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April 23, 2017
Numbers Nonsense
Emergency Reserve Fund: What You REALLY Need to Have on Hand

If you’ve ever hired a financial planner or read a financial planning article or overheard a financial planner talking at a bar, you probably know how much you “should” have in your emergency reserve fund. It should be enough to […]

April 17, 2017
Numbers Nonsense
Four Ways NOT to Blow Your Tax Refund

Congratulations! You received your tax refund. Want to know how not to blow it? Use it for these four things instead of whatever your reptilian brain tells you to do with it.   Pay Off Debt One of the smartest […]

April 10, 2017
Numbers Nonsense
Changing Times: When and How to Increase Your Rates

You’ve quantified your costs. You’ve researched your competition. You know your customers inside and out. You’ve even figured out exactly how to describe your competencies in an authentic way.   And you realize you’ve been undercharging. A lot. How can […]

April 1, 2017
Newsletter
April 2017 Tasks

April showers bring May flowers… But really, all we want to talk about is how to make it rain, cash style. Managing cash flow is a challenge for any business, but it is particularly challenging in creative industries. So this […]

March 27, 2017
Curriculum
To Discount or Not to Discount… That is the Question

“I got a great deal on it!”   “It was on sale!”   “Thanks! It was a steal.”   You’ve probably heard variations of that theme on more than one occasion. And most of the times I hear those types […]

March 20, 2017
Curriculum
Range Pricing: Buying Wiggle Room

I love quoting a range for a custom project. Whether you deal with flat-fee projects or work on an hourly rate, quoting a range of total dollar value (or total hours) can help your client immediately understand the scope. If […]

March 13, 2017
Numbers Nonsense
The Art of the Punt

At the risk of overusing a football metaphor, let’s pretend you have a goal. (It can even be an actual goal if football is your thing.) You want to keep moving toward it, unwaveringly, without detour. But to get there, […]

March 1, 2017
Newsletter
March 2017 Tasks

“What will that cost?” is one of the most challenging questions to answer for a creative entrepreneur. Mostly because “it depends” isn’t really an answer. But in fact, it does depend. It depends on how long the work will take […]

February 24, 2017
Musings
5 Ways to Be Kind to Your Money

Sometimes it’s hard to think about being kind to money. We think of money as a powerful adversary, rather than a potential ally. We aim to conquer it, rater than support it. And we certainly aren’t kind to it. But […]

February 13, 2017
Numbers Nonsense
Top 5 Creative Income Tax Questions

Everyone loves a list, right? Even a list about taxes? I didn’t think so (although BuzzFeed would tell us otherwise).   Nevertheless, this month we’re talking all about taxes, and in that spirit, we thought it would be interesting to […]

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You don’t have to do this alone. Arts & Numbers is a comprehensive financial guide for creative individuals… and anyone else with a passion for something other than accounting and finance. This book aims to provide basic information on finance and financial matters for creative entrepreneurs to take ownership of their financial situations, thus ensuring their long-term success, creative and otherwise.

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