Saving

Recently the company I work for decided to take the month of July off. Which for me is awesome. It can only be awesome if I am prepared for it.

Being prepared for time off makes it so great. No stress. No worrying about where the next job will come from. The idea of time off is to spend time doing all the things that you don't get to do while working. Some if not all will cost money. Don't go into time off thinking you'll just not spend money. That type of thinking will drive you nuts. Even if you are single. You need money. You need food, gas, you need to have fun. If you have a family the money has to be there. You have no choice. You need money for activities. You need money for school stuff. You always need money for extras. Maybe your child needs speech work or that swim or gym class.

I have to say this was not something I was thinking about when I first started. This is something I learned from the senior artists. This is something I needed to learn. Most have a hard time saving money. But if you don't your time off will be horrible and more stressful than when your working. Figure out what you need to live for a week, then save, save, save.

I hope everyone is having a great summer.