The money questions, answered with the math shown
Every guide here names its method, works a real example, and says so when the honest answer is that it depends. No listicles, no invented statistics.
02 / Guides
The core questions
- 01How much should you pay yourself from your small business?
- 02How many months of cash does your business actually have?
- 03Revenue dipped. Is it real, or just a slow week?
- 04Can your business actually afford that hire?
- 05What did your last price change actually do to sales?
- 06Which late invoice should you chase first?
04 / Guides
By business type
- 01How much should restaurant owners pay themselves?
- 02How much should landscaping pay themselves?
- 03How much should Etsy sellers pay themselves?
- 04How much should working musicians pay themselves?
- 05Cash runway for restaurant owners: how many months do you really have?
- 06Cash runway for landscaping: how many months do you really have?
- 07Cash runway for Etsy sellers: how many months do you really have?
- 08Cash runway for working musicians: how many months do you really have?
05 / Counsel
Counsel does this math on your real numbers.
Connect Square, Stripe, Shopify, Etsy, QuickBooks, or your bank. Every answer carries a receipt: the method, the sample size, and the confidence. When the math is not conclusive, it says so.
Counsel's rule, applied to its own content: every figure above is computed, sourced from our demo businesses or your own inputs, never invented. This is cash math, not tax or legal advice. Written and maintained by the founder.