I just wanted to share my latest book, this one for teachers in Arizona Public Schools, focusing on financial literacy and making the most of their ASRS pension benefits. Please consider sharing with any educators you know in Arizona. This is the latest in the TL;DR Financial Literacy series. If you know educators in the … Continue reading New Book: TL;DR: Financial Literacy for Employees of Arizona Public Schools
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New Book: TL;DR: Financial Literacy for New York City Public School Teachers
I just wanted to share my latest book (along with co-author Christopher Travers), this one for teachers in New York City Public Schools, focusing on financial literacy and making the most of their TRSNYC pension benefits. Please consider sharing with any educators you know in New York City. This is the latest in the TL;DR … Continue reading New Book: TL;DR: Financial Literacy for New York City Public School Teachers
Why I’m Writing the Personal Financial Literacy for Educators Series of Books
I've mentioned the books I've written (and am continuing to write) a few times on here, but I realized I haven't really shared why I'm writing them or what got me started. I talked about it a little on the Teach and Retire Rich podcast, but I haven't put it all together in one place. … Continue reading Why I’m Writing the Personal Financial Literacy for Educators Series of Books
A Tale of Two Songs
One of the biggest conflicts in Personal Finance is the tension between "living in the present" and "planning for the future." The former makes me think of this song: https://youtu.be/hnFZsrs32Co And the latter makes me think of this one: https://youtu.be/QV9JJmSCiI8 The problem I often see is that some folks see this as a binary choice, … Continue reading A Tale of Two Songs
Spending Matters: Calculating How Many Days Earlier You Can Retire
This is going to be very long (first rationale, then step-by-step instructions). I think it's going to be worth it, but we'll see. Ask just about any math teacher and they'll tell you that humans don't have a very good intuitive sense of exponential growth (e.g., see the response to the pandemic). Humans are pretty … Continue reading Spending Matters: Calculating How Many Days Earlier You Can Retire
New Book: TL;DR: Financial Literacy for Employees of Washington Public Schools
I Just wanted to share my latest book (along with co-author Adam Skarr), this one for Washington (state) educators, focusing on financial literacy and making the most of their Washington TRS pension benefits. Please consider sharing with any educators you know in the state of Washington. This is the latest in the TL;DR Financial Literacy … Continue reading New Book: TL;DR: Financial Literacy for Employees of Washington Public Schools