We’re dreamers, pie-in-the-sky merchants.
We’re no good with numbers.
We’re an accountant’s nightmare, turning up with a shoebox full of receipts — and half the receipts missing.
We don’t have a head for business. So we end up working for peanuts.
What money we do get, we let slip through our fingers.
And secretly, this is the way we like it. Better a starving artist than a suit or a sellout.
At least, that’s the received wisdom.
But if you like challenging conventional wisdom, you may enjoy this story about two creative people and their relationship with money (and other things).
By following the story of Jay and Oscar, you’ll see how a few small decisions and actions can have big consequences — creatively and personally as well as financially — as the years go by.
The book concludes with an explanation of the 5 Big Money Mistakes you need to avoid if you want to succeed as a creative business owner — whether you’re a freelancer, independent artist or creative entrepreneur.
So if you want to sidestep these mistakes and achieve your creative and commercial ambitions, download the ebook and read it right away.
You are welcome to republish short excerpts from this ebook, as long as you link back to LateralAction.com/MoneyMistakes for attribution.
Feel free to share the ebook in its entirety with anyone you think might find it helpful.
“OK so what do I DO about the mistakes?”
I’m glad you asked that. 
Enter your email address in the box below to claim your free copy of the audio seminar I’ve recorded with Sarah: 5 Essential Money Skills for Creative People. In it, we go through each of the mistakes described in the book and tell you what to do instead…
More details of the audio seminar on this page.
Mark McGuinness
I’m a poet who earns a living as a coach and trainer for creative professionals, based at LateralAction.com.
This ebook was born out of my collaboration with Sarah Thelwall, founder of MyCake.org and an expert on financial management for creative businesses.
