Not Starving Artists

the podcast is going on summer vacation this year, so I wanted to leave you with some last thoughts and resources before the break - can't wait to see you back here in the fall for season 2!!   ⭐️THE 30-DAY MONEY GLOW UP⭐️ It's the quick & efficient money transformation you need to help you hit your next money goal and feel financially confident heading into summer '26. We're talking margs & vac...

If you've ever stared at your bank account trying to decide whether to make a move, change something, or just wait, and then done that same thing again the next day and the day after that, this episode is for you. I'm giving you the exact system I use with my clients to stop the daily financial spiral and start making decisions you actually feel good about.   Tune in to hear: Why constantly assess...

Your bank is a toxic boyfriend. And just like a toxic boyfriend, the bullshit feels normal, the red flags are easy to explain away, and you keep telling yourself it's not bad enough to actually do something about it. Today we're talking about why switching banks might be the single easiest thing you can do to start changing your relationship with money.   In this episode you'll learn: Why switchin...

Welcome to the final installment of the 6-week series ✨The High-Earning Creative: Money Management & Mindset Strategies for Self-Employed Hotties✨   And we're ending with mindset work. Not just because it makes you feel good (although that's a really nice bonus), but because it's the actual thing that breaks income ceilings, savings ceilings, investment ceilings. You can do every tactical thing...

Welcome to week 5 of the 6-week series ✨The High-Earning Creative: Money Management & Mindset Strategies for Self-Employed Hotties✨   You don't need a consistent paycheck to feel financially stable. You need a consistent system. And most self-employed creatives don't have one.   In this episode, you'll learn:   💰Why chasing a savings goal, a launch number, or a debt-free date won't fix your mon...

Welcome to week 4 of the 6-week series ✨The High-Earning Creative: Money Management & Mindset Strategies for Self-Employed Hotties✨   You've taken full ownership of your life, your schedule, your business, but the second you get on a call with your accountant, you feel like a little kid who doesn't know anything. That disconnect is real, it's common, and it's not because you're bad with money. T...

Welcome to week 3 of the 6-week series ✨The High-Earning Creative: Money Management & Mindset Strategies for Self-Employed Hotties✨   Budgeting wasn't built for creatives. It wasn't built for fluctuating income, or ADHD brains, or any kind of real human life experience with unexpected expenses or busy seasons or a particularly intense week of anxiety. And this is why so many of us have internali...

Welcome to part two of the six-week series, ✨ The High-Earning Creative: Money Management & Mindset Strategies for Self-Employed Hotties ✨ If you've ever thought "I make too much to still feel this stressed about money," this one's for you. Whether you're tempted to spend everything the moment it comes in, or you're hoarding cash out of guilt and fear, this episode is for you.   Tune in to hear:...

In this episode, I'm kicking off a new six-week series, ✨ The High-Earning Creative: Money Management & Mindset Strategies for Self-Employed Hotties ✨   We're starting with the most important money goal that every self-employed creative needs to focus on first: getting three months ahead on bills .   I break down why this specific goal (not debt payoff, not an emergency fund, not maxing out a re...

Whether you're someone who loves spending hours in excel or you're someone who cringes at the sight of numbered columns, I want you to know that you don't have to spreadsheet your life away. I used to be that 'Spreadsheet Girl,' meticulously tracking every penny like my life depended on it. But what I discovered was that my iron grip on those spreadsheets was actually fueling my financial anxiety,...

In this episode, I sit down with Tia Levings to talk about her experience inside Christian fundamentalist patriarchy and the trad wife movement, and what it really looks like to break free. We get into the realities behind the aesthetic: the loss of financial autonomy, being denied access to money, and living on an allowance that could be taken away or used as punishment. We also talk about what h...

Spending isn't the thing standing between you and your financial goals. Your relationship with it is.   In this episode, we're diving into intuitive spending. It's the money skill that no budget, spreadsheet, or app can teach you. If you've ever felt guilty for spending, frozen by financial anxiety, or like you just can't trust yourself with money, this one is for you.   Tune in to hear: Why spend...

Financial confidence isn't about how much money you make, your degree, or having the "perfect" financial plan.   It comes from something much deeper: your ability to lead yourself when it comes to money.   In this episode, we're breaking down what it really means to be the CEO of your financial life , and why so many people feel anxious about money even when they're earning more than enough.   If...

Do you ever scroll through your feed and suddenly feel completely behind with money, even when nothing in your life has actually changed? That feeling has a name: comparison. And it might be quietly running your entire financial life. In this episode, we're talking about why borrowing other people's money goals is keeping you stuck, stressed, and chasing a finish line that was never meant for you....

In this episode, we're talking about travel hacking with credit card points (but not the hyper-optimized version the TikTok travel influencers will sell you).   Instead of asking, "How do I get the absolute maximum cents-per-point value?", here's the questions we're diving into:   💰How can I use points to support my cash flow?   💰How can I fund the trips I actually want?   💰How can I stay spont...

Welcome to a new series, INDUSTRY EXPERTS: How to Spend Money on your Artistic Career.   The purpose of this series is to give you, actors & creatives, a panel of opinions from people who have been in the industry a while on the best ways to use your money to grow your career.   As a money coach, I teach you how to save money without a consistent paycheck and create longevity in your career via fi...

If you've "fallen off the wagon" with your money (overspending, avoiding your accounts, or just coasting) this episode is your reset.   We're challenging the shame spiral and asking a better question: did you actually fall off… or did life happen? The problem isn't you, it's the story you're telling about what it means.   Inside the episode, I'll walk you through 3 things you can do this week to r...

Welcome to a new series,  INDUSTRY EXPERTS: How to Spend Money on your Artistic Career.   The purpose of this series is to give you, actors & creatives, a panel of opinions from people who have been in the industry a while on the best ways to use your money to grow your career. As a money coach, I teach you how to save money without a consistent paycheck and create longevity in your career via fin...

Do you let your income accumulate in your business bank account and then feel stressed anytime you make a withdrawal? Do you find yourself pulling money out of your business bank account multiple times a month, or whenever you feel like your personal checking account is getting low? Do you feel scared to pay yourself monthly because you don't know what the right amount is? Does all of your money l...

Welcome to a new series, INDUSTRY EXPERTS: How to Spend Money on your Artistic Career.   The purpose of this series is to give you, actors & creatives, a panel of opinions from people who have been in the industry a while on the best ways to use your money to grow your career. As a money coach, I teach you how to save money without a consistent paycheck and create longevity in your career via fina...

🎉 Click here to get Module 2 of the Cashed up Creatives Online Course [FINANCES 101] completely FREE  🎉 You'll learn everything about money that school never taught you, in a digestable non-jargony way, created FOR creatives BY a creative ♥️   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 learn more and bo...

Welcome to a new series, INDUSTRY EXPERTS: How to Spend Money on your Artistic Career.   The purpose of this series is to give you, actors & creatives, a panel of opinions from people who have been in the industry a while on the best ways to use your money to grow your career. As a money coach, I teach you how to save money without a consistent paycheck and create longevity in your career via fina...

🎉  Click here to join CASHED UP CREATIVES  🎉 It's my new online course with all the financial education you were never given it school, helping artists (and anyone else who doesn't want to budget) get out of the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle and become the confident financial CEO of their life & career.   If you loved this episode, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend! Want to lear...

🎉  Click here to join CASHED UP CREATIVES  🎉 It's my new online course with all the financial education you were never given it school, helping artists (and anyone else who doesn't want to budget) get out of the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle and become the confident financial CEO of their life & career.   If you loved this episode, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend! Want to lear...

🎉 Click here to join CASHED UP CREATIVES 🎉 It's my new online course with all the financial education you were never given it school, helping artists (and anyone else who doesn't want to budget) get out of the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle and become the confident financial CEO of their life & career.   If you loved this episode, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend! Want to learn...