As an educator, you are no doubt aware that you can claim the money you spend on classroom supplies as a deduction on your taxes. On the surface, it may seem quite simple--you buy the stuff throughout the year and, at tax time, and you claim that amount when it’s time to ... Read more...
Paying Teachers More Is The Only Way To Fix Public Education
A few weeks ago, my friend Kevin from Thousandaire and I started going back and forth on Twitter about teacher pay. The conversation sprang from an article I tweeted about how teachers get screwed, pay-wise. For the life of me, I can't find the original article. But the ... Read more...
On Money vs. Time, Or, I Have No More Extra Income Gigs
Ever since I started teaching full time six years ago, I've never just taught. I've always had some kind of side gig going to earn extra income. I've tutored after school, at times in two programs at once. I've written curriculum. I've written standardized test questions. I've ... Read more...
Get AP Credit, Avoid Student Loan Debt
I don't talk very much about it here, but I teach two A.P. classes. As in, two different A.P. subjects. If you're unfamiliar with the College Board's Advanced Placement program, it basically allows high school students to take advanced classes (to simulate a college experience) ... Read more...
Is Becoming a Teacher Right for You?
A while back, I did an 'Ask Me Anything' post and one of my absolute favorite PF bloggers, Frugal Zeitgeist, asked if I would recommend teaching as a career-change for people burnt out in the corporate world. I've been turning the question over in my mind ever since then, and I ... Read more...
Wouldn’t It Be Nice If You Didn’t HAVE to Save?
Do you ever think, "Gee, if I wasn't saving think of all the extra cash I'd have to spend every month"? I could eat out every night! I could buy new clothes and shoes every month! I could buy fancy stuff for my apartment! I could treat my friends to drinks every weekend! ... Read more...
Job Security
Last Tuesday, I became a tenured teacher. My new friend Carrie from Carrie on the Cheap congratulated me, but confessed she doesn't exactly know what "tenure" means. And actually, it means different things in different school districts. In general, tenure is "awarded" to teachers ... Read more...
Back to Work
Summer school starts tomorrow, so it's back to work for me :( Actually, I'm kind of looking forward to it because I'm getting bored. My whole district only employs about 40 people to teach summer school, and other teachers are totally horrified to find out that I volunteer (i.e., ... Read more...