Jessie May – Money Hacks for Metalheads and New Millennials: The Revised and Expanded Second Edition
Self-Published
Release Date: 02/12/22
Review by Rick Eaglestone
6/10
After many years as a musician and blogger, author Jessie May put together her money hacks book back in 2020. Two years on the revised and expanded version goes even more in depth and investigates the world of savings and reflects her and her husband’s life as parents and the juggle of family life alongside being in the band Turkey Vulture.
This felt like a book of two sides, Side A – not a conventional personal finance book by any means (and to be fair it doesn’t profess to be). The advice given in the first part is not only practical but provides easy steps to implement, such as keeping an eye on your credit score and cashback bank accounts.
Side B was where the book focused more on the music side, with some great relatable anecdotes alongside discussing budgeting for gigs/festivals, things for bands to consider such as PR/Labels, tour budgets, use of sites such a Kickstarter, Patreon & Indiegogo – one point with this was one simple piece of advice that really amused was “Don’t do a Wintersun”
Also included in the part were the interview segments with musicians such as FOH Engineer and Drummer Jeramie King – who has worked with artists such as Sepultura, Venom INC & Death Angel, I found these parts particularly interesting
Overall, the book was a great, concise, almost pocket guide to providing money hacks for both metalheads & new millennials alike.
Plugging through savings, one riff at a time.
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