December 2022 Message
This Month’s Money Message: Savor 1,644. That’s the number of individuals I worked with this year. 251 of them joined me in one-on-one coaching sessions and (approximately) 1,393 attended one of 67 workshops I led – virtually and in person […]
November 2022 Message
This Month’s Money Message: Learn Is there something you’ve always wanted to know? For years I have watched the same incredible tree turn the most vibrant orangey-red color each fall. I pass this tree regularly, and its color each year […]
October 2022 Message
This Month’s Money Message: Contribute “A new phase” is how Serena Williams described her retirement from tennis earlier this year. That phrase resonated strongly with many of the folks I work with, especially in the context of retirement planning, which […]
September 2022 Message
This Month’s Money Message: Manage It’s no secret that your costs have been going up. Supplies, transportation, and especially food are noticeably more expensive right now – even though prices are a bit lower than they were last month. You […]
August 2022 Message
This Month’s Money Message: Invest I had three particularly impactful conversations last month: Two in person and one via email. They all followed a similar script: Creative Person: So I looked at my [retirement/investment] account yesterday, and I’ve lost [big […]
June 2022 Message
This Month’s Money Message: Capture “That’s a lot of work!” Her comment was met with laughter in the room, but she was exactly right: It is a lot of work to develop a comprehensive pricing strategy, especially in the arts. […]
May 2022 Message
It is no secret that creative individuals cultivate a variety of revenue streams to support their businesses. In fact, that is the foundation for the portfolio career model, which organizes those revenue streams into broad categories: Starring role, supporting cast roles, and production assistance work.
April 2022 Message
Welcome to April, the month when blooms are (finally!) appearing in my yard, my taxes are (finally!) complete, and my calendar is (finally!) opening up a bit. That bit of time is the perfect opportunity to reassess.
March 2022 Message
This Month’s Money Message: Reflect Welcome to March, the month where tax hypotheticals become real. By now you have probably received a handful of W-2s and 1099s from last year, and you are probably staring at a long list of […]
February 2022 Message
This Month’s Money Message: Gather It’s the start of February, which means your mailboxes are likely overflowing with tax forms from 2021. After all, creative individuals often do independent work for a variety of clients, which means the stack of […]
