Money: Personal Finance, Choice, and the Creative Economy
Incase you hadn’t heard, we are in the middle of tax season. Whether you are working with a traditional employer, an entrepreneur, or freelancer it is one thing we all have in common. For me, this is a...
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Money Blind: Big Bank Just Because
You shop vintage, you eat organic,and you drive a hybrid. So you think you are safe, right? Then you take your big fat check from the animal rescue where you work and cash it at Chase, or Bank Of...
View ArticleThe Right Way To Fight For Your Dream
As creatives, we are pretty savvy about what advertising looks like. We can feel advertising trying to sneak up on us in social media. We are not fooled by branded content. Hell, its most of our jobs...
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10 Easy Ways To Spend All Of Your Money
10 Easy Ways To Spend All Of Your Money 1. Drink A Lot of Alcohol! Are you just a bore without a drink in your hand? Need to take the edge off after a long day of Olivia Poping your way to the top?...
View ArticleThe Real 1% (Enjoy Responsibly)
We’ve all heard the stories about the widening inequality gap in America. We’ve been told about the decline of the middle class. The Occupy Movement did a lot to bring the discussion to the national...
View ArticleCreative Capital Is King
Judging by your bank account and the world around you, it might not seem like you are rich. But, you are probably wealthier than you think. I am not talking about a richness, in your heart, like your...
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Making A Business Bloom: Twig & Twine
Heather Williams toggles back and forth between her decorative retail shop and floral design workspace at Twig & Twine. She greets customers as they enter while snipping arranging, and pruning...
View ArticleStop Hating Corporations, It Just Makes You Look Silly
The world just got some really bad news. It has cancer. On March 18th, reports of a new global sustainability study, that reads more like a doomsday report, hit the news cycle. The study, conducted in...
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Maker City LA: Sharon Ann Lee
If you work as a freelance creative, you know how difficult it can be to find a place to work where you find chemistry and cohesion. There has been a mini boom in Los Angeles as of late to fill this...
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The Big Piece Of Chicken #nationalfriedchickenday
As a children, my brother and I would always fight over the “big piece of chicken” it was not so much an argument for the actually food, as we were always fed. The conflict was more about who could get...
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Potential Energy:Long Hours+Shitty Job= Success!
OK so are working at a place you are not really passionate about for longer hours than you would like just to maintain your livelihood right? You drudge in on Monday, regrettably sit at your desk, and...
View ArticleBuyer’s Resolve
We’ve made it to the New Year, congratulations. This time we are going to stick to our savings goals and make sure we don’t over spend. These thoughts are easy to keep in when we are looking at piles...
View ArticleHow Not Talking About Money Is Keeping Us All Broke
Do you know how much money your friends make as a salary? I don’t mean acquaintances, but close friends that you talk to about everything. I am talking about the people you would call if your mother...
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The Right Way To Fight For Your Dream
As creatives, we are pretty savvy about what advertising looks like. We can feel advertising trying to sneak up on us in social media. We are not fooled by branded content. Hell, its most of our jobs...
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Imposter Syndrome Is A Sign Of Legitimacy
For many of us who are seeking to live big lives, follow our curiosities, and accomplish significant things we can sometimes find ourselves in the midst of a narrative that we are not entirely in...
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