Acting Successfully with Michelle Dyer

Emergency Fund:

An emergency fund is money that you put into an account in case of a rainy day.

Actors – this is not money you use from one job to the next – it’s money kept for true emergencies.

I like setting up an emergency fund in a money market account (that’s liquid – aka can sell at any time) that doesn’t show up on my online banking, so it’s out of sight and I’m less tempted to spend it...

The dreaded “B” word.

Budget:

For some reason I shrivel up at the word budget.

I associate it with restriction, which I associate with losing weight – it’s just not a pleasant thing for me.

But, we do need to know where we are, before we achieve where we’re going.

So – here are my tips on discovering how much goes in and out each month (yes, even on an inconsistent actors’ salary)...

**Disclaimer: I (Michelle Dyer) am not a financial advisor, please contact one. The views in this video are strictly my own and do not reflect my employer.**

This audio is taken from a series of videos I made on YouTube called Finances for Actors - the playlist can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7SaDpSM3GOH0lDaEuEvEvSv_VDps0bs7

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Audio from a Finances for Actors Playlist I made on YouTube

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