Todays episode is all about personal finance for artists, why it's so important and how to get a handle on your own financial situation. Luckily Mati Rose McDonough and Christina Empedocles, creators of Money Bootcamp for Artists and Creatives agreed to come on and share their expertise. Mati and Christina are both artists. On top of that Mati's artist business involves teaching online art classes, a creative business class and running artist retreats. Christina is well on her way to becoming a certified financial planner and channeled her interest in business and personal finance for artists into her blog/business Sm-artly. I think this is such an important topic because a solid financial foundation is a huge advantage for those of us who want to become self employed doing what we love. As a big personal finance nerd myself, we had A LOT to talk about and I had to split this interview up! Make sure to stay tuned for parts 1 and 2!