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…
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Sermons and Audio of Covenant Presbyterian Church of Chicago
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The New Has Come, 2 Corinthians 5.11-21
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25:14Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Epiphany_021625…
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Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Epiphany_020925_order…
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Nothing New Under the Sun, Ecclesiastes 1.1-14
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25:44Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Epiphany_011925…
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It Was Very Good, Genesis 1.26-2.3
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25:42Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Epiphany_011225…
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Your Light Has Come, Isaiah 60:1-7
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22:52Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. EpiphanySunday_2025…
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A Great High Priest, Hebrews 4.14-16
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22:37Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Christmastide_122924…
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The Incarnate Word, John 1:1-14
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12:07Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. LC-2024…
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God’s One and Only Son, Hebrews 1: 1-4
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21:38Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Advent_121524…
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Perfect Patience, 1 Timothy 1.12-17
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22:33Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Advent_120824…
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It’s Not Angels That He Helps, Hebrews 2.10-18
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22:18Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_120124…
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Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_112424…
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Life and Godliness, 2 Peter 1.3-11
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23:16Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_111724…
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Prayers for All People, 1 Timothy 2.1-7
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23:53Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_111024…
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Honor Everyone, 1 Peter 2.13-17
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25:35Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_110324…
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The Things that are God’s, Matthew 22.15-22
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25:35Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. -Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_102724…
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Now You Are God’s People, 1 Peter 2.9-12
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24:52Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_102024…
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Love One Another, 1 Peter 1.22-2.3
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22:25Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_101324…
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Set Your Hope, 1 Peter 1.13-21
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26:13Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_100624…
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Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_092924…
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Salt and Light, Matthew 5.13-16
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23:31Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_092224…
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So You Are A King? John 18.33-40
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26:42Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_091524…
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A Prayer for the Night, Psalm 62
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25:35Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_090824…
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Follow the order of worship below along with streamed service above. Feel free to view the order online or download it here. Live-streamed service available Sundays 9am until 12:30pm CST. If you’re traveling or homebound and miss that window, you can email streaming@covenantchicago.org to get a link to the service. Pentecost_090124…
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