Author: Eric J. Nisall

Eric J. Nisall is an accountant and founder of Understand Finances. With a BS In Accounting from Florida Atlantic University & extensive history working in public accounting, he started AccountLancer, an accounting & tax service specializing in individual income taxes and small business accounting. Eric is a personal finance expert covering topics such as credit cards and debt, individual income taxes, money management and more since 2009. He has also been writing about small business & entrepreneurship topics like self-employment taxes, running payroll, business formation and more at Eric Nisall dot com. His advice has been quoted on major publications & sites such as Readers Digest, Lifehacker, Forbes, Business Insider & more.

Expensive car as a status symbol? Cars as signs of financial wealth? Sorry, I don’t buy it (no pun intended).
Identity theft can happen to anyone at any time. Learn what it is, how to protect yourself & report id theft should you become a victim.
You might think that being a homeowner gives you unlimited control over what you do to your home. Unfortunately that’s not always the case depending on where you happen to live.
Building wealth is an admirable goal. Earning money will help achieve it, but saving money will too. So what should you focus on to build wealth?
Do-it-yourself can be very economical and worthwhile. Other times, they can be dangerous, expensive and have embarrassing results.