TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Figure I’d post some of these
Been going to local figure drawing sessions lately. There’s a local art studio here in Kingston that’s been kind enough to host monthly figure drawing sessions, and I've made it a point of going. Just got back from doing it a little while ago. Feeling recharged 🙂 It’s been fun to work from a live model again. Figure drawing is like the best drawing exercise. When I was in art school I always felt like…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Freelance Finance: Budgeting
October 11, 2024 - After a slight break, I’m back with more Freelance Finance! To recap, in this series I write about very basic finance for beginners. As before, this is not so much financial advice, but an introduction to a bunch of concepts, that you should always adjust to fit your own needs. Previously I introduced the concept of "buckets"; where you split all incoming payments into groups based on your needs and goals. This post focuses on the Spending bucket, breaking your spending down into smaller categories to help track where your money goes. [caption id="attachment_78273" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Illustration from Tales by the Brothers Grimm, 1917 - Arthur Rackham[/caption] Tracking Your Monthly Spending In my last post, I discussed having a Surplus bucket, from which you pay yourself a "monthly wage". How much you pay depends on…
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