Creative Success = Financial Balance with Flexible Budget Plans As a creative individual, dealing with irregular income can be daunting. In this episode of From "Creative Passion To Profit", titled "How Creatives Can Budget for Regular Income," I, Mahmood, tackle one of the biggest challenges faced by those in the arts and creative world—budgeting. Have you ever felt the high of being fully booked and having commissions flying off the shelves, only to be met with silence and income droughts the following month? You're not alone. But here's the good news: with a little planning, you can smooth out those financial ups and downs. In this episode, I'll share three simple steps to help you build a budgeting system that fits your lifestyle and supports your creative ambitions. You'll learn how to determine your essential baseline expenses, create a financial buffer for quiet months, and implement a flexible yet simple budgeting method that allows you to thrive creatively and financially. You'll also have some homework tasks... Timestamped Summary: [00:00:00] Introduction to challenges of budgeting with erratic income. [00:00:58] Step 1: Determine your baseline expenses. [00:02:12] Step 2: Build a financial buffer for quieter months. [00:03:46] Step 3: Apply a simple, discipline-based budget system. [00:04:58] Homework: Calculate baseline expenses and track income. Mentioned in this episode: Training Training Training Find out more about Budgetwhizz Find out more about Budgetwhizz Budgetwhizz…
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Join illustrators Emma Carlisle and Harriet Lowther as we discuss a wide range of topics, from the humble tiny pencil to the world of sketchbooks, paints, art retreats, social media and, of course, our pets (Doughnut, Sean Connery, Cliff, Gizmo and Ruby.) Share your artistic journey with us and ask questions. Let's swap stories about the best and worst art materials we've encountered and chat about it on the Tiny Pencils Podcast.
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Creative Chaos and Dream Studio Spaces
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1:05:43Send us a text Welcome to the Tiny Pencils Podcast! In this episode we discuss our studio spaces, the challenges of working from home, and the importance of having a creative environment that feels right. And of course alongside tips for setting up a workspace we also share some unrelated stories, like booking our trips to France and Germany and ge…
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Ikea Sausages and Being a Full Time Creative
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1:04:48Send us a text Welcome to the Tiny Pencils Podcast! In this episode we answer Amanda's question - Hi I am @wingingitdrawing. I have a full time job and art is my side hustle. How do I figure out how to go from a full time job to being a full time artist? Where do I even start? We chatted about how we went freelance, picture books, the red arrows an…
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Creative Funk and a Drawing Challenge in a Lighthouse (With Special Guest Frances Ives)
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1:16:32Send us a text Welcome to the Tiny Pencils Podcast! In this episode we are joined by our lovely friend Frances Ives, We talk about success, materials, desert island lighthouses, how it feels to have a creative community and Frances's brilliant Patreon, which you can join here. Thank you Frances for coming on the podcast with us! Instagram - @france…
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Retreats, Residencies and How Not to Gelli Plate
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1:05:51Send us a text Welcome to the Tiny Pencils Podcast! This week, we're chatting about retreats, residencies, art school, criquites, gelli plates and more. See you next week! Massive thanks to Jamie Goddard for our new jingle and the episode edit. Love you! Emma and Harriet (TPP) Things mentioned Harriet talked about Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult Emma tal…
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Goblin Tools and WhatsApping Yourself (Productivity Tips)
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52:24Send us a text Welcome to the Tiny Pencils Podcast! This week, we're chatting about being productive and things we use (or don't) to help us stay on track. A little interruption from dogs barking and a wasp - enjoy! See you next week! Massive thanks to Jamie Goddard for our new jingle and the episode edit. Love you! Emma and Harriet (TPP) Thing men…
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The Cat Desk and a Friday Catchup
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39:18Send us a text Welcome to the Tiny Pencils Podcast! This week we're having a good old catch up and hearing all about eachothers weeks. There's a little bit more Tim Holtz chat, another shout out to Elaine at Studio 1850 and The Bookmark Project. See you next week! Massive thanks to Jamie Goddard for our new jingle and the episode edit. Love you! Em…
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Ralfy Rabbit and Inky Swatches (With Special Guest Emily Mackenzie)
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1:09:49Send us a text Welcome to the Tiny Pencils Podcast! In this episode we are joined by the incredible Emily Mackenzie to celebrate publication day of her new book - HELP! Ralfy Rabbit and the Great Library Rescue. Please do get in touch with your local bookshop to buy a copy or find it here. We chat about books, publishing, self employed life and of …
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Doing Instagram “Right” and a Box of Girl Scout Cookies (Social Media pt2)
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40:25Send us a text Welcome to the Tiny Pencils Podcast! This is a two-part social media series, and to confuse you, we've switched the order of these episodes; if you haven't already, you might want to go listen to the other episode. In this episode, we chat about the social media fear, creating a community and getting back to messages. We hope to add …
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Funny Whippets and the Importance of a Mailing List (Social Media pt1)
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45:08Send us a text Welcome to the Tiny Pencils Podcast! This is a two part-er on social media and just to confuse you we've switched the order of these episodes but we jumped in quite hard with the first one and thought actually this is a softer start. Our top takeaways - Set up your name on all platforms - Choose a name / handle which is easy to find …
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New Materials and a Low Slung Salmon
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49:13Send us a text Welcome to our first full-length episode, which is a little chat about ASMR, banana bread, and materials. Thanks so much for all your lovely comments and messages about the teaser we put out. We've been recording some more episodes for you, but please do get in touch with any questions, and we'll have a Q&A episode coming up! Massive…
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Welcome to Tiny Pencils Podcast
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16:55Send us a text Welcome to the podcast, everyone! Here is a very short intro from us, Harriet Lowther and Emma Carlisle, whilst we jump in headfirst and try to figure out how to start a podcast. Hit subscribe to get the latest episode when it launches. We'll be chatting about pencils, creative stuff, social media, marketing, running a business, and …
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