On today’s episode of the Make and Design Podcast, Carina is joined by her sister, Etsy guru SuiKim Friedmann. Together they talk about how to trade money for time. Carina’s first tip is to purchase a certain kind of item to help you streamline your processes and save a TON of time. Listen in to find out what it is! SuiKim shares the second tip that is geared towards investing in leveling up you and your skill level. At the six minute mark, she reveals what it is! Tip three is how to hire great employees to save you time. If you think about the things that can save you time in your business and then implement them, you’ll ultimately make more money! __________ Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY  __________ About Carina Gardner: Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.   Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.   Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com Check out her most popular program, Design Bootcamp, here: http://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designbootcamp  Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/   About Today’s Guest SuiKim Friedmann is an Etsy guru, coach, and blogger who shares her wisdom on how to build a dynamite Etsy shop at www.suikim.com. Please note that Kim’s website has changed since this episode was originally recorded!