Field Manual — Credit, Capital & Cash Flow
How to Pay Yourself Like an Owner
Most business owners pay themselves last — or worse, pay themselves whatever is left. This field manual shows you how to structure owner compensation, profit distributions, and tax-efficient pay so the owner gets paid first.
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Payroll goes out. Vendors get paid. Rent clears. And the owner takes whatever is left — if anything is left. That is not ownership. That is being the most important employee who gets paid last.
This field manual installs the owner compensation architecture that separates real owners from overworked operators: profit-first pay structure, reasonable compensation, tax-efficient distributions, owner draws vs. salary, and the cash flow rhythm that keeps the owner paid first.
What You'll Discover Inside
Who This Field Manual Is For
For
- Business owners who pay themselves last (or not at all)
- S-corp and LLC owners who want tax-efficient compensation
- Entrepreneurs tired of boom-bust owner pay
- Owners who want to build personal wealth from business cash flow
Not For
- People looking for tax evasion strategies
- Anyone who won't run a weekly money meeting
- Pre-revenue businesses that haven't proven their model
Where This Fits in The Acquire Method
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