MONEY
“Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.”
—Henry David Thoreau
Don’t Spend your Paycheck on Your Job!
Are you a broke teacher? This one thing will change everything... Stop spending your paycheck on your job. Teachers spend thousands of their paycheck on their jobs every year. If you don't want to be a broke teacher, you've got to get your house in order. That's not...
Cashing in on Cleaning
Do you need to start cleaning out some things you never use? Cash in on your cleaning Your trash isn't someone else's treasure--it's yours. Instead of throwing it all away, come up with a strategic plan to turn it into cash. There are a ton of ways to do this. Have...
Surviving Restaurants with Your Not Broke Friends
Broke teachers don't go to fancy restaurants... "Can you go out to eat?" You want to see your non-teacher friends, but you know how this plays out. Everyone eats and drinks... then the bill comes and you have to split it five ways. I want to go. But the last time I...
The Best Places for Stealing Pencils and Pens
Out of pencils and pens again? Me too. Our official position at BrokeTeacher.com is that you should not spend your paycheck on your job. That includes buying a million pencils. You should pay down your debt instead. Nothing'll take you down faster than pens and...
Why Couponing May Be Costing You a Fortune!
Couponing is costing you money! Couponing is bad. It doesn't save you money it makes you spend more. I used to coupon religiously. I had an entire bodega in my basement. I did this for years thinking I'd coupon to pay off debt. Several years and stockpiles later, I...
Stop Spending Money on Your Class!
Are you spending too much on your classroom? Experts say teachers spend around $500 per year on their classroom, but many teachers spend far more than that. Teachers are spending more than the couple hundred dollars the IRS allows us to deduct, which is far more than...