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brokeGIRLrich was a personal finance blog chronicling the financial life of an American stage manager from 2013-2025.
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What started out in 2013 as a way to track my progress paying off student loans, grew to focus on side hustles, budgeting, outside work and general personal finance. Some archived posts are now stored on this website.
FINANCIAL LITERACY PRESENTATIONS
2024 University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts - Advanced Stage Management Class
Personal Finance Tips for Arts Professionals ​
2023 University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts - Advanced Stage Management Class
Personal Finance Tips for Arts Professionals
2022 University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts - Advanced Stage Management Class
Personal Finance Tips for Arts Professionals
2021 TheatreArtLife
Personal Finance Tips for Artists Webinar
2021 University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts - Advanced Stage Management Class
Personal Finance Tips for Arts Professionals
2020 Year of the Stage Manager 2020/21
Personal Finance 101 Webinar
2019 Broadway Stage Management Symposium
Fiscal Health for Stage Managers Panel
PODCASTS
Let's Work for Ourselves - Financially Savvy with Melissa Bondar
Financial Literacy in the Arts with Melissa Bondar​
2021 Half Hour Call
Stage Manage Your Money! | Budgeting | Let's Talk About Money! (ft. Mel from brokeGIRLrich)
Melissa Bondar
2015 More Money Podcast
How Not to Live Like a Starving Artist
Managing an Unconventional Career Path
FREELANCE WRITER
