Learn How to Keep More of What You Earn — Cut Taxes, Kill Debt & Build Wealth
The Financial Literacy Academy shows you how to lower taxes, eliminate debt, plan retirement, keep clean books and protect your assets — with key strategies taught by CPA & attorney Mark J. Kohler. Start with a free sample lesson.
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The Financial Literacy Academy isn't a single-topic course. It's a full library covering the areas that decide how much wealth you actually keep and build:
Lower Your Taxes
Entity choice, write-offs, vehicle & home-office deductions, and how to legally reduce self-employment (FICA) tax as a business owner.
Eliminate Debt
Mortgage payoff strategies, the debt snowball vs. avalanche, and a calculator approach to becoming debt-free years sooner.
Plan Retirement
How to use 401(k)s, IRAs, SEPs and self-directed plans to grow retirement savings on a tax-advantaged basis.
Master Your Books
Set up clean, stress-free bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online so tax time is simple and your numbers are always clear.
Protect Your Assets
Choose the right business entity and structure, and understand the basics of shielding what you've built from risk.
Build Real Wealth
The financial-literacy foundations — cash flow, assets vs. liabilities, and the mindset shifts behind lasting financial freedom.
Start with a real lesson — not a sales pitch
The free sample is one of the most-requested lessons in the Academy: how the right business structure can change what you owe in self-employment tax. It's a genuine look at the teaching before you decide on the full course. Enter your details above and it's yours — no purchase required.
9 modules covering the money skills most owners were never taught
If the free lesson is useful, the complete Financial Literacy Academy expands on it across nine in-depth modules:
Financial Literacy 101
The foundations of wealth, cash flow, and financial freedom.
Debt Elimination 101
Mortgage and consumer-debt payoff strategies and calculators.
Tax Strategy for Owners
Entities, write-offs, vehicle, home-office & FICA strategies.
Retirement Planning
401(k), IRA, SEP and self-directed retirement approaches.
Records & Bookkeeping
Setting up clean books with QuickBooks Online, step by step.
Car Flipping 101
An optional side-income framework for buying and reselling.
Mobile Home Profits
Case studies in lower-cost cash-flow real estate.
House Flipping 101
Evaluating, funding and selling renovation projects.
Entities & Asset Protection
Choosing structures and protecting what you build.
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Is the sample training really free?
Yes. The sample lesson is free to access. Enter your name and email and we'll send it over. The full Financial Literacy Academy is a separate paid product you can choose to explore afterward.
Does Mark J. Kohler teach in the course?
Mark J. Kohler is a guest trainer featured across several modules of the Financial Literacy Academy, which was created by Paul Hutchings. This is an independent affiliate page — Mr. Kohler has not personally endorsed this specific page.
Will these tax strategies work for me?
Every tax situation is different. The strategies are educational and widely used by U.S. business owners, but whether they apply to you depends on your income, entity and circumstances. Always confirm with your own licensed CPA or tax professional before acting.
Who is this best suited for?
U.S.-based small business owners, self-employed professionals and entrepreneurs who want to understand tax, debt and wealth strategy more deeply. It is educational content, not a "get rich quick" program.