We all like to earn more than we spend and keep up with the cost of living. But art takes time. How do you work full-time at creative (or creative-adjacent) work and also pay the bills? James doesn’t see his ghostwriting career as a business for good reasons, while Pat insists on treating her work as a small business—even if the banks don’t see it that way.
Questions for you!
Do you consider your creative activities a side hustle, a full-time job, or a business?
What do you do when you need more time and bandwidth to create a new body of work or grow your creative career?
Do you think we should give John Irving the expensive protein bars he’s asking for?
How much money could you come up with if you had to?
Segment Links:
Build an emergency fund on a low income:
How to calculate your emergency fund:
John Irving at Home (before he moved to the Gifted Underachiever basement). Note: he is now domiciled in Canada!!!
Bethany Ball in Electric Literature: “I Never Made a Living Wage When I Worked in Publishing”
https://electricliterature.com/i-never-made-a-living-wage-when-i-worked-in-publishing/
