Repaid: An Artist's Guide to Student Loans and Financial Self-Advocacy
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (538 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1503138062 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"This is an essential book for any artist facing the" according to Amazon Customer. This is an essential book for any artist facing the unenviable task of repaying student debt. A clear, concise, engaging read with an approachability that makes you feel empowered to set your course straight financially. I will buy it for everyone I know who went to graduate school to pursue their creative dreams. It's required reading and turns an often shame-inducing subject into a palatable and relatabl. "A great resource for artists" according to TSbklyn. This book is so helpful. It breaks down student loans and budgeting into something that actually makes sense. For an artist struggling with student loans, this is an incredible tool.. Amazon Customer said I am not good with money or finances and I could actually understand. This book is written so clearly. I am not good with money or finances and I could actually understand the world of student loans for the first time. A great handbook.
How do you plan for the future with a volatile income, when success does not necessarily equal financial stability? How do you pursue your art and still manage to pay your monthly student loan bill? Repaid explains student loan consolidation and repayment, budgeting on an erratic income, health care, and unemployment for artists. Artists in the United States are graduating from training programs with unsustainable student debt. Artists need to know they are not alone, and their student debt can be repaid.
It should be on the required reading list of every training program." -Richard Feldman, Associate Director, Juilliard Drama Division "The AFSG has demystified the treacherous maze of student loans, showing not only artists, but all students, how to navigate the daunting transition from training to career." -Janet Zarish, Head of Acting at NYU Graduate Acting "As practicing artists themselves, AFSG's combination of empathetic concern and sound practical advice puts them at the forefront of the movement to save a whole generation of artists from mortgaging their artistic futures." -Ron Van Lieu, Lloyd Richards Professor of Acting, Yale School of Drama . From the Back Cover "Matthew Carlson and the AFSG have prepared a document for us which may be one of the most valuable nuts and bolts handbooks that I have read on how to be an artist." -David Costabile, Broadway, TV & film actor (Breaking Bad, Lincoln) "A practical and invaluable gu
He is also a co-founder of the Artists Financial Support Group (AFSG), a non-profit that seeks to educate artists about student loans and budgeting on an erratic income. . Matthew Carlson is an accomplished stage actor, playwright, and screenwriter. Matthew received both his MFA and $100,000 in student loan debt from the presti