184: Load-In, Load-Out, Cash In: A Technical Director's Thoughts On Finance

Technical director Tab Birt discusses his journey through live entertainment, financial lessons learned along the way, and his dream of trading the stage for a glass artist’s studio in Norway.   Topics ⭐️ Glass blowing ⭐️ Not selling yourself short ⭐️ Getting on a stagehands union call list ⭐️ Burning out, being cynical, and the joy of theatre ⭐️ The secret investment vehicle called a ROTH IRA   Video Version https://youtu.be/Kh9TP0Gls0s   Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Tab Birt https://www.tbirtdesign.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tbirtdesign/   Saints Peter & Paul - Homeless Shelter https://www.stspeterandpaulstl.org/homeless-shelter   Third Degree Glass Factory https://www.thirddegreeglassfactory.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoonESXmz4AvOFvGWqiziSPkJy_kBTC66ol4q9J4rvcuYxhm7cfN   Here’s What I Don’t Get https://hereswhatidontget.com/podcast   Bullsh*t Jobs - David Graeber https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9781501143335   Debt: The First 5,000 Years - David Graeber https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9781612194196   David Graeber Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kikzjTfos0s   ROTH IRA https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/rothira.asp   Design Action - Minimum Rate Calculator https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KpsHWVKvc0FYfDftayTh1Dh2befS-oPM6_rwQ6waoVk/edit?gid=691329339#gid=691329339   The Lighting Archive https://thelightingarchive.org/     Tab Birt hails from the Land of Praying Hands, Tulsa Oklahoma. He received his BFA in Lighting and Sound Design from the University of Oklahoma, and currently resides in in St Louis as the Technical Director for Edison Theatre. He’s worked in live entertainment for 17 years around the country, and when not in production you can find him in the hot shop pursuing his interest in glass, or at home sipping a fine whiskey, grilling steaks, or smoking a rich cigar. He dreams of one day retiring from theatre and becoming a glass artist in Norway.   Instagram Handles @tbirtdesign @thirddegreeglass @ethansteimel @nicolevsteimel