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Amazon shows you a royalty rate. It doesn't show you what you keep after print costs, ads, and returns. This is what a KDP book actually earns per sale.
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Amazon restructured its FBA fee schedule again. If you're using a calculator that hasn't been updated, your margin numbers are wrong. Here's exactly what changed and what to do about it.
Missing an estimated tax payment costs you money. Overpaying gives the IRS an interest-free loan. This is the system for getting close enough to avoid both.
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The standard advice is 'rebalance annually.' The real answer is more nuanced — and depends on your tax situation, drift threshold, and whether you have new contributions to deploy.
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