Free (Kindle & PDF) Arts & Numbers: Financial Guide for Artists, Writers… [DIY Money]

[ATDrake]

Arts & Numbers: A Financial Guide for Artists, Writers, Performers, and Other Members of the Creative Class by Elaine Grogan Luttrull, herself an artist/author & accountant, is self-helpful education guide to working with and understanding money, written especially for aspiring creative professionals, but with tips that may prove useful to many others, free courtesy of publisher Agate's B2 imprint.

This is pretty nifty and uses a mix of anecdotes, explanations, and lesson tasks to help you grasp the essentials of handling your personal and professional finances (since apparently for artistic types there's a tendency to wind up using one to subsidize the other).

Currently free, probably just until the weekend @ Amazon (not available to Canadians). Agate seem to be skipping B&N & Kobo again this week, but for the international Gentle Reader, they've also made this free as a DRM-free PDF download directly @ the publisher's webstore.

And this has been the selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.

Because the economy would probably be better off if more people learned how to manage their money reasonably. Or at least the people who did would probably be better off even if they're living in a planned-obsolescence new expenditures-based society. Always assuming that nothing disastrous and unforeseen happened to invalidate their careful budget planning, that is.

Anyway, useful educational books are always a welcome addition to our virtual bookshelf o'freebies.

Enjoy!

Description
The creative class—artists, actors, writers, musicians, freelancers, dancers, performers, and the like—are known for applying their passion for creative expression to everything they do. Perhaps the one thing that most fills this group with apprehension is the rigid world of numbers. This leads to problems arising from the unconventional financial and business situations of creative professionals, as well as the nonprofit organizations with which they're often affiliated. Finances, budgeting, and business matters can be dreaded, if not outright ignored, by creatives--to the detriment of their artistic pursuits.

Author, artist, and CPA Elaine Grogan Luttrull has written Arts & Numbers to help creative professionals find the same confidence in their financial dealings as in their chosen mode of expression. It is an engaging, accessible guide that covers a variety of must-know topics, such as budgeting, cash management, visual charting, taxes, employment, and business etiquette. In a simple, straightforward style, Luttrull draws examples from smooth-flowing narratives depicting common issues within the arts worlds, as well as from her own personal anecdotes. Unlike stuffy textbooks and patronizing business books, Arts & Numbers is a lively and artfully done ally in helping creative professionals plan their present financial situations and secure their futures.