To be financially literate, one must first know how to build a budget.
In my experience, “budget" is one of those words that fills people with dread. They associate it with being broke, being limited, when they should keep in mind that even billionaires have a budget. (Well, at least the responsible ones.)
One way to make the hard numbers easy is the 50/20/30 Rule.
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Happy Friday, and more importantly, Happy Summer!
I look forward to this season and all of its Vitamin D in a way few Floridians do, so I'll share my felicitations with whomever I can.
But if spending time in the hot sun with a cold drink isn't your jam, this week's #FridayFinds are a great excuse to stay inside, while you get to know your characters and improve your writing process.
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Don't let the price tag on popular investments get you down. (Margaret Atwood, I'd love to see the Latin translation for that.)
Read MoreHey there, happy Friday! I hope you've had a great week. Mine was pretty busy, including posting flyers for a local author event yesterday, attending a standing-room-only civil rights lecture, and doing some email marketing research.
I'm hoping to have some weekend downtime to test out this week's #FridayFinds. After you read about these babies, I'm sure you'll see where I'm coming from.
Read MoreThese considerations aren’t just esoteric ones in 2017. They are especially important now, with the NEA, NEH, and IMLS on the chopping block in the proposed 2018 budget.
While they can’t singlehandedly solve these problems, I still feel that financial education and financial literacy, areas of knowledge that are often lacking for creative professionals, are key.
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