That was all I needed to let me know that it’s time for me to put all that I’ve been reading for years into action.

For years I’ve been talking about starting my own publishing company with books, magazines, CDs and DVDs. I guess now is as good a time as any to stop talking and put some action behind the words. I’ve always wanted to be a motivational speaker, which I already am. It’s just time to start getting paid. So, Les Brown and Tony Robbins move over, because here I come.

Even as I write this blog, I can feel fear trying to overtake me. But, the folks who really know me, know that I have a way of walking in the direction of my fears.

Lord, I come to you right now asking you to order my steps and enlarge my territory. I need you NOW.

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