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What I Needed to Hear About Making Work Optional & A Book Giveaway!

February 18, 2019 by Penny 56 Comments
Work Optional Early Retirement Book

Woohoo! What do financially-savvy and frugal people like more than free things? How about free things that make you better with money? Then don’t miss the details about the giveaway at the bottom of this post. I’ve had an advance copy of Tanja Hester’s Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way for several weeks now. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: book review, books, community, early retirement, education, FIRE, personal finance, teaching, work optional

The Perfect Teacher Present

December 17, 2018 by Penny 10 Comments
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Are you giving the perfect gift this holiday season? If you’re anything like me, after spending 0.000547 seconds online, one thing is abundantly clear: you’re probably not. As with most of life, we’ve managed to overcomplicate things when it comes to gifting. I fell down that Pinterest rabbit hole so hard when I was picking … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: consumerism, education, gift, gifts, presents, schools, teacher, teaching

Naps are Priceless and Other Things I Learned Going Back to Work

November 5, 2018 by Penny 15 Comments
What It's Like to Be a Working Mom

Exactly one year ago, my maternity leave ended. In some ways, time has never moved faster. In other ways, I can’t believe how much things still feel the same. But for 365 days, I have had a full-time job in addition to being a mom. My son has spent more of the time that he is … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Make Tagged: baby, career, earning, education, income, maternity leave, mom, motherhood, parenting, salary, savings, son, teaching, toddler, work, working

Teacher Talk: I Doubled My Salary

October 15, 2018 by Penny 29 Comments
How to Double Your Salary as a Teacher

I did it. I finally did it. I doubled my salary. I’m not talking about my full-time income mixed with various side hustle streams. This has nothing to do with passion projects. No freelancing, no ghostwriting, none of it. I doubled my full-time salary. And I am so proud. There’s a lot of debate about … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Make Tagged: education, educator, fired, master's degree, raise, RIF, salary, teacher, teacher salary, teacher talk

What Is Your Why? Moving Beyond Vanity Metrics

October 8, 2018 by Penny 22 Comments
Finding Your Why

Numbers are everywhere. Of course they are, Penny. You’re a personal finance blogger. It’s hard to talk about money without mentioning numbers. Touche, friend. Touche. But we’ve already established that your bank account is a poor measure of you as a person. In case you need me to say it again, though, I will. You … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: bounce rate, clicks, diet, direction, education, goals, metrics, numbers, pageviews, purpose, teacher, teaching, traffic

Guilt is Not the Antidote to Consumerism

June 4, 2018 by Penny 19 Comments

I I owe my undergrad professor an apology. He was the ultimate minimalist. He railed against conspicuous consumption, thumping his dog-eared copy of Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class on a desk. He cycled through the same handful of clothes in the same neutral color scheme. He wore shorts that showcased socks he haphazardly … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: consumerism, decluttering, education, minimalism, teacher

What a Morning in a Hairnet Taught Me About Money

May 17, 2018 by Penny 14 Comments

This past week, I had the chance to do some volunteering. Specifically, my students and I packed food (vitamins, veggies, soy, rice) to be sent around the world to feed the chronically malnourished. We rolled up our sleeves and then got FDA compliant. That meant removing everything from Fitbits to earrings and then scrubbing up. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: blue collar, education, hard work, manual labor, service, service learning, students, teaching, volunteer, volunteering

I Also Don’t Want Your $14 an Hour Tutoring Gig

May 7, 2018 by Penny 21 Comments

VIPKID has an affiliate program. There. I said it. I’m not burying the lede on this one, fam. In case you have been living under a rock, VIPKID is the new darling of the side hustle world. For $14 an hour before taxes, you, too, can tutor out of the convenience of your home. VIPKID … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Make Tagged: education, extra income, income, side hustle, teachers, Teachers Money Talk, tutoring

To The Teacher Whose Broken Bookcase Post Went Viral

April 11, 2018 by Penny 22 Comments

 My bookcase also broke this year. So did a lamp and a picture frame. Though we are still months from the end of the year, by my very rough estimates from a largely imperfect student-run checkout system, over fifty books are missing from my classroom library. Nevermind the ones that have come back with cracked … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: education, income, inspiration, job, positivity, salary, schools, student, students, teacher, teaching, tough days

The Real Problem With the Talk About Lattes

November 13, 2017 by Penny 31 Comments

The hill my generation has chosen to die on is a pyramid of latte cups with whipped cream and avocado toast on top. Millennials have made it clear time and time again that they will not tolerate anyone—not billionaires, not Boomers, not billionaire Boomers—telling them they can’t have their morning brew and drink it too. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: avocado toast, coffee, education, latte, latte factor, millennials, poverty, students
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