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Posts in this collection feature a yellow hourglass icon that’s full on top. (Just starting)
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Four Legs are Better Than Two When Planning Retirement
This post will introduce the idea of a multi-legged strategy for retirement planning and why many educators — pleasant surprise! — start with extra stability.
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How Can an Educator Catch FIRE?
I think FIRE has done a lot of good to help adults build financial intelligence and think differently about financial independence. But I also think educators are a different breed of cat.
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Six Reasons You Want To Be Financially Independent
Financial independence is about control and choice, defining what work or retirement looks like for yourself — regardless of your age.
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Three Good Reasons Why Educators Hate Talking About Money
Money is not what teachers talk about during their 30 minute lunch. Beyond the usual chatter about kids, colleagues, and bosses, educators are more likely to talk about their new bidet or their craft bootlegging than they are about sharing or talking about personal finance.