Freelance Finance: Recent Episodes
94.9FM ZUMIX Radio
Freelance Finance is a show where we get in depth and personal about the lives of freelancers -- artistic, professional and financial. 94.9FM ZUMIX Radio is a community station powered by youth, broadcasting the voices and culture of Boston youth through music, stories and bilingual conversation. Produced and hosted by David Ira Roth, an enrolled agent and investment advisor representative of Newly Wealth LLC.
We chat with John Warren about his top tax tips for freelancers. He tells us about his background, his practice, and speaks about the Enrolled Agent (E.A.) profession. We read some Haikus about taxes, and he takes a quiz based on the song "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon.
We chat with Lloyd Rosenberg about music, contracts, booking at the Spire. He talks about what you should and shouldn't do when sending over a booking inquire.
We chat with Joel and Fen about the financials of the Vindor. We also hear some awesome examples of what the Vindor sounds like!
We chat with Kathleen about healthcare, income, and the overall state of freelance life in Boston.
Aletta and I speak about retirement contributions, free VITA tax centers, and when the Roth IRA was created.
We discussed:
- How Sam went from his prom date not dancing with him to competing, winning, and performing salsa dancing
- The basics of meditation and the 6-week mindfulness program he has put together
- Examples of how you can save money on your insurance
- Most importantly, we played "Life Insurance: Would it Pay Out? Let's Find Out!"
We chat with Tricia about how she got into financial planning, and also some helpful tips for freelancers.
Ben shares the essentials of what we need to know about estate planning. We also go into examples of celebrities who either did or did not have estate plans and what you can learn from that.
We chat with Mark about what got him inspired to play sax, booking his first gigs, and his teaching career.
We chat with Elisa about her career and her first hand experiences with estate planning.
Tom performs live and we chat about booking at bars and clubs. I can feel it coming in the air tonight.
We chat with Molly about her career and the pending lawsuit with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
John talks some truth about the classical freelance world, also plays some live solo trombone jams.
We talk with Sami and Kaz and disagree about whether or not Boston or New York is better.
We chat to Mariana about her life and career as a musician, including her time in Argentina and Berklee College of Music.
Guitarist and Composer Nick Grondin talks about balancing work and family life. We hear some compositions from his band, as well as a few covers.
CEO of Media Shower, Sir John Hargrave, talks about his experience employing freelancers, and shares some valuable business tips.
Julia Ryan & Kristina Carroll from the Boston Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture chat about some of the great programs that are available for artists in Boston.
Recorded at Zumix Radio in East Boston.
Freelance Finance is the show were we go in depth in the financial and personal lives of Boston based freelancers. It is hosted by David Ira Roth and airs Thursdays on 94.9FM in Boston (WZMR - Zumix Radio).