Broadway Prop Supervisor Buist Bickley explains how he has managed his personal finances throughout his career.

We discuss:

⭐️ Who he uses as an accountant

⭐️ The details of his retirement plan

⭐️ The importance of low overhead

⭐️ How props supervisors are hired

⭐️ What makes a good Broadway prop supervisor

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! For three monthly payments of $19.99 you'll also hear us discuss:

⭐️ Life insurance

⭐️ What charities Buist gives to

⭐️ Financial benefits of having a partner

⭐️ How to be a prop supervisor in New York City

(Three payments of $19.99 are totally unnecessary. You can listen for FREE!)

Links from the discussion:

Don Robinson - Tax Accountant:

https://www.drtaxguy.com/rates

Net Worth Calculator - Kiplinger:

https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/wealth-management/603443/net-worth-calculator

Net Worth Stats - WalletHacks.com:

https://wallethacks.com/average-net-worth-by-age-americans/#:~:text=The%20median%20net%20worth%20of,66.83%25%20of%20total%20net%20worth.

The Bond Project:

https://bailproject.org/mission/

Patreon Outtakes:

https://patreon.com/artisticfinance/

A FANTASTIC interview with Buist on Beyond The Lights:

https://beyondthelightspodcast.com/episodes/71vyndxlkhq96ch39olbdihyjjup4u

Interview by Ethan Steimel

www.patreon.com/artisticfinance

A guide on bond investing with Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan, CEO of LiquidiFi, the bond education app. 

We discuss:

⭐️ Tax Advantages

⭐️ Government I-Bonds and EE Bonds

⭐️ Buying directly on TreasuryDirect.gov

⭐️ Tax saving with a 529 College Savings Plan

Bonds are part of the "Fixed Income" portion of a portfolio. They are stable and guaranteed, to bring balance to the volatile stocks  portion of a portfolio.

What I learned about I-Bonds:

⭐️ Offer 7.12% return

⭐️ Keep up with inflation

⭐️ Must hold for one year

⭐️ Tax free for city and state

⭐️ Purchase at TreasuryDirect.gov

⭐️ $10,000 purchase limit each year

⭐️ Free to cash in forever starting on year 5

⭐️ 3 month interest penalty to sell between years 1 to 5

Thank you patrons for supporting the show! Find the outtakes with Maithreyi over on Patreon.

Maithreyi Contact Info:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/

[email protected]

LiquidiFi:

https://www.liquidificorp.com/

TreasuryDirect.gov:

https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/indiv.htm

The rule of 110:

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/06/22/is-the-rule-of-110-becoming-obsolete-for-retiremen/

Investopedia:

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bond.asp

The Balance:

https://www.thebalance.com/introduction-to-fixed-income-securities-356072

Pimco:

https://www.pimco.com/en-us/bonds

Links from the patron only episode:

Patreon outtakes:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/61533270

Grandparents Purchasing Bonds for Grandchildren:

https://finance.zacks.com/can-grandparents-buy-ee-savings-bonds-grandchilds-education-6401.html

Interview by Ethan Steimel

www.patreon.com/artisticfinance

Introduction to The Bitcoin White Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto.

What is The White Paper?  A short document explaining how Bitcoin works and why is is needed.

The actual title of the paper is Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.

Full version:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/52486337

Link to original White Paper:

https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

Narrated by Ethan Steimel

www.patreon.com/artisticfinance

Crypto expert Najah Roberts educates us on cryptocurrency.

MORE than enough education to get you started!

⭐️ How to purchase and when to buy.

⭐️ Bitcoin is the ONLY crypto to invest in.

⭐️ What financial advisors say about bitcoin.

⭐️ Artistic Finance is a sitting duck for hackers.

⭐️ How Artistic Finance must protect its 0.01682 bitcoin.

Takeways:

⭐️ Invest in Bitcoin

⭐️ Dollar cost average your way in (stack)

⭐️ Buy the current dip (44,000 a coin at the time of recording)

⭐️ Buy before 2024 when coins will become more scarce

⭐️ Put crypto in a wallet and keep your key in a safe place.

The White Paper Audiobook:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/52486337/

Coinbase Referral:

https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0

Cash App Referral:

Code - TGKCFZM

https://cash.app/app/TGKCFZM

Bitcoin Adoption Curve

$150 is "one human's worth."

Ethan said $43 during the episode:

https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/bitcoin-fundamentals/bitcoin-adoption-curve-w-croesus/

Bitcoin Wallets

Najah says don't leave the crypto on the exchange:

https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/bitcoin-hardware-wallet/

Bitcoin Exchanges:

https://www.investopedia.com/best-crypto-exchanges-5071855

The Black Wall Street - App:

https://theblackwallstreet.com/

Bitcoin explainer videos by Najah:

https://theblackwallstreet.com/video-gallery/

The White Paper Audiobook:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/52486337

Interview by Ethan Steimel

www.patreon.com/artisticfinance

Learn the financial steps that Dave Ramsey recommends. We're joined by Greg Ludlow, who has learned the lessons of Financial Peace University, put them in practice, and subsequently has led the course.

We discuss:

⭐️ Emergency funds

⭐️ Envelope budgeting

⭐️ Snowball debt payoff

⭐️ Seven financial baby steps

Baby Steps:

⭐️ 1 Save a small emergency fund ($1,000)

⭐️ 2 Pay off all debt except your home

⭐️ 3 Save three to six months of living expenses in an emergency fund

⭐️ 4 Save for retirement (15%)

⭐️ 5 Save for children's college

⭐️ 6 Pay off your mortgage

⭐️ 7 Build wealth to live and give like no one else

Resources:

Greg Ludlow:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-ludlow-a8870967/

Investment Calculator:

https://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/investment-calculator

How To Budget:

https://www.ramseysolutions.com/budgeting/how-to-budget

The Baby Steps:

https://tinyurl.com/yh5t8he4

Investing Philosophy:

https://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/daves-investing-philosophy

Miata Edoga - actor and financial coach:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kyA9xdZbDI&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance

David Martin Jacques - lighting designer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hrl05CBZxc&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance

Patron only episode:

Alternate View on the Dave Ramsey Method:

https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/personal-finance/articles/4-things-dave-ramsey-is-dead-wrong-about/

Total Money Makeover:

https://www.ramseysolutions.com/store/books/the-total-money-makeover-by-dave-ramsey

...

Interview by Ethan Steimel

www.patreon.com/artisticfinance

Ghost writer JW joins Ethan to discuss her writing experience from academic papers to trashy romance novels.

The discussion includes:

⭐️ Pay rates

⭐️ Types of jobs

⭐️ How to find writing jobs

JW's work includes:

⭐️ Lyrics

⭐️ Grants

⭐️ Political articles

⭐️ Product reviews

⭐️ Website content

⭐️ Academic papers

⭐️ Trashy romance novels

Links:

How To Become A Ghost Writer:

https://ptmoney.com/become-ghostwriter/

Upwork - Writing Jobs:

https://www.upwork.com/cat/writing-translation

Pro Blogger - Writing Jobs:

https://problogger.com/jobs/

2022 Projected Budget: https://www.patreon.com/posts/60706331 2021 Budget - Artistic Finance: https://www.patreon.com/posts/60704534 2020 Budget - Artistic Finance: https://www.patreon.com/posts/60693785

Myers Briggs Personality Types:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/type

INFJ - the advocate:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/infj

Link from the patreon episode:

INFP - the healer:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/infp

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Interview by Ethan Steimel

www.patreon.com/artisticfinance

An interview with talk show host and producer Rye Myers.

We discuss:

⭐️ Hiring a career coach

⭐️ Using a part time assistant

⭐️ Producing a one night cabaret

⭐️ Forming an entertainment LLC in New York

My takeaways:

⭐️ Life is easier with an accountant

⭐️ You can open an LLC on your own

⭐️ Paying for coaching and assistance is necessary to grow

⭐️ A one night cabaret, that pays all participants, can be produced for 2,000 or less

Rye Myers is a talk show Host, Producer, and “Your Broadway & Entertainment BFF!”. Rye has produced and hosted numerous video interviews, red carpet coverage, and cabarets. 

He is the Host and Exec Producer of Live with Rye & Friends on Broadway; the popular FREE Broadway-themed variety talk show at BAR 9 on Thursdays at 7:30 pm.

Be sure to follow @rye_myers on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

Links:

Rye The News Guy - Live Show at Bar 9:

https://www.ryethenewsguy.com/ryeandfriends

Trudy Durant - accountants for Artists in NYC:

https://tcdurant.com/home.aspx

Broadway / Creatives Career Coach - Bret Shuford:

https://www.bretshuford.com/creative-life-coach

Taxes with Cory Pattak: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/HKLbObYHgxjuVHfSKva9

Opening an LLC in NY:

https://dos.ny.gov/forming-limited-liability-company-new-york

Virtual or In Person Assistants:

https://www.fiverr.com/

...

Interview by Ethan Steimel

www.patreon.com/artisticfinance

Our last episode of 2021. It's a solo show where I talk through what I've learned about tipping during the holidays.

I discuss:

⭐️ The origins of Santa Con

⭐️ Artistic Finance milestones of 2022

⭐️ A shout out to side hustlers and sex workers

⭐️ What to tip mail carriers, doormen, supers, and maintenance staff

There's a surprise guest halfway through!

Holiday Tipping Guide:

https://www.care.com/c/the-carecom-holiday-tipping-guide/

Bolt Leatherworks by Oeghan Hartley (first name pronounced like Owen):

https://www.etsy.com/shop/boltleathercraft/

Eco Friendly Wood Work by Josh Warner:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/joshuawarnerdesign/

SantaCon:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SantaCon

Marc Santos - Episode on Credit Cards:

https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/nLk98PU9fuN6iQn6VUp0/Credit-Card-Advantages-with-Marc-Santos

Seesaw - super listeners vote here!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/liveupdateregion.cfm?btype=7590®ion=Off-Broadway

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Interview by Ethan Steimel

www.patreon.com/artisticfinance

A discussion of NFTs and the metaverse with Bob Bonniol, founder of production company MODE Studios and its hybrid event company META Mode.

We discuss:

⭐️ Bob's opera NFT

⭐️ NFTs are currently being used

⭐️ How NFTs will be used in live events and theater

⭐️ Metaverse - how it's working and where it's headed

⭐️ An actionable challenge to me and you to create an NFT

Bob Bonniol is an Emmy Award winning Director, Production Designer, and Producer.  He is known for his implementation of extensive media and interactive features in his productions and installations.

If any terms are unfamiliar, listen to our previous episode - NFTs for Newbies:

https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/JPqWhhMiFcFSHNr6lfkB/NFTs-for-Newbies-with-Heather-Parady

Bob Bonniol:

https://bonniol.com/

"Into the Metaverse" - keynote at LDI:

https://vimeo.com/649711997

MODE Studios:

https://modestudios.agency/

Tezos - Lower Fee NFT platform:

https://tezos.com/

Solana - More environmentally friendly NFT platform:

https://solana.com/

Gypsy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_(musical)

Links from the Patreon only episode:

Safety Tips for Digital Wallets:

https://www.bannerbank.com/financial-resources/blog/understanding-digital-wallets#.Yb917RPMJ-U

Super Listeners - Vote here (for SEESAW):

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/voteregion.cfm

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Interview by Ethan Steimel

www.patreon.com/artisticfinance

NFTs explained by the host of NFTs for Newbies, Heather Parady.

The show includes:

⭐️ NFT vocabulary

⭐️ What to do with them

⭐️ How to buy and sell them

Heather brings up a point at the end about how leaders are needed in the NFT space.

Today’s conversation will show you that going from novice to expert can happen just by asking questions, letting those answers fuel more questions, and getting involved in the space.

The first 20 minutes of this episode is the vocabulary fire round. If you know  a bit about NFTs and crypto, feel free to skip it. If you don’t know what Fungible, Web 3.0, or HODL mean, then listen to Heather’s super simple explanations.

Heather is a mental health therapist turned online entrepreneur where she helps outside the box leaders bring their services online in order to scale their impact. She is the host of three podcasts, Unconventional Leaders, Happy Brain, and NFTs for Newbies. She has been featured in Forbes, Pop-Sugar, and most importantly the front of her mom’s refrigerator.

NFTs for Newbies:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nfts-for-newbies/id1581483443

NFT definition:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token

Super Listeners - Vote here (for SEESAW):

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/voteregion.cfm

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Interview by Ethan Steimel

www.patreon.com/artisticfinance