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…
When we think about science, we often hear about amazing discoveries, but rarely hear about the struggles, personal accomplishments, and personalities of the scientists behind the data. On Deeper than Data with Ben Rush, we explore the personal journeys, failures, and successes of scientists through storytelling and humor. You’ll walk away with touching stories, life lessons, and feeling inspired through conversational interviews and improvised games.
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Reflecting on our successful mentor/mentee relationship with Adam Kuchnia
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1:06:11On this special 1 year anniversary episode, Ben chats with his mentor, professor Adam Kuchnia, about his journey from sports to nutrition, his clinical background, becoming a professor, being nervous about being a new professor, taking on graduate students, how they have worked together of their years, and trying to pinpoint what worked so well in …
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Making sense of chaos in and out of science with Alyssa Adams
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1:03:07Ben chats with scientist and entrepreneurs Alyssa Adams about finding physics haphazardly, thinking heaven was their ceiling, conducting science on League of Legends, adapting to food insecurity, reaching their educational goals, being a procrastinator in high school, reaching evolutionary-like processes, and hosting an apocalyptic podcast. Alyssa …
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The Trek through science to fulfillment with Wes Marner
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1:06:37Ben chats with mentor and education programs manager Wes (Wesley) Marner about his first solar system book, how Star Trek inspired scientific curiosity, how finding a place that fully accepts you creates opportunities to grow, how emotions and information can inform mentees, being a father, and what to do if your mentor doesn't want to be on your c…
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An open review of 2021 with Laura Hernandez
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1:09:48Ben chats with professor and mentor supreme Laura Hernandez about the reflections of the last year, struggling to mentor through a pandemic, how sometimes you need to say "no", finding boundaries with your job, and the return of Zoe the Platypus in a new space adventure. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dee…
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Happy HolidayzzzzzzVon Ben Rush
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Science outreach, coding, and systems engineering with Victor Zavala and Olivia Dachel
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1:07:04Ben chats with engineering professor, Victor Zavala, and high school teacher, Olivia Dachel, about using videogames to teach kids, how science outreach can be useful 1 on 1 or with massive audiences through videogames, who inspired Victor to code, how to think like a systems engineer, how the kids like learning about agricultural runoff, and how do…
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Astrobiology, Tiktok scicomm, and speaking to aliens with Lena Vincent
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1:00:22Ben chats with Lena Vincent, MS, about her story going from marine biology to astrobiology, how they are both connected, her passion for communicating her work to others often via TikTok, TikTok science communication strategies, her double-edged curiosity, and her first conversation with an alien. Lena's TikTok page- https://www.tiktok.com/@charmqu…
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Communicating meteorology, lasers from planes, and improvised weather reports with Ankur Desai
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59:25Ben chats with Ankur Desai about being a nerd in grade school coding early computers, connecting with nature in the Boy Scouts, taking geology classes to go on field trips, shooting lasers out of planes, meteorologists loving Oklahoma, the importance of science communication, and improvised weather reports (did someone say it's snowing pillows?). P…
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Soils, team science, and battling imposter syndrome with Jo Handelsman
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1:02:02Ben chats with Jo Handelsman, scientist extraordinaire, about her journey from viewing pond water underneath the microscope to full professorship, trying to save our soils, working for the Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Obama Administration, and now directing the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery. They dive into how science still…
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Curiosity and equity in science, AND SPORES!! with fungal pathologist Christina Hull
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1:04:41Ben chats with fungal pathologist and professor Christina Hull about her insatiable curiosity for fungi, her passion for equity within science, her experience 3-D printing glow-in-the-dark fungal spores, and how a spore coat can almost deceive bouncers at the hottest clubs. Wisconsin Science Festival https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/ Patreon- h…
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Career transitions, magic economics, and durians with writer and comedian Jason Alt
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51:21Ben chats with comedian and writer Jason Alt about his journey from pursuring forensic chemistry, transitioning from pharmaceutical jobs to writing about games, successful management, and the consistent comedy through everything.... plus a stellar review of the made-up board game "Murdered by the femur of God" on the new hit hypothetical podcast Yi…
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Health science communication, "Potter!", and molten cookies with Lauren Schrader
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46:19Ben chats with podcast teammate Lauren Schrader about how she became interested in communication health sciences, what she hopes to share with rural communities, her involvement in the Harry Potter Society at Indiana University, and how the Earth is filled with molten chocolate chip cookies. Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/deeperthandata Twitter- …
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Enduring friendships, side hustles, and beet juicin' with scientist Jevin Lortie
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57:32Ben chats with his good friend and fellow scientist Jevin Lortie about his journey pivoting from cooking to neuroscience, their friendship over the years, his childhood room, how his science connects to his diet and family, and creating fad diets on a whim. Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/deeperthandata Twitter- https://twitter.com/deeperthandata …
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Identifying as a scientist, scicomm, and space rats with Julia Nepper, PhD
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1:03:18Scientist and fellow podcast teammate Julia Nepper chats with Ben about her journey, starting college at age 11, feeling in flow when doing science outreach, learning from failures, and trying to betray BEN! BEN OF ALL PEOPLE!!! Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/deeperthandata Twitter- https://twitter.com/deeperthandata Website- www.deeperthandata.m…
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How comedy and politics collide with Lauren Feldman and Dannagal Young
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57:48Ben chats with two guest, Dannagal Young and Lauren Feldman, about their work assessing how comedy and political identities collide, the psychological profiles of the left and right, and debating if your work has impact on the world. Plus they answer some of life's hardest questions like how do you teach a 17-legged dog to roll over and how can we …
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Purposeful living and mentorship with Professor Judi Simcox
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57:27Ben chats with Judi about her journey, how losing an important person in your life shapes your perspective, barrel racing, how Judi is and isn't a pressure cooker, effective ways of mentoring, and life as a lipid trying to return a magic eight ball before you are consumed by mitochondria. Podcast twitter- https://twitter.com/DeeperThanData Podcast …
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STEM in small business with entrepreneurial scientist Courtney Lawrence
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58:21Ben chats with high school friend and entrepreneurial scientist Courtney Lawrence about her journey through STEM, starting a small business, and some interesting facts about soap (also they pitch improvised soaps like "Wet Dog Soap" and "Ex-boyfriend Soap"). Courtney's soap company- www.minorobsession.co Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/deeperthand…
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Just a little audio note to let you know we are switching to a Wednesday episode release day. We'll be back with a new episode on 7-7!Von Ben Rush
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Passions, presenting, and parenting with professor Bryan Dewsbury
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1:08:59Ben chats with professor Bryan Dewsbury about his journey, his passion for teaching and equity, what Bryan's kids think he does, and killer rabbits. SABER seminar series: https://saberbio.wildapricot.org/Diversity_Inclusion TwitterVon Ben Rush
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"Why ya gotta wear slippers?" with Michael Wagner
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52:19Ben chats with Michael Wagner about being political science, being a former reporter & anchor, couples matching in academia, and both debate over pointless silly things for the betterment of all humankind.Von Ben Rush
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"Prince sits at my desk" with Bianca Baldridge
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1:12:43Ben chats with Bianca Baldridge about the challenges facing youth workers, education, chocolate, and why Prince is at Bianca's desk.Von Ben Rush
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"Am I a bat?" with Ana Bento
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1:17:39Ben chats with Ana Bento about fashion, COVID, science communication, failures, why the podcast exists, and what an octopus should wear at award ceremonies.Von Ben Rush
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"Like being on the dark side of the moon" with Anurag Agrawal
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59:22Ben chats with Anurag Agrawal about effective management styles, the failure he experienced teaching for the first time, and a mysterious chrysalis they hit with hammers. Plus an alternative intro theme called "Giggles". Rock on!Von Ben Rush
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The Deeper Than Data with Ben Rush podcast features conversation about the successes, failures, and vulnerability of science through stories and humor. Hear about it in this trailer! You can also learn more about the podcast by following... Twitter- https://www.twitter.com/deeperthandata Website-https://www.deeperthandata.media Facebook- https://ww…
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Discovering amazing places randomly with Amaya Atucha
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1:11:58Ben chats with Amaya Atucha about avocados, fitting-in, imposter syndrome, and improvised wine pairings in this fruitful episode.Von Ben Rush
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"Be chill, drink coffee, and destroy Godzilla" with Karthik Anantharaman
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1:04:00Ben chats with Karthik Anantharaman about the deep ocean, creating a catchphrase for the lab, and funding groundbreaking research with $7.Von Ben Rush
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"Gummy bears every time" with Beth Olsen
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1:05:10Ben chats with Beth Olsen about the science of breastfeeding, science communication, and the pivotal decision to choose gummy bears when you are trying to stop the all-powerful Ur-dragon in a choose your own adventure game. Follow the podcast on Twitter. Shout outs to Is This Science? and Mums In Science- both very much worth checking out!…
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"Can we get a herd of wallabies?" with Laura Hernandez
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1:05:46Ben chats with Laura Hernandez about what it's like being a mammal, breaking down when grants aren't funded, being a manager with heart, and the journey of Zoey, the platypus, through the empire of lizards in El Paso.Von Ben Rush
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Jumping out of cars with Alfonso Morales
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1:11:29Ben chats with Alfonso Morales about his life's journey, his path from the South West to Wisconsin, not getting into graduate school immediately, jumping out of cars, and selling random things to each other.Von Ben Rush
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Improvising chipmunks with Amy Zelenski
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51:31Ben chats with Amy Zelenski about her path through theater and acting, how empathy can make us better people and doctors, and an improv game with chipmunks.Von Ben Rush
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