Artistic Finance
190 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -Conversations with artists about money.
Lighting designer Ethan Steimel asks other entertainment industry professionals how they handle personal finances and the business side of their career.
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160: 6K Investing Special - Q3.3
April 22, 2024 04:15 - 57 minutes - 53 MBAn update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. A panel composed of a bond investment CEO and three lighting designers review how our investments compare to the market. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Video Version: https://youtu.be/Yz5E-gI4bgg Rivian EV Trucks: https://rivian.com/ Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/ https://www.liquidificorp.com/ Ebon...
159: Resource Sharing In Theatre Design & Production with Robin Stamey and Nathan Renner-Johnson
February 19, 2024 05:15 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBAn interview with the Executive Director of Philadelphia Scenic Works, Nathan Renner-Johnson, and Robin Stamey, production manager at Rutgers University, discussing how designers and productions can share resources. Topics: ⭐️ Theatre workers being paid on W2 or 1099 ⭐️ Joining a collective of artists or going the road solo ⭐️ Scenic outsourcing and collaboration between theatre companies ⭐️ Coworking spaces for theatre makers from designers to performers Quicklinks for Artistic ...
158: The Money Manual - Financial Independence Club with Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan & Amy D Lux
January 16, 2024 19:54 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBReview of The Money Manual by Tonya Rapley. This is the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Amy D Lux and presented this month by Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan. We discuss: ⭐️ Spending triggers ⭐️ Budgeting methods ⭐️ Generational wealth ⭐️ Turning financial tips and tricks into habits ⭐️ The breakdown of what makes up a credit score ⭐️ How finance is connected to the leading cause of suicide ⭐️ Building up savings for yourself versus paying off high...
157 EVs for Artists
November 13, 2023 17:15 - 51 minutes - 41.6 MBToday’s episode is a panel discussion on EVs and their benefits for artists, guest hosted and edited by friend of the show Carl Faber. Recorded in March of 2023, the guests include: Mikhael Tara Garver, Phil McBeth, Ryan Durham, & Travis McHale. Topics: ⭐️ Features of EVs and EV ownership ⭐️ Financial incentives of new and used EVs ⭐️ Scheduled maintenance (or lack thereof) ⭐️ Bidirectional charging (aka run your home’s electricity off your car’s battery) ⭐️ Supply chain and produc...
156: Experiential Events with Cindy Lo of RED VELVET
November 06, 2023 05:15 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBLearn about running a live events company as Amy D Lux interviews Cindy Lo of RED VELVET. Topics: ⭐️ The future of events in a post covid era ⭐️ Keeping the business alive during the pandemic ⭐️ Starting a successful experiential agency in Austin TX Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance RED VELVET: https://weareredvelvet.com/ Strong Events: https://www.strongevents.com/ LDI Artistic Finance Recording: https://sched.co/1SnxM Monarch: https://www.monarch...
155: Israel, Broadway Grosses, & Behind The Scenes at LDI
October 16, 2023 06:21 - 20 minutes - 16.4 MBA hodge podge of what's on my mind this week. Topics: ⭐️ War & peace ⭐️ Broadway grosses ⭐️ Divorce & ROTH IRAs ⭐️ Robert Green Ingersoll ⭐️ Steven Lutvak & A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Broadway Grosses: https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-grosses-analysis-merrily-opens-to-sold-out-houses-as-overall-attendance-sees-uptick Robert Green Ingersoll: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_G._Ingersoll ROTH IRA...
154: Financial Feminist - FI Club with Amy Pett & Amy D Lux
October 02, 2023 05:42 - 59 minutes - 47.5 MBA discussion about Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap hosted by Amy D Lux and Amy Pett. Topics: ⭐️ Negotiation tips ⭐️ Your financial health prioritization ⭐️ Your values versus society's values ⭐️ Statistics of pay for women and men Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape. Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money...
153: Business & Arts with Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew - A Theatre.Art.Life Collaboration with Camille Schenkkan and Jessica Champagne Hansen
September 11, 2023 21:23 - 43 minutes - 34.9 MBAn interview by Theatre.Art.Life with lighting designer Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew Topics: ⭐️ Jeanette’s background in business & puppetry ⭐️ Finding the financial balance in your arts career ⭐️ Working as an electrician versus a designer and how Jeannette is too disorganized with paperwork to make a living be an assistant designer ⭐️ Industry inclusion including paying for unskilled labor so that people are not working for free Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artistic...
152: 6K Investing Special - Q3.1
September 04, 2023 04:15 - 50 minutes - 94 MBWe return from summer break! An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. A panel composed of a bond investment CEO and two lighting designer review how our investments compare to the S&P 500. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Video Version: https://youtu.be/S4_JmxQck8c Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/ https://www.liquidificorp.com/ Ebony Madry: ht...
151: Decolonizing Wealth - Financial Independence Club with Natasha Joy De Souza
June 19, 2023 08:16 - 50 minutes - 40.1 MBA discussion of the book Decolonizing Wealth by Edgar Villanueva, presented by Natasha Joy De Souza. Topics: ⭐️ The Colonizer Virus ⭐️ Money as medicine ⭐️ The 7 Steps To Healing Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape. Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Decolonizing Wealth - Book Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/decolonizing-wealth-second-edition-indigenous-wisdom-to-he...
150: Mortgages For Arts Workers with Fredi Walker-Browne, Chavi Kahan, and John Lampe
June 12, 2023 11:07 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBTwo interviews by director John Lampe. The first with actor Fredi Walker Brown about avoiding debt. The second with mortgage expert Chavi Kahan about the ins and outs of mortgages. Fredi's Topics: ⭐️ Debt is the devil for arts workers ⭐️ Purchasing property without a mortgage ⭐️ Fredi’s money mindset gleaned from Rich Dad Poor Dad and Jackass III. Chavi's Topics: ⭐️ Mortgages ⭐️ Mortgage rates ⭐️ Preapproval & how much you can afford ⭐️ The advantages of mortgages, even if yo...
149: The Dirtbag’s Guide To Life - Financial Independence Club with Tim Mathis and Amy D Lux
June 07, 2023 03:53 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBA review of The Dirtbag's Guide To Life by Tim Mathis, presented by the author himself. Topics: ⭐️ Simplicity ⭐️ Cool Begets Cool ⭐️ Living on the bare minimum ⭐️ Taking a gap month off of work ⭐️ The obligation for Dirtbag’s to travel and explore ⭐️ Social norms that you are not obligated to uphold - like reaching a certain financial status or being tied to one place for your entire lifetime Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club, brought to you...
148: Budgeting the Lighting Design of a TV Broadcast with Sheryl Wisniewski and Dennis Size of LDG
May 29, 2023 04:15 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBA conversation between Dennis Size and Sheryl Wisniewski of The Lighting Design Group about what goes into creating budgets for lighting television. Topics: ⭐️ How projects “walk in the door” ⭐️ Thought process in estimating ⭐️ Hidden costs we don’t want to miss ⭐️ How Designers and Project Managers collaborate in the budgeting process Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Sheryl Wisniewski: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherylwisniewski/ Instagram...
147: Entrepreneurship In The Arts with Linda Essig
May 22, 2023 04:18 - 51 minutes - 40.9 MBStage manager Kat Landry and Theatre.Art.Life founder Anna Robb interview the provost of Baruch College, Linda Essig, about entrepreneurship within the arts. They discuss Linda's most recent book ‘Creative Infrastructures: Artists, Money, and Entrepreneurial Action’. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Theatre.Art.Life: https://www.theatreartlife.com/the-theatreartlife-podcast/ Linda Essig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-essig-a7a70aa/ Creativ...
146: Navigating A Career In Technical Entertainment - A Theatre.Art.Life Collaboration with Camille Schenkkan and Jessica Champagne Hansen
May 15, 2023 05:04 - 52 minutes - 42.3 MBTheatre.Art.Life founder Anna Robb interviews costume designer Jessica Champagne Hansen and the Deputy Managing Director of Centre Theatre Group, Camille Schenkkan. They discuss navigating a career in technical entertainment. That is the title of their recent book which explores tools & strategies for navigating an artistic career in design and technology in entertainment Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Navigating a Career in Technical Entertainm...
145: 6k Investing Special - 2 Year Review
May 08, 2023 10:59 - 1 hour - 51 MBAn update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. We’re joined by three lighting designers, a bond investment CEO, and a data analyst to review how our investments compare to the S&P 500. We also discuss fees, and how that plays into investing. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance The Importance of Fees: https://investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/how-to-invest/impact-of-costs#:~:text=Why%20do%20co...
144: Pricing Out A Previz Station with Sovereign Candle Collective Lighting Designers Kent Sprague & Luther Frank
May 02, 2023 03:34 - 1 hour - 52 MBDiscussing previz for lighting designers with Kent Sprague and Luther Frank of the Sovereign Candle Collective. We discuss: ⭐️ Previz software ⭐️ Price of creating previz stations ⭐️ The software and hardware needed ⭐️ Tips and tricks to help you previz your project Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Sovereign Candle Collective: https://www.sovereigncandle.com/ Heather Gilbert: https://www.hgilbertdesign.com/ Drama Desk Awards: https...
143: The Little Podcast of Common Sense Investing with Karimah Gottschalck
April 24, 2023 12:58 - 59 minutes - 48 MBA review of The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by Jack Bogle. Presented by Karimah Gottschalck, Chief Brand Officer of Boisson. Topics: ⭐️ Minimizing fees ⭐️ Index Fund investing ⭐️ Compounding & asset allocation ⭐️ Simplicity in Investing, including Occam’s Razor Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape. Boisson provides our prizes this month - a non alcoholic spirits package. Quic...
142: Show Me The Money - Light Talk Takeover with Ellen Lampert-Greaux, Stan Kaye, Steve Woods, and David Martin Jacques
April 17, 2023 04:15 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBA simulcast with the world’s number one lighting podcast - Light Talk! A group of lighting designers, educators, and Ellen, the creative director of Live Design, chat about the finance and business side of careers in entertainment lighting. Topics: ⭐️ Unfair taxation ⭐️ Working for “free” ⭐️ How to invest $10,000 ⭐️ Investing to beat inflation ⭐️ Career financial mistakes ⭐️ Dividend funds versus Growth Funds Quicklinks - Book Club - Newsletter - Patreon: https://linktr.ee/a...
141: Liability Insurance for Magicians & Circus Performers with Heather Zenzen and Lynn Lunny
April 10, 2023 04:15 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBInsurance agent Heather Zenzen and circus performer Lynn Lunny discuss insurance for magicians and circus performers. Topics: ⭐️ Certificates of insurance ⭐️ The law of large numbers ⭐️ Various insurance providers ⭐️ Annual costs for low risk and high risk policies ⭐️ Insurance for individuals versus insurance for companies, studios, or property Quicklinks - Book Club - Newsletter: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Specialty Insurance: https://www.specialtyinsuranceagency....
140: Family Planning with CFP® Matt Kweller
April 03, 2023 04:15 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBOn today’s show I chat with CFP® Matt Kweller about financial steps for expecting parents and parents with newborns. Topics: ⭐️ Cash flow ⭐️ Education costs ⭐️ Family money values ⭐️ Life & disability insurance ⭐️ Wills and Estate Planning ⭐️ Health Insurance and Employee Benefits Financial Checklist for Expecting Parents: https://www.patreon.com/artisticfinance Quicklinks - Book Club - Newsletter: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Matt Kweller - LinkedIn: https://w...
139: Get Good With Money - Financial Independence Book Club with Emilie Crimmins
March 29, 2023 03:39 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBA review of the book Get Good With Money by Tiffany Aliche. Presented by Emilie Crimmins, the owner of custom photo booth company FotoBoo. Topics: ⭐️ Envisioning your future self ⭐️ Anyone can start now & make a plan ⭐️ Finding support and community to discuss finances ⭐️ Becoming financially whole by mastering the fundamentals More topics: ⭐️ The Noodle Budget ⭐️ Pizza banking accounts ⭐️ Updating beneficiaries on all your accounts ⭐️ Switching savings accounts to higher in...
138: Paul Tazewell - Costume Designer
March 20, 2023 04:15 - 54 minutes - 43.8 MBA conversation with Paul Tazewell, the costume designer of Hamilton and the 2021 remake of West Side Story. Topics: ⭐️ The Wicked movie ⭐️ Broadway costume designer pay ⭐️ Learning how to communicate about budgets ⭐️ How designers get paid when a show transfers ⭐️ Advocating for yourself by letting an agent do it ⭐️ How costume designers for films and movies get paid ⭐️ Figuring out what you want out of life in deciding how you want your career in entertainment to work out; wheth...
137: The AEA Showcase Code - Producing A Showcase Code In NYC and LA with Robert W. Schneider and Caleb James Grochalski
March 13, 2023 04:15 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBA discussion with Caleb James Grochalski, AEA Showcase Committee Member, and Robert W. Schneider, Artistic Director of The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company, Inc, about how professional actors can create their own work with the blessing of their union. Topics: ⭐️ What is a showcase ⭐️ Showcase Contracts for Producers and Actors ⭐️ 99 Seat Waiver Code - The LA Showcase Code ⭐️ The now retired AEA "points" method to join AEA ⭐️ The internet can now showcase performer talent which ...
136: Liability Insurance for Lighting Designers & Live Event Production with Phillip Powers and Bill Rios
March 06, 2023 05:15 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBLighting designers Bill Rios and Phill Powers join the show to discuss liability insurance for lighting designers and live event production. Topics: ⭐️ Types of insurance available ⭐️ Annual pricing and coverage limits ⭐️ How union contracts affect insurance coverage ⭐️ Results of the AF insurance survey for lighting designers Types of Insurance: ⭐️ Auto Liability ⭐️ Workers Comp ⭐️ General Liability ⭐️ Key Person Insurance ⭐️ Inland / Marine / Property ⭐️ Excess Liability ...
135: Badass Money - Financial Independence Book Club with Carl Faber
February 27, 2023 07:09 - 59 minutes - 48 MBA review of the book You Are A Badass At Making Money by Jen Sincero. Presented by lighting designer Carl Faber. We discuss: ⭐️ Quitting a job if it’s miserable ⭐️ Treating your art like a business ⭐️ Being intentional with your energy ⭐️ Letting go of the unhelpful familiar ⭐️ Associating value with what you’re using money for ⭐️ Shifting mindset from victim mode into badass mode ⭐️ Combining manifestation and hard work to achieve goals ⭐️ The starving artist myth. You CAN creat...
134: Life Insurance with Bruce Komarow
February 20, 2023 05:15 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBA chat with insurance broker Bruce Komarow about life insurance. Topics: ⭐️ Term ⭐️ Whole ⭐️ Universal ⭐️ Blending Types ⭐️ Health Screenings ⭐️ How insurance is regulated ⭐️ How much coverage to get ⭐️ Where and how to purchase ⭐️ Converting Term to Whole up until age 65 ⭐️ Variable Universal for those trying to get a higher return Takeaways: ⭐️ Term is the least expensive ⭐️ Whole builds cash value and guarantees a payout but is more expensive ⭐️ Universal is the le...
133: 6k Investing Special - Q2.3
February 13, 2023 04:33 - 59 minutes - 47.5 MBAn update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. We’re joined by two lighting designers, a bond investment CEO, and a data analyst to review how our investments compare to the S&P 500. Links & Resources: Katie Buhrman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinebuhrman/ https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/6520240 Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/ https://www.liquidificorp.com/ Ebony Madry...
132: Gregg Barnes - Costume Designer (Part 2 of 2)
February 06, 2023 05:15 - 56 minutes - 105 MBPart 2 of our interview with Broadway costume designer Gregg Barnes. We discuss: ⭐️ Royalties for designers of Broadway shows ⭐️ Agents versus lawyers for negotiating contracts ⭐️ The importance of archiving your work as a designer ⭐️ Leading a simple life and a life energized by collaboration ⭐️ Designers spending their own money to improve their design ⭐️ Paying off a mortgage early without increasing your monthly payment ⭐️ Royalties for shows by big corporations like the Rocke...
131: Financial Independence Book Club - Cats & Money with Claudia Hodgson and Lillian Karabaic
January 30, 2023 08:38 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBA broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape. We discuss A Cat’s Guide To Money by Lillian Karabaic with live audience participation. We discuss: ⭐️ Bad debt versus good debt ⭐️ Household debt in the USA versus the UK ⭐️ A debit card that can be used to build credit ⭐️ Treat yourself as a bill to pay off certain items ⭐️ For credit scores keeping the utilization under 1% ⭐️ Tax credit for taxpayers making less than $60 using VITA ...
131: Cats & Money - Financial Independence Book Club with Claudia Hodgson and Lillian Karabaic
January 30, 2023 08:38 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBA broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape. We discuss A Cat’s Guide To Money by Lillian Karabaic with live audience participation. We discuss: ⭐️ Bad debt versus good debt ⭐️ Household debt in the USA versus the UK ⭐️ A debit card that can be used to build credit ⭐️ Treat yourself as a bill to pay off certain items ⭐️ For credit scores keeping the utilization under 1% ⭐️ Tax credit for taxpayers making less than $60 using VITA ...
130: Gregg Barnes - Costume Designer (Part 1 of 2)
January 23, 2023 05:15 - 56 minutes - 104 MBBroadway costume designer Gregg Barnes discusses finances and career as a New York City based designer. We discuss: ⭐️ Royalties for designers of Broadway shows ⭐️ Agents versus lawyers for negotiating contracts ⭐️ The importance of archiving your work as a designer ⭐️ Leading a simple life and a life energized by collaboration ⭐️ Designers spending their own money to improve their design ⭐️ Paying off a mortgage early without increasing your monthly payment ⭐️ Royalties for shows...
129: An American In Paris Completely Reversed with Titou The French Magician
January 16, 2023 05:15 - 57 minutes - 107 MBFrench magician Titou discusses how he manages his finances as a French magician living and working in Las Vegas. We discuss: ⭐️ Building credit ⭐️ Not filing French taxes ⭐️ LLCs for non USA citizens ⭐️ Green cards, O1, and H1 Visas ⭐️ Getting work by being consistent and building a work history Patron outtakes include: ⭐️ Touring with Masters of Illusion--Live! ⭐️ Magician Farrell Dillon and his work in Las Vegas Takeaways: ⭐️ Build credit from nothing with prepaid cre...
128: Lighting for Theme Parks & Attractions with Matt Cooper
January 10, 2023 12:20 - 1 hour - 122 MBAn interview with a lighting designer for themed attractions, Matt Cooper. We discuss: ⭐️ Fiduciaries ⭐️ CPAs and CFPs ⭐️ His company SPRK Lighting ⭐️ Complications of long term projects ⭐️ The importance of understanding cash flow and tax efficiency ⭐️ Following themed attraction projects from design to implementation Quick Links: PATREON OUTTAKES BOOK CLUB SIGN UP NEWSLETTER SIGN UP LIABILITY INSURANCE SURVEY Matt Cooper - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattec...
127: Financial Independence Book Club with Amy D Lux
January 03, 2023 17:03 - 35 minutes - 28.2 MBEthan kicks off the new year with plans for Artistic Finance. And Amy D Lux announces the Financial Independence Book Club. We discuss: ⭐️ Ethan’s retirement savings ⭐️ The Financial Independence Book Club ⭐️ And what to expect for Artistic Finance in 2023 LIABILITY INSURANCE SURVEY: ANSWER 8 QUESTIONS FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE BOOK CLUB: January 29 9a PST / 12p EST / 5p London Presented by Claudia Hodgson BOOK: A Cat's Guide To Money SIGN UP HERE for the Zoom link FREE mi...
126: Retirement Accounts for Freelancers (And LLCs Too) with Elton Lalaj, CPA
December 26, 2022 05:15 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBA discussion about different types of retirement accounts for freelancers with CPA Elton Lalaj. Topics: ⭐ IRA ⭐ SEP IRA ⭐ SIMPLE Plan ⭐ Defined Benefit Plan ⭐ Individual, Solo, or Uni-401k The discussion continues discussing types of legal entities and if freelancers should take the step to incorporate. Topics: ⭐ LLCs ⭐ Sole proprietorships ⭐ S-Corps and C-Corps ⭐ DBA - Doing Business As ⭐ Multi-Member versus Single-Member ⭐ K1 tax forms and pass through entities T...
125: Health & Fitness for Theatre Professionals with Claudia Hodgson of TheatreFit
December 19, 2022 06:46 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBA conversation with Claudia Hodgson, a Stage Manager turned Online Fitness Coach for backstage theatre professionals. Her TheatreFit program has helped backstage theatre professionals increase their energy, get fitter and drop unwanted body fat in a sustainable way to ensure it doesn’t interfere (negatively) with their career. Topics: ⭐️ Finding exercises you enjoy ⭐️ Best time of day for working out ⭐️ Importance of eating 10g of fiber ⭐️ Health challenges for offstage workers ⭐️...
124: Building A Global Media Site with Anna Robb, Founder of TheatreArtLife
December 12, 2022 05:15 - 58 minutes - 46.9 MBAnna Robb, the founder of Theatre.Art.Life, a global media site for the entertainment industry, joins the show to discuss the process of keeping the site operating and growing for more than six years. Topics: ⭐️ How to start a theatre website ⭐️ The team required to maintain the site ⭐️ Challenges of publishing media in China ⭐️ The financial viability of six+ years of operation ⭐️ Collaborations involving content exchanged for ads ⭐️ The importance of mentors for different areas o...
123: Houston, We Have A Lighting Designer with Christina Giannelli
December 05, 2022 05:15 - 52 minutes - 42.2 MBAn interview with lighting designer Christina Giannelli. Topics: ⭐️ Freelancing in Houston. ⭐️ Teaching as a retirement plan. ⭐️ Putting all contracts through USA 829. ⭐️ A good accountant will keep you on track. ⭐️ Aging parents while growing older yourself. ⭐️ Real estate as retirement plan & COVID safety net. ⭐️ Focusing youthful energy toward retirement planning. ⭐️ Having an agent negotiate contracts is well worth the agent’s fee. Today’s episode was recorded in person ...
122: A Freelance Perspective - LIVE from LDI - with Marsha Stern, Amy D Lux, and Jen Schriever
November 28, 2022 05:15 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBA rebroadcast of our LIVE recording from LDI in Las Vegas. Three lighting designers discussing finances from a freelance perspective. Topics: ⭐️ Retirement plans. ⭐️ The cost of filing taxes. ⭐️ Earning a living in lighting. ⭐️ How much current jobs are paying. Student Worksheet: https://www.patreon.com/posts/classroom-75213267 Amy D Lux: https://loboluxdesign.com/ IG/FB/TW @LoboLuxDesign https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-d-lux-953a7318a https://utopiadreamscape.com...
121: Financial Independence with Amy D Lux
November 14, 2022 16:15 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBA conversation with multidisciplinary designer Amy D Lux about how she got on track to become financially independent. Topics: ⭐️ Index funds ⭐️ Credit scores ⭐️ Compound interest ⭐️ Late bloomers can retire early ⭐️ Tools for budgeting and investing ⭐️ Using a Debt Avalanche to pay off debt ⭐️ FIRE - Financial Independence, Retire Early ⭐️ Loan rehabilitation - how to get your student loans out of default If you think you’re too old to turn your financial life around, skip t...
120: Can Anybody Beat the Market? - Q2.2 Update of the Artistic Finance 6k
November 08, 2022 03:40 - 48 minutes - 89.8 MBAn update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. We’re joined by a bond investment CEO and a data analyst to review how our investments compare to the S&P 500. We discuss a new experiment! Our guests have purchased $1,000 investments of their own to see how they can do against my investments and the market at large. Links & Resources: Katie Buhrman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinebuhrman/ https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/6...
119: Want Something Done? Give It To A Music Teacher! with Steve Altinel (Part 2 of 2)
October 31, 2022 04:15 - 45 minutes - 84.8 MBPart 2 of the interview with Steve Altinel, the artistic director of the Long Island Musical Theatre Festival. We discuss: ⭐️ Rooting for the underdog. ⭐️ The Real Housewives of New Jersey. ⭐️ Payment schedules for public school salaries. ⭐️ Raising money for producing a musical festival. ⭐️ Using freelance gigs to save for purchasing an apartment. ⭐️ Getting Stephen Schwartz, Alice Ripley, and Rema Webb to teach master classes and perform for the LIMTF festival. We also ment...
118: Want Something Done? Give It To A Music Teacher! with Steve Altinel (Part 1 of 2)
October 24, 2022 11:36 - 52 minutes - 96.3 MBA discussion with Steve Altinel, the artistic director of the Long Island Musical Theatre Festival. We discuss: ⭐️ Filling the artistic cup. ⭐️ Choosing music instead of the family business. ⭐️ The long hours necessary for working in theater. ⭐️ The financial stability of a teaching job versus freelancing. ⭐️ Preparing students to have a leg up in the professional world. ⭐️ Coordinating choirs for The Hunchback of Notre Dame at The Argyle Theater. ⭐️ Time management as a high scho...
117: Profit First & How To Pay On A W2 with Abby Johnson CEO of Matterhorn Business Development
October 10, 2022 04:15 - 59 minutes - 110 MBToday we learn how to pay workers on W2 instead of 1099 and how to profit first by organizing our business finances. Our guest is Abby Johnson, CEO of Matterhorn Business Development and Certified Profit First Professional for Small Business Owners. W2 Topics: ⭐️ When to pay someone on a 1099 or a W2 ⭐️ If W2, HOW to file the correct tax filing paperwork. ⭐️ How much it costs to hire a company to do the filings for you. Profit First topics: ⭐️ Pulling aside profit first ⭐️ Setti...
116: AF Rewind - Destiney Powell - Painter
October 04, 2022 10:45 - 1 hour - 113 MBDestiney Powell discusses how she makes money as a painter and how she makes money work for her. Topics: ⭐️ Cars as liabilities ⭐️ Her seven streams of income. ⭐️ How to make money work for you. ⭐️ How Destiney became a full time painter. ⭐️ Passive investing including rental real estate ⭐️ Advantages to paying taxes instead of writing everything off. Patron Bonus Episode: ⭐️ Homeschooling. ⭐️ Jane The Virgin. ⭐️ Wrapping shipping costs into the price of your produce. ⭐️ ...
115: AF Rewind - Cookie Jordan - Hair, Wig, & Makeup Designer
September 26, 2022 04:15 - 57 minutes - 106 MBHair, wig, and makeup designer Cookie Jordan talks about how she has managed her finances from The Santa Fe Opera to Broadway. Topics: ⭐️ Paying rent early ⭐️ Unions on Broadway ⭐️ Money is to serve you, you do not serve money ⭐️ When working with non profits, asking for in-kind donation receipts Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance Episode outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39-cookie-jordan-46423499 Cookie has designed 26 Broadway shows including A Strang...
114: Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan with Director Ronny Dutra
September 19, 2022 04:15 - 54 minutes - 44 MBTheatre director Ronny Dutra talks about how he handles money and why he moved to NYC for a career in theatre. We discuss: ⭐️ The Music Man on Broadway ⭐️ Planning the work. Working the plan. ⭐️ No matter what, keeping your eye on the prize. ⭐️ Ronny’s dance training and competitive ballroom dancing. ⭐️ How his goal of being a Broadway performer that shifted to directing. Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance Ronny Dutra - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ron...
113: Cats - The 9 Lives Of Ken Page
September 12, 2022 04:15 - 59 minutes - 110 MB"If you have what you want and need, you're doing fine. And if you can afford to have it, you're doing 3000% better than a lot of people." Discussing Cats with original Broadway cast member Ken Page! Topics: ⭐️ The first megamusical ⭐️ Audition and rehearsal process ⭐️ Broadway version versus the West End ⭐️ Judi Dench playing Old Deuteronomy in the film Cats Stats: ⭐️ 4th longest running Broadway show of all time ⭐️ 9th highest grossing Broadway show of all time ⭐️ 2nd ...
112: AF Rewind - Day Trading with Sound Engineer Brandon Blackwell
August 23, 2022 01:01 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBSound engineer Brandon Blackwell talks about day trading during the COVID 19 pandemic. Brandon has mixed audio for Lizzo, A$AP Rocky, Ciara, Nicki Minaj, Camila Cabello, Drake, Big Sean, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Hudson, and more. We discuss: ⭐️ Day trading is accessible. ⭐️ You will suffer loses short term. ⭐️ Try new things until you find traction. ⭐️ Recessions and depressions will happen. ⭐️ Artists have to be financially prepared for townturns. Brandon's links: BrandonBlackwe...