Creative Success = Financial Balance with Flexible Budget Plans As a creative individual, dealing with irregular income can be daunting. In this episode of From "Creative Passion To Profit", titled "How Creatives Can Budget for Regular Income," I, Mahmood, tackle one of the biggest challenges faced by those in the arts and creative world—budgeting. Have you ever felt the high of being fully booked and having commissions flying off the shelves, only to be met with silence and income droughts the following month? You're not alone. But here's the good news: with a little planning, you can smooth out those financial ups and downs. In this episode, I'll share three simple steps to help you build a budgeting system that fits your lifestyle and supports your creative ambitions. You'll learn how to determine your essential baseline expenses, create a financial buffer for quiet months, and implement a flexible yet simple budgeting method that allows you to thrive creatively and financially. You'll also have some homework tasks... Timestamped Summary: [00:00:00] Introduction to challenges of budgeting with erratic income. [00:00:58] Step 1: Determine your baseline expenses. [00:02:12] Step 2: Build a financial buffer for quieter months. [00:03:46] Step 3: Apply a simple, discipline-based budget system. [00:04:58] Homework: Calculate baseline expenses and track income. Mentioned in this episode: Training Training Training Find out more about Budgetwhizz Find out more about Budgetwhizz Budgetwhizz…
Pace University communications professor Kate Fink talks with other professors about their lives and their work.
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Matthew Aiello-Lammens in the Department of Environmental Studies and Science talks about hiking, poop, and biodiversity. Mostly poop, though.And that's a wrap for Pace Profs, at least until the fall! If you have ideas for future episodes, email me: kfink@pace.edu.Kirjoittanut Pace Profs by Katherine Fink
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Criminal Justice assistant professor Hasan Arslan talks Turkey, the U.S., terrorism, and... coupons?Kirjoittanut Pace Profs by Katherine Fink
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Assistant Professor of Nursing Stephanie Allen talks about why nursing-patient assignments are so important in health care, and indulges my curiosity about whether you can buy anything from a vending machine in Japan.Kirjoittanut Pace Profs by Katherine Fink
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Environmental Studies and Sciences professor Mike Finewood explains how he went from college dropout to superstar academic.Kirjoittanut Pace Profs by Katherine Fink
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Biology professor Aaron Steiner blinds me with science. (Science!)Kirjoittanut Pace Profs by Katherine Fink
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Welcome to Pace Profs, a series of edited interviews I conducted with Pace University professors about their work and their lives. Thanks to Jared Manasek (seen here in his special chair)!Kirjoittanut Pace Profs by Katherine Fink
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