Block Club Chicago - Artist-Led Golden Egg Fund Helps Local Musicians Invest In Their Retirement

Block Club Chicago
By Michael C. Harris
October 24, 2024

Golden Egg Project Manager Deidre Huckabay tabling at the Salt Shed during their recent Warm Love Cool Dreams festival.

“EDGEWATER — Ask anyone who does it and they’ll tell you: Making a living as a working musician is not one of life’s easy paths.

It can be a grind to attain a livable measure of success, let alone pay the bills, own a home and maybe have a family. Booking and playing shows, recording, working contract and part-time jobs — it can be much more than a full-time gig.

So how can a working musician plan for something as buttoned down as retirement? When do they have the time — or the discretionary income — to invest in their futures?

According to the folks at Golden Egg, the time is now.”