The Marriage of Figaro - Site Specific Opera

Accountability: June 2016

Profile I am thirty one years old and I am the Production Stage Manager/Production Manager for The Marriage of Figaro! I received a $3,000 stipend at the end of my contract (and am a dork who read her contract wrong and thought it was $500 more but it wasn’t) and a $300 travel stipend. Saving…

Drafting

Accountability: May 2016

Profile I am thirty one years old and I am the Production Stage Manager/Production Manager for The Marriage of Figaro! I will receive a $3,500 stipend at the end of my contract and a $300 travel stipend (hopefully that check should turn up by the first week of July). Saving & Spending After finishing up…

Clifford

Accountability: April 2016

Profile I am thirty one years old and I am the Stage Manager/Lighting Director for Clifford the Big, Red Dog! I make $700 a week and receive a $30/day per diem. Saving & Spending I have made my financial life infinitely more complicated this month. So figuring out my net worth is really a joy.…

Not the best terrain for a little morning stroll.

Accountability: March 2016

Profile I am thirty one years old and I am the Stage Manager/Lighting Director for Clifford the Big, Red Dog! I make $700 a week and receive a $30/day per diem. Saving & Spending This month, while totally average, just felt like such a let down after all the big wins of February. Why can’t…

Detroit

Accountability: February 2016

Profile I am thirty one years old and I am the Stage Manager/Lighting Director for Clifford the Big, Red Dog! I make $700 a week and receive a $30/day per diem. I also finished up Potted Sherlock the first week of this month and am now on the hunt for something to do this summer!…

Potted Sherlock

Accountability: January 2016

Profile I am thirty one years old and I am an Assistant Stage Manager on tour with Potted Sherlock, a hilarious romp through all 60 Sherlock Holmes stories in 80 minutes! The show is a month long and has a $4,000 stipend along with a $35/day per diem. However, since a bunch of our shows…

And this is a small year at my family gatherings...

Accountability: December 2015

Profile I am thirty one years old and technically, I am still the stage manager and lighting director for a touring children’s theater show called Clifford the Big Red Dog Live! Although this month has been month one of a two month unpaid layoff. I worked as a stagehand where I went to college for…

Accountability: November 2015

Profile I am thirty one years old and I am a stage manager and lighting director for a touring children’s theater show called Clifford the Big Red Dog Live! I make $700 a week and get a $30 per diem for each travel day. I pay no rent and have about $210 in monthly bills.…

Clifford the Big Red Dog Live

Accountability: October 2015

Profile I am thirty one years old and I am a stage manager and lighting director for a touring children’s theater show called Clifford the Big Red Dog Live! I make $700 a week and get a $30 per diem for each travel day. I pay no rent and have about $210 in monthly bills.…

Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic

Accountability: September 2015

Profile I am thirty one years old and I am a stage manager and lighting director for a touring children’s theater show called Clifford the Big Red Dog Live! I also just left my job as stage manager for Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic (if you live in the tri-state area and like weird immersive theater, there…

Inflatable 5K

Accountability: August 2015

Profile I am thirty one years old and I am a stage manager for an Off-Broadway show called Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic (if you live in the tri-state area, buy a ticket and support us some Saturday – we extended into the fall!). I have no rent and no real bills. I now make $175 a…

Being a Net Worth Warrior

Being a Net Worth Warrior

One of the big reasons I got into blogging and also into charting my net worth was because I felt like a lot of personal finance bloggers were either painfully in debt or super rich (or what seems like super rich to me). Not only am I super average, salary wise, I actually think I’m…

My Brother's Graduation Gift

Accountability: July 2015

Profile I am thirty one years old and I am a stage manager for an Off-Broadway show called Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic (if you live in the tri-state area, buy a ticket and support us some Saturday this summer!). I have no rent and no real bills. I actually got a $25 raise per show this…

Accountability: June 2015

Profile I am thirty years old and I am a stage manager for an Off-Broadway show called Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic. I have no rent and no real bills. I make $300 a week (the job is part time) and am not sure whether or not I’m going to still have a job after this weekend,…

Accountability: May 2015

Profile I am thirty years old and I was a stage manager/lighting director for a show out on tour until about a week ago. I have no rent and no real bills. I made $700 a week with an additional $30/day per diem. I live life on the edge with no health insurance and am…

Moon Shine Champ

Accountability: April 2015

Profile I am thirty years old and I am a stage manager/lighting director for a show out on tour. I have no rent and no real bills. I make $700 a week with an additional $30/day per diem. I have no benefits whatsoever with this job – except workman’s comp, should I electrocute myself or…

Accountability: March 2015

Profile I am thirty years old and I am a stage manager/lighting director for a show out on tour. I have no rent and no real bills… although there’s a good chance I should actually invest in some health insurance. I’m not 100% sold on that idea yet though. I make $700 a week with…

The World's Largest Pistachio

Accountability: February 2015

Profile I am thirty years old and I am a stage manager/lighting director for a show out on tour. I have no rent and no real bills… although there’s a good chance I should actually invest in some health insurance. I’m not 100% sold on that idea yet though. I make $700 a week with…

Accountability: January 2015

Profile I am thirty years old and I am a stage manager/lighting director for a show out on tour. I have no rent and no real bills… although there’s a good chance I should actually invest in some health insurance. I’m not 100% sold on that idea yet though. I make $700 a week with…

Money is Freedom Mentality

I guess it’s not that surprising that I’ve spent the last few days thinking about the past year and what has changed in my life. From the sort of posts I’ve seen popping up on other personal finance blogs, I’m not the only one – and there’s one change that actually makes me really happy.…

Net Worth: December 2014

Accountability: December 2014

Profile I am thirty years old and I am a stage manager/lighting director for a show about to head out on tour. I just moved out of one of the most expensive cities in America in favor of storing my stuff at my parents house while I’m on the road until the end of May.…

Accountability: November 2014

Profile I am thirty years old and I still work as an assistant production manager… for a few more weeks. I’m debt free, live in one of the most expensive cities in America… for a few more weeks, and my yearly salary is $53,560… for a few more weeks. Saving & Spending So savings wise,…

Accountability: October 2014

Profile I am thirty years old and I still work as an assistant production manager. I’m debt free, live in one of the most expensive cities in America, and my yearly salary is $53,560. Saving & Spending Who maxed out her IRA this month? That’s right, this girl. Take that Money Manifesto for IRA 2014…

How to Use Mint: A One Week Challenge

How to Use Mint: A One Week Challenge

If you’re swimming in a sea of financial confusion, the first step you have to do is evaluate where exactly you are. You need to know if you’re actually just a little too far out to sea, the shoreline is right there beyond the horizon, or if you’ve fallen off a boat in the middle…

Net Worth: September 2014

Accountability: September 2014

Profile I am thirty years old and where the heck did September go? I work as an assistant production manager and, my yearly salary is $53,560. Saving & Spending I managed to put a few hundred dollars more in my IRA, but not as much as I had hoped. On the plus side, I’m only…