Lesson 3.1 · about 20 minutes
Saving for the Slow Season
Bank the busy months so January doesn't decide your rate.
December pays. January doesn't. Bank the one so the other can't set your rate.
Skill: Bank the Season
Your first call
The holiday season settles up. A company party pays Your Act $1,500 by check tonight. The eight bar and private nights since Thanksgiving paid $2,500, already sitting in checking. $4,000 for the season. Rent is paid through December. January has one gig on it.
- ADeposit it tonight and move 20% of the $1,500 check: $300. The eight nights already got spent on December.
- BDeposit it tonight and move 20% of the whole $4,000 season to the gig account: $800.
- CDeposit it tonight and leave all $4,000 in checking. January has one gig, so you'll want it close.
Every option is something a working player really does. Which one would you pick? The game shows you what each one costs or earns.