Helping teachers master their money
https://youtu.be/uk8ZtzH2vTc We’ve all heard that if you’re renting, you’re throwing away money each month. We’ve all heard that buying a home is a the “solid investment.” Even my own family, who didn’t talk much about finances at all while I was growing up, drilled this concept into my mind. The theory behind this is that [...]
https://youtu.be/2ciW42LAju8 Happy February, reader! In keeping with my plan to give you 12 money resolutions, one for each month of 2021, it’s time to get your goal for this month. Last month, you made your first budget. If you weren’t following along and that time, it’s actually the perfect time to catch up, because your [...]
https://youtu.be/sOGySqUuhuA Happy Monday, Readers. Today I'm going to cover some well-treaded territory in the personal finance blogisphere. Chances are, if you follow other creators who are into budgeting, you’ve seen pictures and pictures of lots of pretty envelopes full of cash. That’s because so many people in the personal finance space use what’s called the cash [...]
https://youtu.be/asIkP9v65g4 Hey reader, I've been back in DC for two weeks now, and it feels great to be home. I've slowly gotten back into my old daily routine, and I also didn't realize how much I missed DC until I got back at the end of October. Vermont was like nothing I had ever seen-- [...]
https://youtu.be/XQu9i4FUe98 Hey readers. Happy Monday! November is one of my favorite months, and it's just around the corner. I get to celebrate my birthday and my anniversary this month, as well as Thanksgiving, which is definitely in my top 3 favorite holidays. It's also the month when money nerds around the world participate in no-spend [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxGmEcQgcfk While my finances are staying mostly the same from last year in terms of income (the only change being a small step increase), I decided I needed to change my strategy for investing and saving in the coming school year. The pandemic has shown me the value of securing my savings over my investments, and [...]
https://youtu.be/3J0tKfpMjWE While I'm writing this post in September, by the time it's up, I'll have been living in Vermont for the past 5 days. Over the summer, my best friend and I decided to take advantage of this whole virtual teaching thing and spend the month of October somewhere else. With gorgeous fall scenery and [...]
https://youtu.be/KIuV2PwRAR0 Side hustling in the teacher world is extremely common. I have colleagues who leave work and head straight to babysit, tutor, bartend, deliver food, and the list goes on. While this level of normalcy is a side effect of having a limited income, I still appreciated seeing so many teachers do what originally seemed [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-O9dWuZqGY&feature=youtu.be Hey everyone! I'm happy to share that I finally made a highly-requested video: a tour of my apartment. I love watching these kinds of videos-- it's so cool to take a peek into someone else's space and see how they live, so I'm excited to share a glimpse of my lifestyle with all of [...]
https://youtu.be/Dv7FzrzroS8 Most months don't bring very much financial anxiety for me anymore. I've grown a lot in this way: when I started this website, my anxiety seemed to creep into every post. Now, I don't often worry about money like I used to (other than, for instance, during the start of a global pandemic). September [...]
Teachers Talk Money 