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…
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David Jones, Harpeth Presbyterian, January 27, 2013
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We show our values through the symbols in our lives. At Harpeth, we speak of being the church with the red doors. What might these doors mean to us. Are they for coming in, going out, or both?
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In a church, we know what the lights are for, the chairs, the pews, the doors, but what about us? Why are we here?
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Abram was called by God and promised God's blessing so that Abram could be a blessing to the world. The passage challenges us to explore ways we can BE A BLESSING.
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God's call to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac is a startling one. Perhaps there is a greater challenge for how we live in this dark passage and a challenge to treasure all God's children. Hear reasons some scholars think Isaac likely had Downs Syndrome.
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We are often thankful for what's past, memories of family, friends, and events. We are often grateful for what we have, the blessings of today. Faith calls us to be thankful for God's future, what God will do, not just when it happens, but ahead of time. Being thankful for what's to come is an act of faith.…
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