And hiring a local pro isn’t the only way to get assistance if you feel like you’re fumbling through your returns in the dark but can’t find anyone local to help you out. “It’s worth looking online for help—there’s more variety than ever,” says Lindsey Swanson, a CFP in Whitethorn, CA.

A plug-and-play software like TurboTax won’t necessarily prompt you with the right questions if your job is out of the ordinary,” says Lindsey Swanson, CFP and founder of Stripper Financial Planning, which caters to the exact clientele its name implies.

“Have a safety net for the leaner times,” said Lindsey Swanson, a financial planner in Whitethorn, Calif.

“I see a lot of clients who don’t include important data, like from crypto accounts, NFTs, or sports gambling because they don’t receive a tax document,” says Lindsey Swanson, CFP and founder of Stripper Financial Planning, based in Whitethorn, CA.

It’s tax time which most likely means you’re slumped over your phone searching, “How to do taxes??” on the internet. If you’re working with a tax preparer, they should be walking you through this stuff, but if you’re DIYing it like most people, then here’s a guide for you!

I do comprehensive financial planning. We look at the big picture: Maybe you’re making more than you would at an office job; but after you’re paid, what does your profit actually look like?

With any occupation that has variable income, it’s important to establish back-up plans. Especially in sex work, you’ll want to prepare for the slower times and have a strategy if your accounts are unexpectedly shut down.

A cool feature in Investment News helping to legitimize the sex worker industry in the wealth management world.