Profile I am thirty nine years old and I’m a digital event producer and very occasional freelance stage manager. I make $55/hour at the digital production company I work with, though work has been very slow this year. I work a variety of small side hustles and am a full time student working on a…
Whether you’re going back to work after having kids or entering a new industry, job interviews can be incredibly nerve-wracking. After all, there’s a lot riding on you making an excellent first impression, and the competition is often tough. In fact, a recent study found that “on average, 118 people apply for a single job.”…
Image Credit: Pexels from Pixabay. Are you a responsible car owner? By that, do you do more than just follow the rules of the road? Taking the time to stay safe and properly look after your car is all part of this, but many people overlook quite a few parts of this. In many cases,…
This post feels a little insane to write. As someone who doesn’t stay in one place very long and bops between all sorts of gigs and contracts and jobs for work, the idea that I’ve stuck it out with this blog for this long is a little crazy. I began this blog in July of…
If you’ve been following for a while, you know I’ve been a stage manager for most of my working life and that I am currently working on a PhD in drama. While I’ve talked a bit about how my PhD program works, things I did to get accepted, and plenty of moaning about the financial…
Money is something that people always struggle with, especially when you own a business. But, there are options to help you save money and still get what you need. Outsourcing is one of these, and that’s what we’re going to be looking at in this article. Down below, we’re going to be taking a look…
I love a good city pass when I’m sightseeing. I’ve found that if my goal is to hit the top tourist sites, this is often the most economical way to do it. I’ve used them in the pat in Montreal, New York City, Oahu, Vienna, Prague, and Dublin. But the first time I ever used…
Profile I am thirty eight years old and I’m a digital event producer and very occasional freelance stage manager. I make $55/hour at the digital production company I work with, though work has been very slow this year. I work a variety of small side hustles and am a full time student working on a…
For those just joining us here, a decade ago, I wrote a Money Manifesto and I have been going through each declaration that 29 year old me confidently declared to see how valid they’ve wound up being. Welp, this one will be a short update. This one has been pretty easy. I mean, it would…
Retirement is such a crazy concept. Like, how on earth are we expected to know how much money we will need that far in the future? And every estimate you’re given regarding how much money you will need seems like a blatantly insane amount of money in your 20s. What is a brokeGIRL to do?…
Pexels – CC0 License Photography may seem simple on the surface (you just point and shoot the camera, right?) but it’s actually quite an exercise. Not only do you have to walk miles when hiking or covering an event from all angles, but the art of taking good photographs is a very intellectual exercise. Sure,…
CC0 Licensed Image Courtesy of Pexels Hiring your first full-time employee can be exciting but a bit scary at the same time. Mainly because it means you are responsible for another person. It’s also very technical and requires some understanding of employment rules and regulations. So here are some things to consider. How It Will…
So this past week I had one of those moments where I was feeling particularly frugal and DIY-y and found myself in possession of a lot of mint. Like, literal mint. This is not slang for something else. Or money. Sadly. I bought a mint plant a few weeks ago for like £1.50. That seemed…
Profile I am thirty eight years old and I’m a digital event producer and very occasional freelance stage manager – which I celebrated a bit this month at the Broadway Stage Management Symposium. I make $55/hour at the digital production company I work with, though work has been very slow this year. I work a…
So I have a wildly frustrating silly little money story to share this week that is the epitome of a developed world problem, but here we go. I am a grad student living in London. Because of this, plane tickets to European countries are very cheap. Plane tickets home to the U.S. are not. A…
Why is customer service so often as difficult to navigate as possible? Let me share a story about Chewy and PayPal and the ridiculously frustrating $1000+ I have been chasing for two weeks now. A few weeks ago, I woke up to a bunch of emails from my Chewy account saying I had purchased $1034…
Image credit Communication and performance are vital in business. This is a given. But when your communication is below par, and you aren’t getting the right message across, this can be disastrous for all involved. After all, communication is a two-way process, and you must be modeling excellent communication skills to ensure that all your…
I have spent a lot of the last year complaining about my finances as a PhD student, but not much time talking about actual life as a PhD student – so today’s post is a review of what my first year as a theatre/drama PhD student has been like. It’s been a fairly strange journey.…
This post contains affiliate links. Mother’s Day gifts are kind of hard, aren’t they? Hopefully you have a mom as awesome as mine was and it was always so difficult to find her a good gift. She was a really chill person and years ago I figured out that she would be happy with a…
Photo by Headway on Unsplash Running a small business takes commitment, hard work and the right strategies in order to be successful. One area which can make or break it is human resources (HR). HR manages your employees – a key asset to your business. However, HR may benefit significantly by outsourcing. In this article,…
Profile I am thirty eight years old and I’m a digital event producer and very occasional freelance stage manager. I make $55/hour at the digital production company I work with. I work a variety of small side hustles and am a full time student working on a PhD in Drama. Spending & Saving Work is…
I was recently thinking about one of my favorite parts of stage managing and for me, it has definitely been travel. You get to be a part of some of the most exciting productions in the world, working with talented performers, designers, and technicians to create unforgettable experiences for audiences. One of the biggest perks…
Your child’s education does not begin and end with what they learn in school. While the subject matter they cover there will undoubtedly be important, it doesn’t teach them about all aspects of life, how they manage their own well-being and future potential. As such, we will look at steps you can take to ensure…
Depression is a very serious and debilitating mental health disorder that affects millions of people around the world. It can cause feelings of sadness, hopelessness, emptiness, and worthlessness which can lead to a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It’s important to remember that depression is not something that needs to be suffered through…
Between the recession and being right in the middle of this (possibly insane) decision to get a PhD, I have been dealing with more financial uncertainty than I’m used to. Every once in a while, I scroll through my old accountability updates and try to remind myself that I’ve weather periods of uncertainty just fine…