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Actor, Inc.: How to Get the Next Gig--And Still Pay Your Rent [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 160 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 226x152x10 mm, weight: 227 g, Figures; Illustrations, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Sep-2007
  • Leidėjas: Heinemann Educational Books,U.S.
  • ISBN-10: 0325010722
  • ISBN-13: 9780325010724
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 160 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 226x152x10 mm, weight: 227 g, Figures; Illustrations, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Sep-2007
  • Leidėjas: Heinemann Educational Books,U.S.
  • ISBN-10: 0325010722
  • ISBN-13: 9780325010724
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Raktažodžiai:
Each year thousands of actors descend upon New York City, Los Angeles, and other major cities with dreams of making it big. But of the 100,000 or more professional actors in the U.S. only about 2 to 3 percent of them actually earn a living on stage or screen. It's a tough business, and even talented people give up the profession due to financial insecurity. Too bad they didn't read Actor, Inc.
You've got to pay your dues before you pay the rent - that's why so many actors find themselves waiting on tables while waiting for parts. Actor, Inc. sees it differently. Jamie Grady shows you how to take charge, blend your personal and professional lives, and become an artistic entrepreneur. Grady leaves the artistry to you but shows you basic money-management techniques for staying afloat, and more advanced ideas that give you the financial freedom to get ahead.
Grady interviews members of the field for tips on everything a professional actor should know not only to survive but to make a living - and maybe even retire one day:
  • defining success to avoid failure
  • setting financial goals you can reach
  • organizing an efficient home office - even if it's only your couch
  • managing your time so you don't run out of it
  • prioritizing your spending when saving is a priority
  • making debt go away…and stay away
  • investing for retirement even if you aren't established
  • making sure Uncle Sam gets his so he doesn't get you.
Don't become a starving artist. With its resources, exercises, forms, and street smarts, Actor, Inc. is the book that makes acting work for you.
Introduction
1(7)
Why You Should Read This Book
1(2)
Defining Success
3(1)
The Idea Behind Actor, Inc.
4(1)
Additional Contributors
5(1)
Action Items
6(2)
The Artistic Entrepreneur
8(11)
The Home Office
8(2)
Notes from the Field: The Whole Desk Thing
10(1)
MySpace and Other Social Network Sites
11(1)
A Business Plan for Actors
12(4)
Notes from the Field: Thinking About Your Career as a Business
16(2)
Action Items
18(1)
The Principles of Time Management
19(21)
Three of the Seven Habits
19(3)
Focus on the Things That Matter Most
22(1)
Notes from the Field: Paying Your Dues
23(2)
A Time Management Exercise
25(10)
Using a Time Management Matrix
35(1)
Review, Evaluate, and Repeat
36(1)
Notes from the Field: Opportunities in the Regional Theatre Market
37(2)
Action Items
39(1)
Fiscal Management of Your Career
40(16)
Four Financial Truths
40(3)
Notes from the Field: Pain Is a Very Good Teacher
43(3)
Your Money or Your Life
46(1)
Recording Your Spending Habits
47(6)
Determining Your Net Worth
53(2)
Action Items
55(1)
Fiscal Planning and Goal Setting
56(19)
Pay Yourself First
57(1)
Notes from the Field: A Note on Saving
58(1)
Establishing Financial Goals
59(1)
Paying Off and Managing Bad Debt
60(3)
Establishing a Cash Reserve Fund
63(2)
Short-Term Savings
65(2)
Long-Term and Retirement Savings
67(2)
How Much Money Should I Save?
69(1)
My Second Financial Advisor: My Father
70(1)
Learn More
71(1)
Scaring You Straight to the Bank
71(2)
Notes from the Field: When Should I Pay Attention to My Investment Strategy?
73(1)
Action Items
74(1)
Understanding Common Tax Laws
75(16)
Understanding Common Tax Forms
76(6)
Tuition and Fees Deductions
82(1)
Tax and Credits
83(2)
Itemized Deductions
85(4)
Keeping Proper Records
89(1)
Action Items
90(1)
Taxes and the Actor
91(7)
Qualified Performing Artists
91(2)
Deductions for Actors
93(1)
Notes from the Field: Why Join Equity?
94(1)
Preparing Your Taxes
95(1)
Tax Preparation Software
95(1)
The W-4 Form
96(1)
Action Items
97(1)
Other Important Information to Consider
98(8)
Notes from the Field: How I Got My Equity Card
98(1)
Unemployment Compensation
99(1)
Bank Service Charges and Fees
100(1)
Credit Cards
101(1)
Standard Monthly Bills
101(2)
Financial Management Software
103(1)
Credit Reports
104(1)
Debunking the American Dream
104(1)
Notes from the Field: Financial Pornography
105(1)
Action Items
105(1)
Your Business Team
106(11)
Agents
107(2)
Notes from the Field: Good Impressions
109(1)
Managers
110(1)
Notes from the Field: Keeping Professional and Cultivating Contacts
110(3)
Tax Accountants
113(2)
Financial Planners
115(1)
Notes from the Field: What Do I Pay Attention To?
116(1)
Action Items
116(1)
Conclusion
117(6)
Corporation You
117(1)
Having Plans, Setting Goals, and Implementing Action
118(2)
Action Item
120(3)
Appendices Tax Forms
123(8)
Appendix A Form 1040 2006
122(2)
Appendix B Schedules A & B
124(2)
Appendix C Schedule C
126(2)
Appendix D Form W-4 2007
128(3)
Bibliography and Other Suggested Reading 131(4)
Resources and Information 135(4)
Biographies 139