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…
Filled with everything but nerdy baseball jargon and statistical analysis, comedians Mike Maloney and Mark Rosenthal present a bi-weekly podcast about their love of the Chicago Cubs.
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Season 2 Episode 5 - Manny Machado Trade Proposals
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46:02Get in the on-deck circle and swing around a couple of bats with comically oversized weights on them, because MIKE AND MARK LOVE THE CUBS is back! With Chicago's own Mike Maloney and Chicago's own Mark Rosenthal!SHOW NOTES:- We perform our perfunctory (kinda) two week wrap up!- Mike regales us with a tale of NCAA brackets gone SEXY!- We name our MV…
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Season 2 Episode 4 - It Could Be Worse!
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54:59Time to get in the bullpen and start warming up your arms AND your earholes because MIKE AND MARK LOVE THE CUBS is BACK! Starring Chicago's own Mike Maloney and Chicago's own Mark Rosenthal!SHOW NOTES:- We welcome our listeners back to our ostensibly biweekly podcast about The Chicago Cubs!- We announce our MVP/LVP for the last however long it's be…
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Season 2 Episode 3 - Save The Shorses!
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1:03:19Last week, our regular episode was postponed by inclement weather, just like a majority of Major League Baseball, but now we're back, and we want you to know, we can really shake 'em down. It's MIKE AND MARK LOVE THE CUBS, with Chicago's own Mike Maloney and Chicago's own Mark Rosenthal!SHOW NOTES: - We welcome our listeners back to their semi-regu…
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Season 2 Episode 2 - IT'S OPENING DAY!!!
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1:05:30IT'S OPENING DAY! Grab a plastic cup of warm Old Style, a mashed up hot dog wrapped in foil, and pee in a trough because here comes another exciting installment of MIKE AND MARK LOVE THE CUBS! With Chicago's own Mike Maloney and Chicago's own Mark Rosenthal!SHOW NOTES:- A brief hello!- We discuss a whole season's worth of new bullpen dance moves wi…
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Season 2 Premiere! SPOILER: Mike and Mark STILL Love The Cubs!
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50:39WE'RE BACK! Opening Day is almost upon us so gather 'round kiddos for another exciting installment of MIKE AND MARK LOVE THE CUBS! Starring Chicago's own Mike Maloney and Chicago's own Mark Rosenthal!SHOW NOTES:- We return with a barrage of B-words to brepare for the bnew bseason of Cubs baseball!- We welcome our new acquisitions, including the bes…
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Episode 10 - Dusty Baker Wine Taste Test
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46:39We're back! After a long hiatus forced upon us by work, moving and a late ass bottle of wine, MIKE AND MARK LOVE THE CUBS is here to get you ready for the playoffs! Starring Chicago's own Mike Maloney and Chicago's own Mark Rosenthal!SHOW NOTES: - We barely apologize for our unplanned absence and get right into our MVP/LVP for the year!- We preview…
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