Helping teachers master their money
I'm excited to show you guys my progress this month, but not because it's a huge increase. In fact, I'm actually excited because I DIDN'T have amazing growth-- and it's really important to know that this is the reality sometimes. This is the slowest month I've had since I started tracking again back in September, [...]
I broke my elbow on January 27th, just tripping over a small fence that guards the flower beds in front of my apartment, and landing mostly on my elbow and chin. My hearing went out and I stumbled back into my car, disoriented and nauseous, to ride out the symptoms. I remember my arm hurting, [...]
Hey teachers! I'm so glad you've found your way here. I hope this is the first of many steps you take toward getting your financial life in order, finding balance, and ultimately learning how to live abundantly. Here's the truth: we all avoid money, not just teachers. We have a lot of beliefs about ourselves [...]
This post is coming out a week late since I spent last week catching up on work after breaking my arm. All is well and the healing process has been fast and mostly painless, but adjusting to work with only one good arm has taken awhile. The whole situation has also forced me to confront [...]
It's that special time of the month again! Here's the breakdown of my net worth, post 3-paycheck month: Pension: $5,398 (+382 since last month) Roth IRA: $2,776 (+673 since last month) 457: $2,470 (+18 since last month) Emergency Fund: $3,984 (+1,007 since last month) Other Savings: $3,573 (+550 since last month) January 2020 Net Worth: [...]
If you heard my One Million Apples podcast interview, you heard me talk about what it means to be unfrugal. I got a lot of questions about this-- so I decided to dedicate a post to it for clarification. Please comment below if any questions remain. I've been touting the adjective "unfrugal" as a descriptor [...]
I admit that my views on lifestyle inflation have changed. I now believe that intentional inflation is actually a good thing, despite what many experts advise. Seriously, just google the term "lifestyle inflation" and every article will tell you how to avoid it, or manage it, or why exactly it's so nefarious. And it can [...]
