Creative Success = Financial Balance with Flexible Budget Plans As a creative individual, dealing with irregular income can be daunting. In this episode of From "Creative Passion To Profit", titled "How Creatives Can Budget for Regular Income," I, Mahmood, tackle one of the biggest challenges faced by those in the arts and creative world—budgeting. Have you ever felt the high of being fully booked and having commissions flying off the shelves, only to be met with silence and income droughts the following month? You're not alone. But here's the good news: with a little planning, you can smooth out those financial ups and downs. In this episode, I'll share three simple steps to help you build a budgeting system that fits your lifestyle and supports your creative ambitions. You'll learn how to determine your essential baseline expenses, create a financial buffer for quiet months, and implement a flexible yet simple budgeting method that allows you to thrive creatively and financially. You'll also have some homework tasks... Timestamped Summary: [00:00:00] Introduction to challenges of budgeting with erratic income. [00:00:58] Step 1: Determine your baseline expenses. [00:02:12] Step 2: Build a financial buffer for quieter months. [00:03:46] Step 3: Apply a simple, discipline-based budget system. [00:04:58] Homework: Calculate baseline expenses and track income. Mentioned in this episode: Training Training Training Find out more about Budgetwhizz Find out more about Budgetwhizz Budgetwhizz…
The Spin Chagrin, a concept that finds Frank having to watch a movie he's never seen before based on the random spin of a wheel filled with off-the-wall genres, continues into its fourth year. All the categories are quotables from Frank himself. In this episode, Frank's category was "Chris Leftovers.” For this category, he watched thirteen movies, but focuses on two - the wrestlers-fight-aliens movie The Unbreakable Bunch, starring Glacier, Diamond Dallas Page, Meng, and other WCW wrestlers of old, and the basketball movie Uncle Drew, starring Kyrie Irving and a slew of other cameos.…
The Spin Chagrin, a concept that finds Frank having to watch a movie he's never seen before based on the random spin of a wheel filled with off-the-wall genres, continues into its fourth year. All the categories are quotables from Frank himself. In this episode, Frank's category was "You Can't Give the TV AIDS.” For this category, he watched and reviewed four different movies although only two are featured. They include the little known horror movies, Fatima's Revenge and The Coldness, plus a Korean virus thriller Deranged and the third installment of the Cabin Fever series.…
The Spin Chagrin, a concept that finds Frank having to watch a movie he's never seen before based on the random spin of a wheel filled with off-the-wall genres, continues into its fourth year. All the categories are quotables from Frank himself. In this episode, Frank's category was "An Auntie Anne's Pretezel with Google Eyes.” For this category, he watched and reviewed the sequel to what he reviewed in episode 138 - Revolt of the Empire of the Apes from 2017. Frank also updates us on his trip to Thailand with some food chat and what he watched on the plane, including 2024's AI horror AfrAId.…
As Frank continues his vacation, the 2 Guys are releasing a series of "interludes," watchalongs with terrible movies that give a glimpse into the oft-referenced Saturday night Zoom calls that Frank, Chris, and friend of the podcast Orion Wellmaker have. This watchalong is...something. The movie is titled L.A. AIDS Jabber, and if those words don't make sense to you, don't feel bad. This is about a man who contracts HIV and then goes around stabbing people with syringes of his blood.…
As Frank continues his vacation, the 2 Guys are releasing a series of "interludes," watchalongs with terrible movies that give a glimpse into the oft-referenced Saturday night Zoom calls that Frank, Chris, and friend of the podcast Orion Wellmaker have. This watchalong is for the much-derided 2008 sequel to Boogeyman, featuring Jigsaw himself, Tobin Bell.…
As we start a new year, Frank and Chris will occasionally be covering random films that haven't been featured on the podcast yet, whether that's because the film simply didn't fit into a category, Frank doesn't like it as much as audiences or critics, etc. Hence, the 2 Guys start the year with something a little off-the-wall for them, rewatching and reviewing Three Amigos, the 1986 comedy starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase, and directed by John Landis.…
As Frank is on vacation in Thailand, he gives us the most chagrin he experienced on his flights around the globe. This week, he covers 2024's adaptation of It Ends with Us, a movie most known for its recent controversy with Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. We also talk airports and Thai food.
The Spin Chagrin, a concept that finds Frank having to watch a movie he's never seen before based on the random spin of a wheel filled with off-the-wall genres, continues into its fourth year. All the categories are quotables from Frank himself. In this episode, Frank's category was "Genital Union.” For this category, he watched and reviewed four different movies: the polyamorous Challengers, starring Zendaya and directed by Luca Guadagnino, the recent addition to Max, the horror film The Front Room, starring Brandy, a softcore porn adaptation of The Grudge from 2004 called The Dollhouse, and the 1976 “comedy” Pure as a Lily.…
The Spin Chagrin, a concept that finds Frank having to watch a movie he's never seen before based on the random spin of a wheel filled with off-the-wall genres, continues into its third year; the twist this year is that all the categories are quotables from Frank himself. In this episode, Frank's category was "This is Frank Pellicone.” For this category, he watched and reviewed one movie officially, 2022's Taiwanese horror The Sadness. However, he also watched a number of other movies including 2024's Heretic starring Hugh Grant, the 2007 found footage thriller Exhibit A, a yacht rock documentary, and 2024's found footage throwback Haunted Ulster Live.…
This week, the 2 Guys 5 Movies podcast deep dives into a film that has never made a list before – the 2015 western survival/revenge film The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Finally, if you have your own ideas for the podcast, you can also email us with list suggestions at 2guys5movies@gmail.com , and thank you all for listening and your support.…
The Spin Chagrin, a concept that finds Frank having to watch a movie he's never seen before based on the random spin of a wheel filled with off-the-wall genres, continues into its third year; the twist this year is that all the categories are quotables from Frank himself. In this episode, Frank's category was "Bad Mouth Feel.” For this category, he watched and reviewed only one movie: the 2016 animated movie Sausage Party with voice work by Seth Rogen, Michael Cera, Kristen Wiig, Paul Rudd, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Craig Robinson, and others.…
The Spin Chagrin, a concept that finds Frank having to watch a movie he's never seen before based on the random spin of a wheel filled with off-the-wall genres, continues into its third year; the twist this year is that all the categories are quotables from Frank himself. In this episode, Frank's category was "Wiley Coyote-esque Ways.” For this category, he watched and reviewed two different movies: the 2016 Turkish adult animated movie Bad Cat and the recent Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Chris Evans Christmas action movie Red One.…
In this episode, we’re diving into Frank’s top five favorite films from 1974, 1984, 1994, and 2004. We’ll be talking about what made these movies special, how they influenced the film industry, and why they still matter today. From The Godfather Part II to Pulp Fiction , Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , we’re covering a mix of classics that shaped cinema. Tune in for a fun discussion about some of the most iconic and important films from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s!…
The Spin Chagrin, a concept that finds Frank having to watch a movie he's never seen before based on the random spin of a wheel filled with off-the-wall genres, continues into its third year; the twist this year is that all the categories are quotables from Frank himself. In this episode, Frank's category was "Postmodern Tech Bum Fight. For this, he reviewed two movies - the Michael Jai White 2009 movie Blood and Bone and the recent follow-up to the 1987 Street Trash, also titled Street Trash.…
The Spin Chagrin, a concept that finds Frank having to watch a movie he's never seen before based on the random spin of a wheel filled with off-the-wall genres, continues into its third year; the twist this year is that all the categories are quotables from Frank himself. In this episode, Frank's category was "Listen.” For this category, he watched and reviewed two horror movies: 2024's religious horror Thine Ears Shall Bleed and 2019's Silence & Darkness.…
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