My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 31

Today is the 31st day of my thousand dollar experiment where I "spend" $1000 virtual dollars a day and add $1000 each day consecutively.....

I have been blessed to be a part of a group that chooses to grow forward. Our group is involved in a 30 day mental cleanse and is studying the book Think and Grow Rich. I have read it before, but to have an online book club to review it with a genius, helps you understand it better. We are on chapter 11 this week and our mentor pointed us to a You Tube Video that made me just cry for joy. This video, called Playing For Change:Song Around The World "Stand By Me."
was so amazing to see. You just have to see it for yourself...it is a world collaboration of a song...it is quite incredible. This is where my tithe money is going today; to help this organization thrive. I am sure they will appreciate the $3100 donation and put it to good use.

The remainder of the money, $27,900 will be spent on one of the most important pieces for the studio. I want to purchase a baby grand piano to sit in the center of it all.

#4G

2002

Kawai

Model RX-3

6' 1" grand

Beautiful polished ebony finish with matching bench.

Which comes with a price tag of $20,000. I will also add to the piano by including a QRS system which allows one to connect thier i-pod with a bose sound system. The installation will cost $6000. I am sure there will be shipping costs and added expenses that will equal the rest of the money needed to be spent for today! :)

My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 29

$29,000 is the amount to spend today. $2,900 will go to my favorite Christian Radio Station to help defray the cost of the operation. They will be grateful and I will continue to enjoy their music. I would love to be one of their products when my first CD comes out!

Speaking of CDs, today's money ($26,100) will be spent in the studio recording 2 CDs I have always wanted to put out. A funeral selections CD, a Carpenters Tribute CD, and a Christmas CD. I have a little bit of a following and they would all love to have a copy of the CD. I know I will not make the money back, but that is OK. It is just fun being in the studio. The last CD I made was only $600, but I did not edit it to my liking and these CDs would take more time. I am guessing each CD will cost at least $1500 to make plus money to pay the musicians, so probably $2000 at my local studio, Watersign Creative, owned by my friend, Guy Parker. The rest of the money will go to creating the CD professionally and adding to my budding recording studio at home. We will purchase lighting, sound proofing material, more mics, more percussion, more mixing boards, and other equipment that I am sure is out there that I am not even aware of!
TO Music!
All the Best,
Alicia

My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 23

On my 23rd day, I will take $2300 and give it to the Mt Tabor Historical Society since I love this town so much and it brings me a great deal of joy. I just love it here and wish everyone could feel the same way about where they live! :)

Ok...with today's remaining money, $20,700, I am going to pay for the finishing touches on the studio. I paid for the land to be cleared, the actual building itself, the permits and all that jazz. Some equipment was purchased, but now we need the insulation and the lighting for the recording room, fixtures for the bathroom, a nice desk for the recording equipment, a keyboard, flooring for the room, furniture, pictures, headphones, a water cooler, computer programs to work with, electrical work....all the fixings to make it perfect. My studio is almost done. So excited! I am going to paint the walls a neutral with a touch of purple and have someone come in and feng shui it for me, too. It is shaping up to be the sweetest recording studio ever! In my own backyard. :)
All the Best,
Alicia Bozza

My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 21

On the 21st day of my experiment, I am going to give $2100 to my church for the Haiti village we are building. It is such a testament to our wonderful church that it does so many things and has so many ministries. Around here, Notre Dame is the place to be! I am blessed to be a part of it.



OK! $18,900....with that money, I would like to purchase some necessities for the studio I am building. It is kind of ironic that my post for the 12th day was dedicated to the studio and here I am at 21 and the studio comes up again. I will take it as a good sign. The $10,800 going towards my studio would probably be spent on equipment, the $18,900 would be spent on clearing the land, widening the driveway and paving the driveway....$14,000....and the remaining $4,900 will be spent on blueprints, permits and some instruments for the kids to play in the studio. Gavin would love a new guitar and Justin, some great amps and mics. What a happy day!
All the Best!
Alicia

My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 12

It is day 12 of my experiment and I have decided that I want to donate my $1200 to a woman's work who has given me tremendous peace. Her name is Byron Katie and she is a true blessing to this world. Just look at her face. She is priceless and she will show you how you can see the same about yourself.

As for the rest of the money, $10,800, I will put it toward building my studio above my garage in my backyard. I would design it much like this one:




























(Above is Tullen Studio where my Son recorded a demo for a Broadway Show that never came to fruition based on Dennis the Menace. Pictured here is Skip Tullen, a very talented guy.) But my favorite studio is Watersign Creative ran by my favorite recording guy, Guy Parker. The chair pictured at the top is the chair I sit in to record. I love being there with a passion, but boy, is it work! I would love to have my own studio to record in with my husband Dan, who loves to be in front of a mixer. We would make quite the recording pair. :)