David Steininger 👋 Self-Employment Sidekick

Happy National LEGO Day! Suzy swung by the local thrift store this afternoon and found this box of treasure for less than $20. 🙌🏼 Tomorrow we'll be observing World Foot Injury Awareness Day.

December doesn't have to mean burnout. In this video, I'm sharing three simple strategies I'm using to balance end-of-year business goals with holiday ̶c̶h̶a̶o̶s̶ ̶ fun... even though I'm definitely not a productivity expert. youtube.com/watch?v=zx8Uxt…

15 years of doing our thing.

Just dropped a new video that examines a few options that MIGHT help you save on healthcare next year. I compare a few popular health sharing programs - @iheartchm, @SamaritanMin, and @weshare_by_uhsm - and see how they stack up against the cheapest plans on the Marketplace.

For Halloween, I'm dressing up as the scariest thing I can think of right now.

I'm not doing this as an expert giving professional advice, but as someone in the same boat sharing their thought process. If you're self-employed and dealing with this too, the video might be helpful. And I'd love to hear what you're thinking about doing in the comments.

Open Enrollment starts November 1st, which means we need to be ready to make decisions soon. I just posted a video where I share some of the options I'm personally considering, and show you how to calculate your own potential cost increase. youtube.com/watch?v=wtz1h2…

What are you doing about health insurance for 2026 (especially if you are self-employed)? With the enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of the year, a lot of us could see our health insurance costs more than double. 1/3

That feeling when you randomly drop a music track on your timeline and the beat change is perfectly timed with more than one edit.

It’s still in beta, but it’ll give you a ballpark. And that’s more than most people have when they start. It won’t eliminate all uncertainty. But I hope it can help replace some of your paralyzing fear with a little bit of informed courage. selfemploymentsidekick.com/calculator/

I created a SALARY REPLACEMENT CALCULATOR to help you estimate what it’ll take to truly replace your full-time income: ✓ Factor in taxes &health insurance ✓ Estimate business expenses ✓ Set target hourly rates ✓ Plan your savings runway before you make the leap

How much money do you actually need? Nobody starts a business so they can be worse off than they were at their full-time job, make themselves sick from stress, and live project to project with little to no safety net, one surprise expense away from total financial ruin.

Grab a year of @otter_ai, @freepik, Lex, and Gumloop for just $49. sidekick.show/aibundle

FWIW - one of my favorite AI note-taking tools is included in @AppSumo's AI Power Pack bundle. youtu.be/y5e1geU3eWo?si…

PSA 4 PA LLCs: The PA Annual Report is due 9/30. Some folks are trying to capitalize on the confusion and fear of the looming deadline. One company wants to charge you $168 to file your report. I'll show you how to do it for free. youtube.com/watch?v=V-kMJj…