Looking Beyond the Difficult Moment, Jon DiSavino of Short Story Today
A graduate of a fine arts college who pursued acting as a young adult, Jon DiSavino took on a different role as a father to raise his daughter and put his family “on solid ground.” The acting bug never left, though. Jon shares his personal finance journey through acting like a young person and how he approaches it nowadays after retiring from his “day job.”
- The Origin of Jon’s passion for the stage and theater
- Actors as a combination of independent contractors, freelancers, and small business owners
- Facing the instability of income as a young actor
- The role of periodic unemployment income in the lives of many actors
- The shifting of the notion that personal finance is personal and should not be included in school curricula
- Changing priorities with the birth of Jon’s daughter
- The challenges of repeated rejections as an actor
- Paychecks as an actor in a union member
- What Jon would tell his 18-year-old self about his future finances
- Desperately wandering around Manhattan at age 24 looking for work
- Looking beyond the moment during times of difficulties and isolation
- Having the will to make something of life
- Building a personal brand post-retirement
- Connecting with the community of emerging writers via Twitter and using Short Story Today podcast to help others
- The powerful role a good credit rating has played in Jon’s life
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