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Technically you're supposed to pay yourself a market based wage....not just for tax reasons (like mentioned by another commenter), but also because you should be replaceable and your salary should be able to pay a replacement for yourself. Otherwise you're just earning "sweat equity" that you hope to cash out with later on.

I'd recommend getting the book "Simple Numbers". It's just $10 for a Kindle version. It talks about the financial parts of a business in a way that makes sense and it discusses the concepts and ideas behind profitability, paying yourself a a wage, ad how to track it correctly from an accounting standpoint

Many of us entrepreneurs purposely underpay ourselves. And most of us are interested in growing our business's top line numbers. This book explains the rest.

https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Numbers-Straight-Talk-Profits/dp/1608320561

I've been in business for 10 years and just finished reading this book last week. It's the type of book I wish I would have read five years ago.

If you or anybody wants to read this book but cannot afford the 10 bucks, PM me.

\>with the accounting books, Accounting was still the only course I have ever failed. What ones you ready?

Not so much straight accounting - more like "I need a CFO, but am not going to hire one, so that's me now."

The best one I've found - that really is blowing my mind - is:

https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Numbers-Straight-Talk-Profits/dp/1608320561

I am way into anything that gives you a manageable load of metrics and tells you when to watch out.

"The Ultimate Blueprint for an Insanely Successful Business" by Keith J. Cunningham is another good intro to reading financial reports and getting something out of them.

I've read a lot of the books recommended so far in the comments, and IMO a lot of them wouldn't really apply to OP and what he's looking for.

For the financial analysis stuff you're looking for, I would recommend ["Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits"] (http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Numbers-Straight-Talk-Profits/dp/1608320561/ref=pd_sim_b_52?ie=UTF8&refRID=1S8HGR7A61EGGQWPC28R).

I would also second "The Personal MBA" as someone already posted here. I also liked ["E-Myth Mastery"] (http://www.amazon.com/E-Myth-Mastery-Michael-E-Gerber-ebook/dp/B000RO9VIQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419395662&sr=1-1&keywords=e-myth+mastery) for the company structure and organization that you're looking for -- if you can get past the waffling and storytelling crap Gerber is so fond of, there's actually good information within those pages.

Lastly, "Street Smarts" is also a great book on business strategy for those with more experience like you.