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Money Management for the Creative Person: Right Brain Strategies to Build Your Bank Account and Find the Financial Freedom to Create

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As a novelist and short story writer, and as a college writing instructor, I have read--literally--hundreds of books on the writing craft, the writing life, grammar, inspiration, technique, biographies of writers, finding an agent, and on and on and on.

However, until now, no one--until Mr. Silber, that is--has spent any time talking about the four most important aspects of a creative life: career management, time management, self-promotion, and now, MONEY MANAGEMENT FOR THE CREATIVE PERSON. As someone who has read and seen remarkable results from his previous three books, I am equally excited about putting into practice the principles Silber describes in Money Management.

Too often among "creative" people, topics like self-promotion and money are considered dirty, somehow beneath them. "Leave us alone," they say, "we want to work on our art." If there is one principle or theme that runs through Money Management, it's this: in order to sustain a situation that will support your creativity, you have to earn money. From there, Lee gives us creatives dozens of new paradigms for how we can and should view money. While Silber's book provides excellent, practical examples on how you can begin attracting more money into your life, his main mission seems to be changing your thinking. Because he knows that if he can change your thinking process about money to a more productive one, the details will follow.

Do yourself a favor and buy all of Lee Silber's books. If you're temporarily short on cash (that is, until you finish Money Management), just buy MM and Self-Promotion for the Creative Person. Good luck.

Little did I know that AFTER I thought I'd never see the "light of day" concerning my finances, that this book would come into my life. It's informative, funny, well written, and just a great book for everyone. I've given it out to a couple of friends and then I thought, "Hey, GO BUY YOUR OWN!" Lee Silber is an author that makes it easy for someone, like me, that doesn't read a great deal, to flash those pages quicker than the remote on my TV. Thanks Lee! I can now go to sleep feeling like I can use your guides and NOT have to worry about what the Hell is going to take place tomorrow!

I purchased this book after reading all the reviews and have to say that I'm a bit disappointed in it. Lord knows, artists could use a pep talk or two to keep going, but I found more pep talks than concrete advice in this book. I was hoping to get ideas on how an artist could practically apply artistic skills towards full-time or freelance employment. While the author gives many examples of now-famous artists and the low-paying jobs that they took before hitting the big time, he doesn't really give practical advice about using your artistic skills to get a decent-paying job that allows you to practice your art. He sometimes sort of starts with this: He talks about how some singers are living off song royalties, which is great, but how about filling in some steps as to how one might do that? Do you just copyright the sheet music and send it around? It sounds naive, but since his financial advice is geared towards beginners, why shouldn't his job/career advice be as well? His tips on frugal living are fine, but I have read them in books related to frugal living. I was hoping for a bit more practical career/finance advice from this book, as one who is working a low-paying job that gives me little time for my artistic endeavors.

I just finished this book and it's amazing! With most books I just read it then put it away forever. With Money Management for the Creative Person I am already putting Mr. Silber's valuable advice to work. What is so great about this book is that you not only get a ton of financial advice, but inspiration to keep creating in the face of adversity. The book it packed with real life stories from himself, celebrities and real-life people. It's very motivating. I highly recommend this book even if you feel like your finances are in order and you don't need help.

...and reading Mr. Silbers book has convinced me of this. Mr. Silber shows you how to set goals for money management and artistic endeavors without putting your life on hold. You can pay your bills and still pursue your art. This book shows you the way and explains how it is all about choices. The choices we make. The author's writing style makes the book fun to read and his easy to understand philosophy makes it believable.

Lee Silber is a flat-out genius when it comes to teaching the business side of life to artists (right-brainers) who may have a block about such key issues as money management, promotion, and career choices. For everyone who has a starving artist in your family, do them and yourself a favor and get them a copy of this book. These books are well-written, funny, entertaining, and are taught by a man who has learned how to combine practicality with great creativity. This is a must read.

This book was an excellent read, helpful, and gets you brainstorming. It gives advice that motivates one to look for opportunities and to use one's strengths, which is to find creative ways to make more money and save more money.

It is definitely a great book to get you started and thinking about how to be smart about money and an artist. Lee Silber adds comedy and fun facts to the information making one's efforts to handle finances a little more approachable. This book opens your eyes and gets you thinking, the rest just takes action and more learning about investing, budgeting, cutting back on costs, and creating more opportunities to increase income.

When reading a book about finance, you'd think the writing style would be dry and boring. Not so with Lee Silber's MONEY MANAGEMENT FOR THE CREATIVE PERSON! Mr. Silber has written a book that's full of useful financial info, and being one who makes a living as an artist, I found myself nodding in agreement on many of the pages. The book was really easy to read, full of humor and wisdom, and I found myself laughing out loud numerous times! I enjoyed this book so much that I've begun reading his other title, SELF-PROMOTION FOR THE CREATIVE PERSON.

Money Management for the Creative Person is an exciting informative guide to finding the financial freedom to create and the tools to promote and market your creations. This unique book differs from others on finance because it explains how money works to creative people who are usually bored or confused by the subject. It is fun to read, full of humorous and inspiring examples, stories, quotes with practical solutions to financial and career issues.
Award-winning author Lee Silber provides inspiration, ideas and insights into the business side of creativity. He helps you maximize your productivity, negotiate better deals, avoid costly mistakes and make business decisions based on sound financial strategy.
Anyone who uses money, has artistic talent, owns a business or would like to, can benefit from MONEY MANAGEMENT FOR THE CREATIVE PERSON.
Reviwed by Maryanne Raphael, Writers World

Who is Lee Silber and why is it that he has so many great ideas? I have read every one of his books, and I can tell you that there is no one more in tune with the needs of the creative person. Money Mangement is no exception. The artist, writer, filmmaker, etc. type is usually a bit too busy to slow down and think about consequences, but Lee reminds us that we can manage our lives exceptionally well putting into practice a few simple principles.

This is a MUST HAVE...as is the remainder of his collection of books...