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What your parents never taught you about money

By Nathan Lively

Do you wish you had more control over your money? (Yes!) Do you wish you knew where all of your money was going? (Double yes!) You Need A Budget (YNAB) is the smart software that lets me figure all of this out for myself. To make sure I was getting the most out of it, I talked to Todd Curtis, their Chief Knowledge Officer. What is YNAB, exactly? I wrote about it in this article, The Minimalist Guide to Budgeting (for Sound Engineers). You don't have to read the article to understand this … [Read more...]

Get Ready! Slow August Is Right Around The Corner

By Nathan Lively

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This article was originally published in Pro Sound News Europe. You can read it here.       It happens to me every year. Come August, work slows almost to a crawl. Suddenly, I'm in survival mode. I hate it, but it's not always a thing born of sloth. This year, for example, I've been so busy focusing on future projects that short-term cash flow went way down on the list of priorities. Unfortunately, money is something that can't be ignored for long. Unless … [Read more...]

The Minimalist Guide to Budgeting (for Sound Engineers)

By Nathan Lively

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I used to go broke every year. To stay out of the red, I had to stop ignoring money. Being a sound engineer or a freelancer of any kind can make budgeting difficult. Fortunately, difficult does not mean impossible! I've learned several powerful strategies in the last year that have completely changed my game. The Big Shift In March of last year I attended the Big Shift Experience seminar. It was my first real business seminar and I was struggling to keep up with all of the new ideas. They had … [Read more...]

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