Helping teachers master their money
Hey everybody! Interrupting our regularly-scheduled money talk posts to talk about my latest project: I finally started a YouTube channel called Teachers Talk Money. You can find it here. I say "finally" because this is something I've wanted to do practically since I started blogging. Writing is much more comfortable for me, because it's so [...]
This moment in our history has felt so surreal. To me, it has re-emphasized, on a very emotional and visceral level, the importance of understanding and having control of my money. This month, March 2020, marks one year since I (kind of) became debt-free. This is also the month, this year, where I finally completed [...]
It's that magical time of year again. And yet again, I did not take the advice of personal finance experts who say to adjust your tax withholdings in order to not get a refund. Don't misunderstand me, they are right. You should adjust your withholdings, because it's better to have your own money month-to-month instead [...]
It's almost one year since I've become debt-free (kind of), and I have to say, I'm loving all the ways my budget has changed in just one year. I love that I get to put so much towards savings, that I have more room to spend on food and things, and that I'm investing consistently. [...]
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 [...]
