This post comes from J.D. Roth at partner blog Get Rich Slowly.
A reader recently pointed me to a National Public Radio story about the frugal artists of New York City. Columbia University released a study of 213 visual artists over the age of 61. Their average income? About $30,000 a year.
According to the NPR story:
Most of them said they were satisfied with their lives. However, many reported that they also have had to make daily economic compromises. They don't eat out, buy clothes at flea markets and rarely travel.
Many of these artists manage to make it in New York through frugal living. All they seem to need is some food, a roof overhead and the time and opportunity to practice their art.
This is a nice story, with some lovely bits in the interviews with individual artists. More than that, it was just the shot in the arm I needed.
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