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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Media Update - Morningstar Launch
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18:14We take a second look at the upcoming indie first person adventure, Morningstar: Descent To Deadrock. With only a few hours away from its launch, we sit with Red Herring Labs' András Asztalos to discuss the game's creation process and behind-the-scenes info. What originally began as a Newgrounds game has now grown to a full fledged indie adventure …
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Media Update - Lost In Deadrock
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18:12In today’s media update, aptly named ‘Lost in Deadrock’ we discuss the upcoming first-person, sci-fi adventure game, Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock. Joining us is Serena Nelson, a beacon of awesome when it comes to the indie community as the Hero of the Adventure Game Revival Movement. Having backed over 100 indie games on Kickstarter we having n…
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Media Update - Obnoxiously Purple
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41:31Supreme League of Patriots is now available. To celebrate we have decided to invite on a Podcast the special talent behind the most notorious characters’ voices: Kyle Keever, The Purple Patriot, Melvin, Consuela and the Cold War Warrior to discuss inspiration and what they really think of Phoenix most obnoxious character yet to date.It is nothing b…
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Media Update Podcast - Becoming Purple
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23:15Introducing Media Update, Phoenix Podcast hosted by @St1ka and @Sayomgwtf. A proposal, in which we look forward to share developers’ stories along with everything else you most likely will not find through regular media. Media Update gets started with Supreme League of Patriots. We talk with Phil Ings of No Bull Intentions, in which he shares his l…
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