The Patriots have won six NFL titles by doing one thing consistently well. Can you use this key defensive strategy to control your spending?

A new teacher, working in another country, with a plan to reach FIRE solo. How can you resist this compelling story?

Too many educators miss out on benefits. I provide a simple method, and template, to analyze your contract and improve your finances.

A job change can be a key strategy for boosting income. I share interview keys learned from hundreds of hiring decisions to help.

How many opportunities have you missed because of fear? An exploration of the impact of fear on finances and how to make fear productive.

Read the inspiring story of an elementary teacher who retired at 40!

Reflections and next steps after 10 successful interviews with educators taking charge of their money and building wealth. From debt to FI!

An ESL Teacher and her family build wealth and location independence. Learn more about Laurie from The Three Year Experiment.

Wouldn’t it be nice to do everything right the first time? Unfortunately, we didn’t. Read about how we unwound 15 years of lifestyle creep.

A two educator household in a HCOL-area dealing with daycare costs and student loans – and making progress!

A 457b is a potentially game-changing tool for building a path to financial independence and early retirement. Learn the what, why, and how.

A family living on one educator income makes it work in a HCOL area.

School leadership is an awesome responsibility. This money-related advice will help set you, and others, up for a bright financial future.

A two educator family uses hustle and the principles of financial independence to build a family and a bright future.

I’m nearing financial independence, but could have been there YEARS earlier. The 15 things I wish someone had told me as a new teacher.

An assistant principal attacks her debt while staying focused on her health and fitness.

It’s easy to forget the privilege inherent in pursuing the path to FI. Frugality, poverty, bootstraps, luck and the importance of stories.

Poor teacher? Starving artist? A middle school music teacher busts both those myths in this interview!

Real side hustles used by real educators to make worthwhile extra income. Part 4 in the Educator Income Series.

A teacher raises 4 boys on her own while building a path to financial independence in Australia.

A look at how location can impact educator income. Which states pay the most (and least) once cost-of-living is factored in?

She’s taken control of her own finances AND sets her students on the right financial path.

How educators can grow income while focusing on the job they love.

A career ed assistant who never made more than $30k at her day job, partners with family and time to achieve financial independence.

Educators are NOT doomed to poverty. The first in a series on educator income options. Exploring the career ladder.