I, Homunculus

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In Other Financial News

After 10 years of steadily accruing debt- including two years of below-minimum-wage interning and box-office jobs …
After 5 years of self-flagellation, of a recurring cycle of Ramen-noodle asceticism followed by cathartic kamikaze spending sprees …
After 3.5 years of holding down a less-than-fulfilling day-job, barreling through resentment and frustration for what seemed like an always-in-the-offing promised [...]

You Are Here: All About the Benjamins

From companies wondering how they’ll sell tickets to actors wondering how they’ll pay rent, the sad irony of the non-profit world is that our mind’s on our money, and money’s on our minds.
That said, aside from complaining how much money we don’t have, and how much we think squandered in the hands of others, we [...]

Your Friday Question: You Got Something For Me?

Well, not me – him. Or her.
This weekend I promise I will return to my self-appointed post as Chicago theatre numbers guy. I’ve got the numbers and a lot of thoughts, I’m just trying to break them down into something cohesive and not a long rambling diatribe that leaves me sweaty and heaving and no [...]

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