Income & Expenses in My First Year as a Full Time Artist

I became a full time artist and small business owner in 2021! Here is my breakdown of revenue streams and business expenses for the whole year.
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Hello friends! I'm here today with a video detailing my income revenue streams, and business expenses for my first full year of being an artist and small business full time!
I hope I don't disappoint, but I don't share actual dollar amounts in this video, for fear of giving people the wrong idea or discouraging those who are fixated on the numbers. I thought it would be more helpful to share percentages on how each stream of income and form of business expense broke down as percentages, to give you a better idea of how much of a factor each played.
However, I will be sharing actual dollar amounts with my Patrons in $5+ tiers, so if you'd like to see the real numbers, be sure to join! / lespiritdesigns
Everyone's journey in the freelance world, or aspiring freelance artists, is not the same, so my situation may be comfortable and livable for me may not be for someone else. You just have to figure out what's right for you, what's working and what isn't, and take the leap of faith!
I am equipped with new insight and knowledge for my own business after creating this video, and have some ideas as to how I can increase my revenue streams and save on expenses!
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0:00 Intro
1:11 Join Patreon $5+ for Real Numbers
1:56 A Little About Me
3:48 My 2021 Revenue Streams
8:43 My Business Expense... Streams?
13:49 Overview of Income & Expenses
16:34 Pros & Cons of Being Your Own Boss
20:40 Parting Advice to Aspiring Artists
23:49 Outro
✧ EQUIPMENT ✧
iPhone 7 +
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[@Chiherah]

I am so so proud of you and where you've grown to be! You are my biggest inspiration 🥺💕

[@LeSpiritDesigns]

AAAHHH thank youuuu I love youuuu~

[@corald3638]

Congrats on a good year! I love being a part of your patreon and being able to purchase all the great things you make. I wish more of my favorite artists did subscription clubs

[@LeSpiritDesigns]

Thank you so much!! It's partially thanks to my lovely patrons like you that I get to live this dream! I'm so happy I get to make fun things for you every month!

[@gutscasca7145]

This is such a great video. Your content for other creatives has been top notch.

[@LeSpiritDesigns]

Thank you so much, I’m so glad to find that it’s all been helpful! That makes it worth it~ 🥰

[@michellegalveztorres8463]

I found you through your CrunchyRoll expo video. And I am so glad I did! I am trying to be a full time artist as well and your video are super helpful!

[@LeSpiritDesigns]

Oh gosh thank you for sticking around! I’m glad to know my videos are helpful~

[@ThyLoverly]

Just found your channel and followed you. Thanks for such an informational video! 💕

[@LeSpiritDesigns]

Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy my videos! 🥰

[@ChadLowe]

Super useful info! ✨

[@LeSpiritDesigns]

Aaahhh I'm glad! Sometimes I think this stuff might be boring to other people ^^;

[@ChadLowe]

@@LeSpiritDesigns It's not boring! Remember how many questions we both had when we first started freelancing? This stuff would have been helpful to know 😂

[@LeSpiritDesigns]

@@ChadLowe This is true!! I do love being able to share my miscellaneous knowledge with other fledgeling creators~