Helping teachers master their money
https://youtu.be/7NWRtI8Xa6c Hey reader, While most of my followers are teachers, there are quite a few of you in other careers who follow along to get money advice as well, and one of the most common questions I get is how to budget with a variable income. This is a big obstacle to contractors, freelancers, small [...]
https://youtu.be/424IDE_30Fg Hey reader, I’m someone who loves to create systems that add more convenience and elegance to the way I do things. This is what initially attracted me to using spreadsheets for my budget-- I wanted to make a way of budgeting that I could easily customize to my specific wants and needs. However, I [...]
https://youtu.be/uFnMTsqCl8U Hey reader, Welcome back to 12 months to get good with money, a series of bite-sized steps to take over each of the 12 months of the year to get good with money slowly. Let's recap the past few months: In January, you made a budget. In February, you made savings goals. In March, [...]
https://youtu.be/mFHOAgMNeyY Hey reader, It's officially summertime, and while that means resting and traveling for me, it also means that I'm living off of my savings. I've designated a more bare-bones income amount for these two months, so things will be a bit tighter, and my net worth will most likely see decreases rather than increases. [...]
https://youtu.be/SSqmMyEmuko Hey reader, This month, I saw the biggest increase in my net worth that has ever happened in the span of one month-- over $5k in growth. This has to do with a few factors: a) I invested & saved most of my tax refund, b) I received multiple stipends from my year-round positions [...]
https://youtu.be/UMKoc9HVRKg In talking with countless people about their money, I’ve seen a lot of trends emerge in terms of how people view budgeting based on what they value about money. If you know me, you know I LOVE personality tests-- I find them to be interesting and a great starting point for looking inward and [...]
https://youtu.be/9wQh09rJL80 Welcome back to 12 months to get good with money, a series of bite-sized steps to take over each of the 12 months of the year to get good with money slowly. In January, you made a budget. In February, you made savings goals. In March, you separated your savings accounts and learned about [...]
https://youtu.be/UMzJ6gMQ8Fg Hey reader As I've touched on before, my income was impacted by the pandemic. The salary steps in my district were paused, meaning I made the same amount of base salary I did last year for most of this year, rather than earning a step increase. In the second-to-last month of the school year, [...]
https://youtu.be/alTDHPQyWgY Hey reader, It happened-- I finally passed the $50k mark on my net worth, just barely! My growth this month wasn't amazing (this net worth update only includes one paycheck, and doesn't yet include the money I'll be investing/saving once my tax refunds hit-- see my budget update on my YouTube channel for more [...]
https://youtu.be/VXPrB1xAt5M Almost two years ago, after I paid off all of my debt, I decided to move from a cheaper, suburban area to Washington, DC, a notoriously expensive city. My rent increased by over $300/month, and my other expenses, such as food and dining, increased as well. You might be thinking that I could do [...]
