Inside the Artists Wallet: Realizing Trade Offs & Carving Alternative Plans

We’re back with another episode of Inside the Artist’s Wallet. For those of you joining us for the first time, Inside the Artist’s Wallet is a YouTube collaboration between me and Stefanie of The Broke and Beautiful Life where we talk with artist’s who are living the dream and not starving to death. If you missed it, you can check out our first series featuring Patrick Judd here. Today we’re starting a new series featuring Kitty Ostapowicz, an aspiring television and movie actress with several really cool credits under her belt. Our first episode with Kitty focuses on how she picked the school she picked, what inspired her to pursue a life in the arts and how she realistically balanced getting a solid education with funding limitations. Whether you’re an artist or an engineer, at one point or another, you’ve likely subscribed to the view of an accepted “path” or “formula” for achieving your career goals. In today’s episode of Inside the Artists Wallet, we speak with actress, Kitty Ostapowicz, who has spent her life carving alternate paths.  Paths she may not have originally anticipated, but paths that have left her with a great sense of security and confidence in the continued pursuit of her dreams. Please join us today as we explore the start of that journey with Kitty.

Season 01 Episode 04: Realizing Trade Offs and Carving Alternate Paths

Kitty Ostapowicz is a New York City actress who has spent the last several years breaking into the movie and television business. After hustling her butt off and taking on quite a few student loans to pay for her bachelor's degree in musical theater, she headed for the bright lights of Broadway... where she wound up slinging drinks and taking on all sorts of side hustles to pay her bills. Thanks to the nest egg she built up during those years, she's recently been able to dedicate herself full-time to chasing her dreams and auditioning for new projects.

0:00-1:00: Background and Introduction.

1:01-2:59: Choosing a College.

3:00-6:36: Student Loan Payoff.  

6:37-8:25: Should You Temporarily Sacrifice Your Goal to Stay Realistic?

Join us next time on Inside the Artists Wallet as we learn more about Kitty and the unique path she took toward her artistic dreams. For all the latest episodes, follow Inside the Artists Wallet on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel! Thanks for watching, sharing, and talking money with us!