I shouldn’t have gone to university.
Actors should take acting classes and personal finance classes not learn about the history of Canadian theatre.
We need to learn how to get a day job that won’t destroy our souls. We need to learn how to pay taxes. When you do finally get an acting gig you get this big chunk of money. But no one from university told me you first have to remit your HST or the CRA will come and break your legs. That’s their money. Then you need to pay the base income tax rate of 30% minus business expenses. But figure out those expenses later.
The intricacies of being an adult. Highly overrated. But worth getting a handle on sooner rather than later.
Freelancing means you have to do it all.
In the Q&A on today’s show we hear from listeners in Seattle, Vancouver and London. We talk about happiness, how to get back into acting after a long break and whether to join the union or not (Yes!)
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