Not Starving Artists

Not Starving Artists

By Brooke BensonBusinessArts
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Not Starving Artists episodes

  • How to Manage Your Money in Just 1 Hour a month

    It's the start of the month, which means it's time for your 🎉 Financial CEO party 🎉

    These are monthly dates with your money that help you plan ahead and keep you from having to check a spreadsheet all the time.

    Tune in to hear:

    ✨Tips on how to get excited about looking at your numbers

    ✨Journal prompts + task lists

    ✨Why 1 x a month is better than weekly or daily check-ins

    ✨How awareness removes the need for budgeting

    ✨Why the habit is more important than the to-do's

    This is exactly what I teach my 1:1 clients to do - take care of ALL your financials in just 1 hour per month (yes, even if you have a business).

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    38 min
  • Living a Life of Luxury and Purpose

    In this special Instagram Live replay, Brooke riffs on:

    ✨What luxury actually means

    ✨How the artist conditioning affects your money

    ✨Why money doesn't automatically make you ~rich + evil~

    ✨How to marry logistics + woowoo for the most abundance

    ✨Journal prompts to help you dream bigger

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    24 min
  • Travel Hacking Explained

    Ever wonder how those Instagram influencers travel to Paris in business class for free?

    In this episode, Brooke breaks down how travel hacking works and how you can start utilizing it to travel for free.

    Tune in to hear:

    ✨A breakdown of how travel hacking works

    ✨The simplest and most effective way to accrue points

    ✨Examples of how I personally use credit cards + points

    ✨How money hoarding can show up in your travel rewards

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    36 min
  • How to Make Debt Payoff Easy + Inevitable

    Are you ready for debt to feel like a non-issue? This episode is for you.

    You can pay off your debt with ease, enjoy your life in the process, and never feel tied to monthly minimum payments again.

    When you master debt neutrality, you can pay it off with ease and also use it as a tool to financially up-level.

    Tune in to hear:

    ✨How to create a debt payoff plan that has a 100% success rate

    ✨The fine line between neutrality + avoidance

    ✨Why shame is making it impossible for your debt balance to decrease

    ✨How to enjoy your life while still paying off debt

    ✨The importance of managing your money like someone who is debt-free

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    41 min
  • Lifestyle Creep vs. Lifestyle Upgrades

    I've got beef with the phrase "lifestyle creep".

    Instead of being a helpful phrase for financial wellness, it's being used to shame high-earners out of enjoying their money.

    Tune in to hear:

    ✨how to avoid lifestyle creep (it's not what you think)

    ✨Why you shouldn't look up to Warren Buffet

    ✨Ways to enjoy the fuck out of your money responsibly

    ✨The smart rich person checklist

    ✨Eliminating the fear of fucking up when you're making more

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    40 min
  • Moving to NYC while unemployed, fluctuating income as a freelancer, + developing financial confidence with Katelyn Bettendorf

    In this episode, Brooke talks with past 1:1 client Katelyn, an actor + personal trainer who recently moved to NYC.

    Tune in to hear:

    ✨How she moved to NYC while unemployed

    ✨Having a luxury taste on tight income

    ✨Using credit card points to book international travel

    ✨How we adjusted her Money Flow during the moving process

    ✨How she still enjoyed spending her money during her job transition

    "I'm now able to slow down and strategize with my money. I'm mindful with my purchases, and much smarter about how I choose to spend and/or save my income. I'm trusting my gut and feeling empowered with my money. And I moved to New York while unemployed and DIDN'T FREAK OUT!!!" -Katelyn

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    1 hr
  • Solo-vacation, CC points, phone detox, + more

    Join Brooke as she debriefs on her most recent impulse decision to take a solo-vacation to FL.

    Tune in to hear:

    ✨a breadown of using credit card travel rewards to pay for it

    ✨the importance of solo-time

    ✨how to build up the muscle of gut intuition

    ✨money thoughts from strangers

    ✨why you should plan lifestyle upgrades

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    48 min
  • (PART 2) Firing her CPA, Investing $66k, + Lifestyle Upgrades with Emily Wold

    In this episode, Brooke continues her conversation with 1:1 client Emily Wold, an entrepreneur, voiceover actor, & perhaps the nicest shark you'll ever meet.

    Tune in to hear:

    ✨Why you need to set income goals as an artist

    ✨How to become a really good CEO who employs the artist in you

    ✨When success feels like a fluke

    ✨Why she fired her CPA + how she manages her taxes now

    ✨Staffing your board of directors as an entrepreneur

    ✨Lifestyle creep vs. lifestyle upgrades

    "1:1 coaching has paid for itself in spades. It has changed the way I run my business. Not only that, but it's brought me to a crazy number of personal breakthroughs that have affected my entire life, which has made me a better business-person, daughter, friend, aunt, everything. It's elevated me to a new level of awareness in my person-hood." - Emily

    After graduating from the University of Houston Professional Actor Training Program with her MFA in Acting, Emily Wold made her living working with theatre companies around the US. In between contracts, she began to pursue voiceover acting, where her skills led her to a landslide of success & a radical change of lifestyle. She now runs her own multiple six-figure business, Fablehound, & can be heard on national advertising campaigns for companies like Special K, IHOP, Meta, Cracker Barrel, Michael's, & many others. Emily lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, & spends her time homesteading, traveling in her mobile studio, & pondering her next big idea.

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    Want to learn more about 1:1 coaching? Click HERE to book a sales call

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    58 min
  • (PART 1) Making $500k as a VO Actor and Releasing the Starving Artist Identity with Emily Wold

    In this episode, Brooke talks with her 1:1 client Emily Wold, an entrepreneur, voiceover actor, & perhaps the nicest shark you'll ever meet.

    Tune in to hear:

    ✨the school bus she renovated into a mobile voice over studio

    ✨what wealth looks like for someone who doesn't want designer bags + 5-star hotels

    ✨how less hustle made her more money in 2022

    ✨the systems + strategy we implemented to manage her half a million dollar income

    ✨where the starving artist identity shows up for her

    "I feel not only much more knowledgable & confident about my capacity to make financial decisions that align with my values, but I feel more peace in my daily life. Working to identify the underlying issues in my attitudes towards money has uncovered a wealth of growth potential, & I feel like I'm on the journey to some really exciting things." -Emily

    After graduating from the University of Houston Professional Actor Training Program with her MFA in Acting, Emily Wold made her living working with theatre companies around the US. In between contracts, she began to pursue voiceover acting, where her skills led her to a landslide of success & a radical change of lifestyle. She now runs her own multiple six-figure business, Fablehound, & can be heard on national advertising campaigns for companies like Special K, IHOP, Meta, Cracker Barrel, Michael's, & many others. Emily lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, & spends her time homesteading, traveling in her mobile studio, & pondering her next big idea.

    If you loved this episode, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend!

    Want to learn more about 1:1 coaching? Click HERE to book a sales call

    Follow Brooke on Instagram @notstarvingartists

    And if you want a weekly money party in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here!

    1 hr 3 min
  • How Budgeting Ruined my Mental Health (+ what to do instead)

    Budgeting sucks.

    So does feeling broke.

    In this episode, Brooke dives into her personal journey with money and how it led to her developing the Money Flow Method, a budget-less money management strategy that lets you stack your bank accounts without deprivation.

    Tune in to hear:

    ✨What she learned about money in her BFA acting program

    ✨Why budgeting doesn't work long-term

    ✨What she did with $23k in her bank account

    ✨How she created the Money Flow Method

    ✨Examples of personalized money flows she's created with 1:1 clients

    If you loved this episode, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend!

    Want to learn more about 1:1 coaching? Click HERE to book a sales call

    Follow Brooke on Instagram @notstarvingartists

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    53 min

About Not Starving Artists

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Welcome to Not Starving Artists! I'm your host Brooke Benson, Money Coach + Equity Actor. I am your financial cheerleader, here to help you build your financial confidence and have power over your…