Comments on: But Do These Jobs Actually Pay? http://thebillfold.com/2012/11/but-do-these-jobs-actually-pay/ Everything About Money You Were Too Polite To Ask Thu, 23 May 2013 07:33:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ghechr http://thebillfold.com/2012/11/but-do-these-jobs-actually-pay/#comment-25696 ghechr Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:33:37 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=18577#comment-25696 That TIME feature was so completely uninformative. It's like, "CHECK OUT THESE CREATIVE JOBS THAT PAY" but then don't tell you how much these people actually make (except for the nail artist). And almost everyone (save for the nail artist and the flute guy) said that the worst part of the job was the money. So... do they pay or not? That TIME feature was so completely uninformative. It’s like, “CHECK OUT THESE CREATIVE JOBS THAT PAY” but then don’t tell you how much these people actually make (except for the nail artist). And almost everyone (save for the nail artist and the flute guy) said that the worst part of the job was the money. So… do they pay or not?

]]> By: Megano! http://thebillfold.com/2012/11/but-do-these-jobs-actually-pay/#comment-25564 Megano! Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:36:59 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=18577#comment-25564 There is NO WAY that first guy is 23 and he started his business in 2007 AND worked for the army purchasing tanks. There is NO WAY that first guy is 23 and he started his business in 2007 AND worked for the army purchasing tanks.

]]> By: josefinastrummer http://thebillfold.com/2012/11/but-do-these-jobs-actually-pay/#comment-25562 josefinastrummer Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:14:49 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=18577#comment-25562 Well everyone has different definitions of what decent money is. I like to make my imaginary business plan for when I finally go out on my own freelancing as an ESL teacher and most people I know would cry when they see what I need/expect my take home pay to be. But my roommate and I figured that even with our sad little salaries, we only need half of that to live. So maybe the street artist only makes $20,000 a year, but if she can live on $10,000, like a lot of people can, $20,000 sounds pretty good to me! Also, if you really want to do something creative, you will work two other jobs to make it happen. It's really about priorities. Well everyone has different definitions of what decent money is. I like to make my imaginary business plan for when I finally go out on my own freelancing as an ESL teacher and most people I know would cry when they see what I need/expect my take home pay to be. But my roommate and I figured that even with our sad little salaries, we only need half of that to live. So maybe the street artist only makes $20,000 a year, but if she can live on $10,000, like a lot of people can, $20,000 sounds pretty good to me!

Also, if you really want to do something creative, you will work two other jobs to make it happen. It’s really about priorities.

]]> By: probs http://thebillfold.com/2012/11/but-do-these-jobs-actually-pay/#comment-25553 probs Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:54:02 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=18577#comment-25553 @probs http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/20/income-chart-webcomics-cartoonist-gambrell-estrada/ this article has links to her charts as well as some by Ryan Estrada, another comics person. @probs http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/20/income-chart-webcomics-cartoonist-gambrell-estrada/ this article has links to her charts as well as some by Ryan Estrada, another comics person.

]]> By: probs http://thebillfold.com/2012/11/but-do-these-jobs-actually-pay/#comment-25550 probs Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:43:07 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=18577#comment-25550 Mike, check out Dorothy Gambrell's detailed breakdown of how much money she makes as a comics author/illustrator. As someone who likes financial transparency, I think you'd really enjoy it. Spoiler alert: it's not a ton of money. Mike, check out Dorothy Gambrell’s detailed breakdown of how much money she makes as a comics author/illustrator. As someone who likes financial transparency, I think you’d really enjoy it. Spoiler alert: it’s not a ton of money.

]]> By: deepomega http://thebillfold.com/2012/11/but-do-these-jobs-actually-pay/#comment-25546 deepomega Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:07:47 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=18577#comment-25546 Basically, if you want to do creative shit and also make money you have two options. Be incredibly good and astoundingly lucky and just make it as a fine artist, or be one of those things and make it as a commercial artist. I chose the latter, and it's working out so far, but I have to suck it up and work on projects I don't like about half the time. Basically, if you want to do creative shit and also make money you have two options. Be incredibly good and astoundingly lucky and just make it as a fine artist, or be one of those things and make it as a commercial artist. I chose the latter, and it’s working out so far, but I have to suck it up and work on projects I don’t like about half the time.

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