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.

  • What happens when you feel the call to donate to charity but you simply don’t have the cash available? There are plenty of ways to assist charities besides giving money.

  • If you don’t have a beneficiary (or two) named on your financial accounts, you should go do that now. Not sure if you do? better go check!

  • Utility bills have to be paid whether you are a homeowner or renting a home. You can use these techniques to keep those utility costs manageable.

  • Your income tax return is complicated, to say the least. Everyone should at least know the basics of filing taxes.

  • Grocery delivery service is a hot industry right now and Instacart is the main player. I just don’t see it as a valuable service for me, and these are the reasons why.