Helping teachers master their money
https://youtu.be/DN-MPkpGxag Hey reader, Scorpio season is finally here, as is a very eventful November. Like every year, this month brings my birthday, anniversary, and Thanksgiving. This year, it also means a presidential election and a no-spend month, not to mention that we're still in the thick of unrest, a pandemic, and virtual learning. There's a [...]
While I've been quiet about my numbers on the blog for a while, I've been updating my YouTube consistently on a weekly basis, and I want to catch all of you up in writing now 🙂 Let's start with my net worth for May 2020-- here are the latest totals of each of my accounts: [...]
Photo by Toa Heftiba via Unsplash.com Back to monthly budget posts, and it feels so good! I missed giving you guys insight into my real monthly numbers. But recently, I've been feeling sort of stuck, money-wise. Take a look at my budget & thoughts below and let me know what you think! Income is staying the [...]
Photo by Jeremy Bishop via Unsplash.com In my post last week, I wrote about all of the pricey things I did in Iceland-- ice caving, glacier hiking, boat riding, kayaking, and snorkeling. While all of these experiences enhanced my connection with the most beautiful country I've ever visited, there are just as many amazing things you can [...]
Photo by Casey Horner via Unsplash.com When I told people I was moving to Washington D.C., they tended to give me some version of the same reaction: "That's expensive!" And they were right. My rent has increased almost $400/month, and I'm anticipating a lot small cost of living increases (gas, groceries, eating out) that will definitely [...]
Image by Sean Patrick Murphy via Unsplash.com Hey Team, What's that quote about turning an impossibility into an inevitability? Due to a plan and willpower that made it inevitable, I'm debt free now. I paid off $11,422.84 10 months after I graduated, and 7 months after starting my career as an English teacher. Was my [...]
Photo by rawpixel via Unsplash.com In the immortal words of City Girls, as featured in Drake's "In My Feelings": "F*** Netflix and chill, what's your net-net-net worth?" Truly a beautifully-put sentiment for the ages. We can infer through the verse why net worth might be important to City Girls, but why would it be important [...]
Photo via neONBRAND on Unsplash.com I've written quite a bit about what I'm doing to pay off debt, and been transparent with my budget and thoughts about debt, but I realized that I've never entirely shared the details and story of my debt. Like most Americans, I knew basically nothing about the finances of going [...]
Photo via Unsplash.com HUGE life update: Based on how much money I'm able to put towards debt repayment, I'm projected to be debt free in May 2019!!! This is a #BFD (big f****** deal) because, when I started budgeting last summer, I wasn't projected to be debt free until September 2019. Slowly throughout the months, [...]
Teachers Talk Money 