How I Went From a “Starving Artist” to Making Almost $10K per Month

Leigh Cara
6 min readOct 29, 2021
Leigh Cara sitting cross-legged with a laptop in her lap looking off-camera.
Leigh Cara (Photo Credit: https://www.abbottbromleyphotography.com/)

I was in serious trouble.

I had 2 months before my next gig started…

And only one month’s worth of money in my bank account.

That’s the thing about a gigging lifestyle:

The gig always ends.

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Leigh Cara

Nashville-based. Entertainer. Singer. Songwriter. Musician. Certified Holistic Health Coach. Digital Marketing & Content Creation Nerd. Home Chef. Doodle Mom.