James MarinoFinance

Money management for artists, creatives, and freelancers.

Learn how to budget, save, manage taxes, and build wealth, without giving up the career you love.

Trusted by dancers, designers, and 1099 earners
James Marino, founder of James Marino Finance
Founder
James Marino
Author
Don’t Be A Starving Artist
Lived Experience

From the world’s biggest stages to the artist’s real life.

Years on tour, on television, on red carpets. Now on the other side, helping creatives build a stable financial life through irregular income. The system isn’t theory. It’s the one I actually used.

  • James Marino performing with Missy Elliott
    Missy Elliott
    Stage · Tour
  • James Marino performing with Mariah Carey
    Mariah Carey
    Stage · Live
  • James Marino performing with Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake
    Stage · TV
  • James Marino performing with Fergie
    Fergie
    Stage · Tour
  • James Marino performing with The Grammys
    The Grammys
    Red Carpet · CBS
Mariah CareyMissy ElliottJustin TimberlakeSabrina CarpenterDiana RossGwen StefaniBlack Eyed PeasBackstreet BoysCamila CabelloVictoria MonétFergie50 CentSnoop DoggDr. DreSuper Bowl LVIMTV VMAsBET AwardsThe GrammysThe VoiceThe Masked Singer
Standout Moments

The biggest stages, and the silver screen.

Stage
Super Bowl LVI
Halftime Show
Performed alongside 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre.
Residency
Backstreet Boys
Larger Than Life
Las Vegas residency.
Live
Diana Ross
NYE 2025 → 2026
Ringing in the new year on the world stage.
Screen
Wolfs (2024)
Brad Pitt & George Clooney
Feature film.
50+countries6continents20+tours, residencies & TV broadcastsStages from the Super Bowl to the silver screen.
Who this is for

Built for the way creatives actually earn.

If your income is irregular, mixed W-2 and 1099, or comes in waves, most personal finance advice doesn't fit. This does.

Dancers & performers

Stage, tour, and contract-based income

Designers & creatives

Project work with changing monthly cash flow

Freelancers & 1099 earners

Self-managed taxes and variable invoices

Mixed W-2 / 1099 earners

Balancing payroll and independent income

Sole proprietors & LLCs

Simple systems for owner-pay and tax planning

Studio owners

Personal and business finances in one rhythm

Tour & gig workers

Irregular schedules with uneven pay cycles

Anyone with irregular income

Built for real life, not fixed paycheck advice

The Founder

Why I built this.

James Marino, founder portrait

I spent my career inside the creative world: on stage, in studios, on tour. I performed alongside Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, Fergie, and walked the Grammy red carpet. And I watched brilliant artists make real money and still feel broke.

Not because they were careless. Because no one ever taught us how to handle income that doesn’t arrive on the first and the fifteenth. James Marino Finance is the system I wish I had: a book to learn the philosophy, an app to run the day-to-day, and coaching for when you want a guide. Confident money, on a creative income.

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Confident money, on a creative income.

Stop guessing. Start with the path that fits. Read the book, open the app, or get on a call.