EP 460 | The 1% Savings Habit That Strengthens Your Interior Design Business with Danielle Hendon
December 23, 2025
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This episode originally aired as EP 376 | 1% Matters with Danielle Hendon on May 14, 2024.
Most interior designers want more profit, more stability, and less financial stress—but the idea of “saving more” often feels overwhelming. In this episode, Danielle Hendon breaks down a simple, sustainable strategy that any design professional can start today: saving just 1% of all revenue and putting it out of sight, where it can quietly grow into a real financial buffer.
It may sound small, but this habit builds confidence, financial resilience, and a margin of safety your business desperately needs. Danielle explains how this 1% shift changes your behavior—helping you become more intentional with spending, more strategic with pricing, and more disciplined in how you manage cash flow.
If you’ve ever avoided looking at your numbers or felt anxious about unexpected expenses, this conversation offers a doable first step toward a more profitable, stable design business.
In this episode we learn:
- How taking 1% of all revenue and putting it in a separate account builds financial strength
- Why training your brain to operate without that 1% increases creative problem-solving
- How to build a consistent savings habit—even if you’ve struggled with it before
- When (and how) to increase from 1% to 2% once the habit feels easy
- Why always putting your own needs last leads to burnout and financial vulnerability
- The three profit levers you can pull in your interior design business to increase sustainability
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