Managing the Unexpected: The Story of Emergency Funds for Artists
Risk-proof your life.
That’s what the personal finance experts will tell you.
Well, experts.. The prospect of ‘risk-proofing’ an artist's life seems pretty dang daunting.
Do you guys ever feel like there’s nothing in this business that you can actually control?
I grew up on a farm out west, and it never ceases to amaze me: you can be the best farmer in the world, but if it rains every day, your crop will suck.
It can be the same way for artists. There are so many talented, driven people, but it seems like there have to be a thousand things going in your favour just to book a gig.
So how do you risk-proof that? Because on top of all that uncertainty, you’ve also got the random stuff that can happen to anyone. A tree falls on your bike. Your hot water tank explodes. Your mouth is FULL OF DECAY AND YOU HAVE NO INSURANCE.
It seems like an impossible task, but it’s not. You may never completely ‘risk-proof’ your life, but you can make it more ‘risk-resistant’. (more…)
