Dave Ramsey

Finances are a very important part of life.  Whether you are a stay at home mom, a business owner, or a struggling musician, your financial outcomes can affect your life drastically.  I am currently taking a business finance class and I am learning how to budget and handle finances for my business.  This has really made me think about, not only my business but my personal views on how I handle my finances.  This has made me interested in getting rid of my debt and saving money so when my husband and I expand our family, our children will be well taken care of.  Who better to help with this part of my life then Dave Ramsey.

Dave Ramsey is very familiar with how you can be financially set one minute and then have nothing the next.  Ramsey is a financial author and motivational speaker, who help people manage their finances with his program Financial Peace University.  I first heard of this program a couple of years ago in my church, and now have many friends and family members who have benefitted from its classes.  Ramsey has classes for churches, military personnel, correctional facilities, nonprofit organizations, high school students, college students, and even businesses (Ramsey, Dave Ramsey Homepage, 2012). 

Performing for Love or Money

     Working in the entertainment industry can be a rollercoaster of emotions, jobs, and especially money.  The life of a performer definitely comes with its challenges, but many people are willing to go through the struggle, for the ultimate adrenaline rush of being on stage.

     Over the last couple of months, I have written about different performers in the Tampa Bay area.  All of them being very talented and living the daily grind of a performer.  Not knowing if a contract is going to be renewed, or when the next move is going to be, or when you are no longer the “it” performer can be very scary.  But all of these performers love what they do and the money does not matter.  Exposure is a big key to success but some performers choose to stay local and not take that next step into stardom.