067 Listener Series - How Heidi Is Crushing Her Debt While Self-Employed

For this Listener Series episode, I chat with Heidi from my hometown of Vancouver about how she manages living in an expensive city, working as a freelance theatre manager and crushing her consumer debt, without giving up on enjoying her money and her life. Long description: Can I just say how much I am loving this Listener Series? It may have been one of my best ideas! One of the perks of having a podcast I guess, I get to talk to so many amazing people and see how they do things.  And one of those amazing people is Heidi from Vancouver. It honestly warmed my heart when she mentioned things like B.C. Ferries and the PNE! Ah, my hometown! I sure do miss it. What I loved about chatting with Heidi was she was proof that you can live a good life while being a freelancer in the arts industry. I was honestly afraid that I'd be a poor artist all my life, which is a big reason why I looked for a regular 9-5 gig after completing my film degree. But Heidi is fearless and has crafted a career where she gets to do what she loves and get paid for it. Below are a few things that Heidi mentioned on the show that you may find useful. And remember, if you're a listener and want to be on my show, just email me! Free Ways to Entertain Yourself Heidi mentioned a free way to listen to audiobooks, and it's called LibriVox. Check it out! You may already know this one, but I still take advantage of all the free movies, TV shows and books at my local library, so you should too. Heidi's Top Money Tips for Freelancers Pay yourself an income. You can figure out how much income you should pay yourself by looking at how much you made the previous year and then rounding down that number, and then calculating the minimum amount of money you need to live on. Don't be ashamed. This goes for talking about your financial situation, how much you make or how much debt you're in. Talk to others about money. The best way to learn about money and get better at managing it is to find out what others are doing with it. Got a story that you think would be good to share on an episode on of Listener series? Please email me! For more podcast episodes, check out the Podcast page. Shownotes: jessicamoorhouse.com/67