Start out with a good baookeeper vrs a cpa - cheaper and they try to make
you self reliant. Use the CPA only for hard stiff and end of year filings
when situations change. But then again, I am an accountant so it is
different when I say these things are easy. <shrugs>

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 8:19 AM, keith smith <klsmith2020@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> These are tough times.  I have read that a lot more people will become self
> employed.  I work for myself and find it the best situation for me.  I like
> the freedom.  I never liked working in an office.
>
> It comes with it's challenges and  there are things like bookkeeping and
> taxes that will eat up some of your time.  You will need a CPA and if you
> hire some one W2 there are hoops to jump though.  All in all it is a good
> way to go from my perspective.  Even if you stay small and do programming or
> LAMP support, it beats the office grind, in my opinion.
>
> I would encourage anyone who is unemployed to think of how they might
> re-invent themselves.
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
>
> --- On *Sat, 7/31/10, Bryan O'Neal <Bryan.ONeal@TheONealAndAssociates.com>
> * wrote:
>
>
> From: Bryan O'Neal <Bryan.ONeal@TheONealAndAssociates.com>
> Subject: Re: OT: Taking control of my life
>
> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 2:13 AM
>
>
> Good luck my friend and do not give up. It is a hard road. I have two
> degrees and decades of experience and I was unemployed for almost two years.
> Technically I still am but it looks very good that that will change in a few
> weeks. But it took that long of constant search to find something. And even
> then it took some one I knew to make it happen.
>
> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 1:59 AM, Technomage <technomage.hawke@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=technomage.hawke@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> Well,
> I have had rather a lot to do this last 2 weeks. I am finally tired of
> living the life of
> "poor and blind" and am now seeking to change my circumstances.
>
> This "life changing" decision came rather rapidly after an eye infection
> set in this
> last week (requiring a trip to the hospital).
>
> So, I've been hitting careerbuilder.com and the state and city HR offices.
>
> If anyone on here has any job openings for a blind keyboardist who can
> answer phones,
> to basic tech support stuff (windows, linux, OS X) I would appreciate
> hearing from you.
>
> I am tired of being unemployed and without the things i need in life. So
> how about it?
> anyone got any openings I can do?
>
> I am having to rewrite my resume to cover what I can do and what i am going
> to
> get trained to be able to do (thanks to http://www.abil.org/).
>
> So, I implore you, if anyone has any employment i can do that will  work
> with my
> taking the bus, I woud really like to hear from you. If anyone has any
> suggestions on how I
> can improve my resume (and make a good cover letter to go with it), I would
> definitely
> appreciate hearing from you.
>
> In case anyone is wondering why i am writing this to the list... Its
> simple; I got tired of having
> "given up" and I really want a job and I will do whatever it takes to get
> it now. My only
> impedance on this path is lack of funds. So, how about it? any takers,
> helpers or suggestions?
>
> - Eric (aka mage or hawke for those that remember me).
>
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