I run a small marketing and consulting business, in addition to the piles of other things I do. Part of that business involves finding ways for clients to save money, often through giving them tools to track their deductible business expenses.

So this year, I put together two tools for my team and my clients. One is a Master Marketing Checklist that gives my clients the ability to follow a full internet marketing plan from beginning to end, step-by-step. Often they don't have a website of their own yet, so this is included. Other times they do have a website but just use the included plan as an additional income stream.

The other tool is a master home cashflow budget. This is a fantastic budget, because it keeps everything in order for you. It automatically populates certain cells, so when you finish one month the closing balance is automatically forwarded to the starting balance for the following month. I've also included a vehicle log to track business trips using your own vehicle, which is a huge benefit if you ever use your car to, say, go to Staples to get a ream of paper for your home office printer (yup...that's business use, and it's a deduction!).

When you do something like log a gas purchase in your budget for the quarter, that cost automatically goes into the proper space in the vehicle log, which automatically calculates how much of your vehicles running and maintenance expenses are applied to your business!

To get these free tools, just visit http://organizeyour.simpleprofitplan.com and fill out the form. Once you confirm your email, you'll be sent the download link.

Happy New Year everybody!