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How to stop being weird about money (w/ Paco de Leon)

2025/2/10
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Paco de Leon
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Paco de Leon: 我认为艺术家们经常收入过低，并且认为关注金钱会腐蚀他们的创造力。但事实是，我们必须擅长赚钱，因为我们的自由岌岌可危。我们需要利用金钱的力量来改变剥削，从而获得创作和影响的自由。我希望通过分享我的知识，帮助更多的人实现财务自由。

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This chapter explores the unique financial challenges faced by artists and freelancers, emphasizing the importance of reframing the relationship with money from a source of corruption to a tool for empowerment and creative freedom. It highlights the importance of understanding personal finances as a path to self-discovery and control.
  • The relationship between money and creativity needs reframing; money isn't corrupting but empowering.
  • Financial management is crucial for pursuing passions.
  • There are no universal answers to financial management; each person's approach is unique.
  • Money is a proxy for power, enabling artists to create, influence, and combat exploitation.

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Talking about money can feel confusing and awkward, but it doesn’t have to be. Paco de Leon is a financial planner and author of the book Finance for the People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances. Paco joins Chris to discuss ways everyone – but particularly freelancers and artists – can reframe their conversations and shift their mindset from “money corrupts” to “money gives you the power and freedom to create more art”. Whether it’s advising parents how to talk about money to their children or learning how to set a premium price for your skill, Paco shares tips to help you increase your profits – and transform your confidence around money.

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