How to Survive on $350,000 a Year
I keep seeing versions of this MarketWatch article come across my feed. Take a quick look. It shows how difficult it is for this "middle class" family to live on $350K/year. $350,000 is approximately 4-10 years of the average teacher salary (depending on your job,...
Low-Carb Foods That Won’t Break the Bank
Keto is the new cool, but few people know variations have been around for a long time. Low-carb diets benefit everyone from diabetics to epileptic children. And--they help you lose weight. I ate keto for well over a year to test it out for migraines. But, not only was...
A Lifetime Supply of (nearly free) Yogurt That Takes Twenty Seconds to Make
You can make your own yogurt for pennies--and you should. Yogurt making isn't that hard at all. You don't even need a yogurt maker if you do it this way. I started making yogurt for a three reasons--first, I was being cheap. Store-bought yogurt is expensive. Second, I...
Free Ranch Dressing Forever
If you read my post on making countertop yogurt, you can make this dressing for next to nothing. It's much better than the stuff you buy in the stores. "Real" ranch is made with mayo, buttermilk, and sour cream. Since you can make two out of the three with leftover...
Supply List 101: Guide for Parents & Teachers to Avoid Going Insane
It's Back-to-School supply shopping time! I finally read the Back to School list for my 7th grader. I ignored it at first because I still have the last bin of stuff from my teacher hoarding days--enough notebooks for Declan to get a Ph.D. I'm glad I finally read his...
How to Use Amazon Prime Day Properly
Amazon Prime Day is here and it's two days, not one. Teacher sites all over America are curating the best deals for their classes. Amazon's released thousands of Amazon-brand products, and this year, I've noticed school supplies. I've tried their brand, and it's good....
“Help! I can’t stop spending!” These 5 baby steps will help…
The teacher spending struggle is real. Since we've gone turkey with the No-Spend Summer Challenge, that's the number one thing I hear. "I can't." We must defeat the "I can'ts" with this challenge. But, not everyone can go cold turkey. You'd never let a student say "I...
5 Ways to Avoid Hoarding for School
Are you buying or hoarding? Teachers often say we're buying when we're not "buying" so much as "hoarding." Teacher spending is an affliction, but some of us sprint right over that line into hoarding. Here's how to tell if you're in danger of being on a Discovery...
5 Types of Teacher Spending That’ll Make You Broke: What Type Are YOU?
Do you know how much money you spent on your classroom last year, or is school a financial vortex? A black hole that sucks away your paycheck and leaves you scrambling to pay your bills? Teachers don't make a lot but we sure know how to spend. Sometimes, it borders on...