Looking beyond the Difficult Moment

The Money Fit Show

Season 2: Episode #15

Looking beyond the Difficult Moment, Jon DiSavino of Short Story Today

A graduate of a fine arts college who pursued acting as a young adult, Jon DiSavino took on a different role as a father to raise his daughter and put his family “on solid ground.” The acting bug never left, though. Jon shares his personal finance journey through acting as a young person and how he approaches it nowadays after retiring from his “day job.”

1. The Origin of Jon’s passion for the stage and theater
2. Actors as a combination of independent contractors, freelancers, and small business owners
3. Facing the instability of income as a young actor
4. The role of periodic unemployment income in the lives of many actors
5. The shifting of the notion that personal finance is personal and should not be included in school curricula
6. Changing priorities with the birth of Jon’s daughter
7. The challenges of repeated rejections as an actor
8. Paychecks as an actor in a union member
9. What Jon would tell his 18-year-old self about his future finances
10. Desperately wandering around Manhattan at age 24 looking for work
11. Looking beyond the moment during times of difficulties and isolation
12. Having the will to make something of life
13. Building a personal brand post-retirement
14. Connecting with the community of emerging writers via Twitter and using Short Story Today podcast to help others
15. The powerful role a good credit rating has played in Jon’s life

Links referred to in the episode, and how to connect with the guest, Jon DiSavino:

ShortStoryToday.com

JonDiSavino.com

Jon on Facebook

Jon on LinkedIn

Jon on Twitter

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