Stories

Before the move.

Most tax stories don’t begin with a tax return. They begin earlier—with a new job, a side payment, a house, an investment, a business idea, a move, or a child.

Money Meets Tax follows Evan and Daisy Park, a California couple building careers, businesses, a family, and eventually wealth—one decision at a time.

Evan likes numbers, comparisons, and finding the most efficient way to do things. Daisy, an interior designer, is more interested in what money can make possible than in optimizing every dollar.

Their story begins simply: two W-2 jobs, a Los Angeles apartment, some savings, and a life they have intentionally built around the two of them.

Then Evan receives $4,800 for helping a former coworker.

One decision leads to another. A side project becomes a business. They buy a house. The house becomes a rental. Careers change. Daisy begins building something of her own. And after years of believing they would remain a family of two, Jiwoo arrives.

The characters are fictional, but the financial decisions and tax problems are drawn from situations people face every day. Because tax rarely begins with a tax return. It begins with the decision that came before it.

Meet Evan & Daisy Park

Two people. One life. A thousand little decisions.

Evan plans. Daisy creates. They don’t always see money the same way—but every decision belongs to both of them.

Episodes

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    01

    The First $4,800

    A $4,800 payment for helping a former coworker forces Evan Park to ask a simple question: when does a favor become taxable business income?

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    02

    Do I Need an LLC?

    As Evan’s side income grows, he starts wondering whether it is time to form an LLC—and whether doing so would actually change his federal taxes.

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    03

    The $800 Tax

    Evan makes his consulting business official, then discovers that California’s first bill arrives before the new LLC has earned much of anything.

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    04

    The House

    Evan and Daisy find an older Anaheim house they like. Buying it means deciding whether to wait for the down payment Evan wants—or keep enough cash for everything that comes after.

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    05

    Nothing Major

    The house doesn’t need anything major. It just keeps needing something.

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    06

    The Number Evan Wasn’t Watching

    Evan has been setting aside 25% of every consulting payment for taxes. Then Arthur asks the question Evan never did: why 25%?