Finance Books
Arts and Numbers: a financial guide for artists, writers, performers by Call Number: HG179 .L88 2013ISBN: 193284175XPublication Date: 2013
Peace, Love, and Financial Planning by Call Number: HG179 .G866 2012ISBN: 0985257601Publication Date: 2012
Personal Finance QuickStart Guide by
THE ULTIMATE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR FINANCES INCLUDES FILLABLE SIMPLIFIED BUDGET SPREADSHEET AND OTHER ESSENTIAL DIGITAL ASSETS Are you tired of feeling stressed out and overwhelmed when you think about your finances? Have you gotten frustrated with personal finance advice from "experts" that doesn't feel like it speaks to your unique financial situation? No matter where you are in your financial journey Personal Finance QuickStart Guide covers everything you need to know to make a positive financial change in your life. At a time when 80% of US workers live paycheck to paycheck and as many as 40% of Americans can't afford a surprise $400 expense it has never been more important to take control of your financial wellbeing. In Personal Finance QuickStart Guide author, financial coach, and financial advisor Morgen B. Rochard CFA, RLP® pulls back the personal finance curtain to present personal finance wisdom that is so simple anyone can start putting it to use today. Morgen has distilled a career's worth of experience in the financial world into an uncommonly helpful guide to the common money problems we all face. Filled with personal stories told in her straightforward and candid style, this book is the missing ingredient for anyone who wants to take control of their finances and live their most fulfilled life. It doesn't matter where you are on your financial journey, how much experience you have, or how much money you have in the bank--you can make the financial changes needed to build the fulfilling life you deserve with the time-tested and proven personal finance wisdom enclosed in this book. Personal Finance QuickStart Guide Is Perfect For: Earners in their 20's or 30's who are planning for a secure financial future People in their 40's, 50's, and beyond 65 who need to get their finances in order Working professionals who are thinking about retirement Anyone looking to make a financial change in their life and build wealth Personal Finance QuickStart Guide Covers: How to think about money and craft your own positive money mindset Repairing your credit score to increase your buying power and provide more freedom in your life The difference between good and bad debt and how to pay down and manage debt Financial goal setting with actionable steps to accomplish your goals How to prepare for retirement and secure your own financially independent future Personal Finance QuickStart Guide Will Teach You: How to build a positive money mindset, analyze your own money habits, and secure your own financial freedom for good times and bad How to effectively manage and pay down debt, the difference between good and bad debt, and how to raise your credit score (and keep it high) The best way to prepare for major life events like home buying, weddings, and sending kids off to college Yes, you need to invest--how to put your money to work for you without assuming a mountain of risk or learning complicated charts How to prepare for retirement the smart way, what to do if you come into money, how to reduce your tax burden and more--your entire personal finance journey is in these pages! QuickStart Guides are books for beginners, written by experts. *LIFETIME ACCESS TO FREE PERSONAL FINANCE DIGITAL ASSETS* Easy to use Simplified Budget Spreadsheet 1 Page Personal Finance Plan Effective Goal Setting Workbook Additional visual aids, infographics and more!
Call Number: ebooksISBN: 9781945051586Publication Date: 2020
Art after money, money after art : creative strategies against financialization by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781786803184Publication Date: 2018
Fundraising and Grants Books
The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing by
The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing is designed to transform readers from starving artists fumbling to get by into working artists who confidently tap into all the resources at their disposal. Written in an engaging and down-to-earth tone, this comprehensive guide includes time-tested strategies, anecdotes from successful grant writers, and tips from grant officers and fundraising specialists.
Call Number: NX705.5.U6 R67 2010
Successful Fundraising for Arts and Cultural Organizations by
Fundraising experts Karen Brooks Hopkins of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Carolyn Stolper Friedman of the Contemporary Museum of Art in Chicago offer important insights into today's best fundraising strategies for arts and cultural organizations of all sizes.
Call Number: NX765 .S78 1997
Guide to Getting Arts Grants by
This expert guide, written by an insider who has been on both the grant-making and the grant-writing side of the arts, shows readers how to assess their personal strengths and set goals to pursue their dreams.
Call Number: NX705.5.U6 L53 2006
Seeking and Securing Individual Artist Grants and Other Funding by
Are you wondering how you can get funding for your art, business, dreams? Grants are what many people call "Free Money" because there is no requirement to ever pay the money back to the funding institution. Stephanie R. Bridges has received grants for writing projects, to attend conferences and sponsorship for book giveaways. Do you have questions? Stephanie has the answers, definitions, sample documents, and links to help you Seek and Secure Individual Artist Grants.
Call Number: HG177 .B753 2019ISBN: 9781734156225Publication Date: 2019
Tax Books
Minding Her Own Business: the self-employed woman's essential guide to taxes and financial records by Call Number: e-bookISBN: 1572484551Publication Date: 2004
Accounting and Personal Finance Videos
Finance Web Resources
- How a freelancer manages time, money, etc.A freelance personal finance journalist, Laura Shin, explains how she manages her finances and other aspects of her business. From Forbes.
- Money Under 30Good personal finance website geared to millennials.
- Finances for ArtistsIt is vital that artists understand their income, their debt, their taxes, and their savings.
Grants Web Resources
- Mass Cultural Council Grants for ArtistsGrants for Creative Individuals are unrestricted grants of $5,000 to Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners to equitably advance creative expression throughout our diverse communities.
Taxes Web Resources
- Taxes for Artists by GYSTIt is important that you understand how the IRS looks at an artist’s business. If you choose to hire an accountant, it is vital that she/he understands the tax code as it pertains to the arts. Many artists have been audited by the IRS because they were given bad advice by an accountant who was good at general tax information, but wasn’t knowledgeable about how tax law affects artists.
- Taxes for FreelanceTaxes for freelancers, artists, writers and psychotherapists. CFP's website, but useful.
- Visual Artists TaxesThis is the website of a law office. It's ugly and trying to sell its services, but it has useful information.