Become a Millionaire in 3 Steps

Woman's hand pointing to three numbers for success stepsDump “nonprofit” tasks and focus on the high-value ones.

By Sandi Smith Leyva
The Accountant’s Accelerator

Let’s do the math. To earn a million dollars in a year, you have to bring in $83,333 per month. Assuming you bill hourly and work for the standard 1,000 billable hours per year, you need to charge $1,000 per hour. If you want to make $5 million in one year, you will need to charge $5,000 per hour.

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