Clean Start for 2019

So Since the stress, overwhelming uncertainty of Christmas is over (sorry, too dramatic). I got my last two checks from Fedex a job I had for a few weeks and was putting 50% or more towards pushing my music and beat selling business forward things happened I had to pay my monthly subscriptions to Splice for Izotope Ozone and neutron bundle as well as studio one 4 and my Beatstars unlimited account totaling almost 50$ in total it was unexpected that my expenses weren't balanced I felt stuck. usually as unusual as it is the one thing that gets me back up to make a backup plan is winning between 50-100$ at the casino. while I don't condone gambling having supportive people around helps motivate you to do the right thing make a plan and make that money stretch. one thing I've done that I've found very useful is getting almost everything except for food at a second hand store. especially the free section of sites like craigslist OfferUp or LetGo. second Ive found a few ways to save money without the need to withdraw frequently. apps like acorn or stash saving an amount per week starting at 5$ as well as investing with as low as 5$. another thing I've found to help with beat making especially is having shortcuts to my workflow spending one or two days a week making templates of my beats picking out sounds and sampling myself sampling sounds from some of the plugins I own between 5-10 melody ideas and loops as well as making drum sounds layering and building kits with different tools. one of the best ways I've learned to make drum sounds comes from Sampling household items or with a field recorder learning synthesis to craft the sampled sounds and layer samples and add effects. What's my plan is for 2019? deliver more value than I receive. I intend to have a main topic I talk about in the blog but provide multiple type of expertise. while its heavily music production it will provide insight on Sound design mixing techniques news on VST plugins, free drum kits free beats often and working with artists and use social media. another side hustle I've begun will be incorporated it is Ebay reselling, flipping free stuff of off Craiglist, Offerup and finds at second hand thrift shops. 2019 is the year to do something different. Would you combine multiple business ventures or keep them separate? let me know!