Helping teachers master their money
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCt9km01dFY&feature=youtu.be One of my favorite topics in the world of personal finance is FIRE (financial independence retire early) because I find it so liberating and ridiculously simple to understand. I find that this topic, unlike any other, encourages people to dream bigger than they thought they could and still get hyper-specific about their numbers. So, [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAx9UL7P0gE&feature=youtu.be Hey everyone! August is here and so also is the second month of me living off of my savings for the summer. This will be a quick blog post, since the budget is much the same as it was for July-- here are the numbers: The notable changes for this month are that my [...]
Photo from getrichslowly.org You guys know I love writing and talking about money with everyone in my life-- it's awesome to learn what my family & friends believe about money, what we all have in common, and what we all do differently. I often find everyone has something to teach me, and I absolutely love [...]
Photo by Daniel Monteiro via Unsplash.com A few weeks back, there was a day when I left work hours after my duty day ended. I was physically exhausted and emotionally drained, and still facing a long to-do list for the upcoming day. My drive home took 20 minutes longer than usual because the traffic is [...]
Photo by Breno Asis via Unsplash.com Some facts: my lease ends on June 30th, 2019. I won't be working by this point (I'm a teacher), but I will have some money saved to last me throughout the summer. As it stands, I only live about 15-20 minutes from my parents' home. I don't think I [...]
I believe that we need to make changes as soon as we are inspired to, so as to not lose momentum. And despite its arbitrary nature, the start of the month can be an excellent time for this. Taking the time to reset on my budget inspires me to reset on every other aspect of [...]
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