7 Ways for Teachers to Make and Save Money

"Teachers Don't Get Paid Enough" is what we constantly hear, but if you budget your money correctly and find ways to get paid for your expertise, you'll be able to keep the job you love and pay the mortage.

1. Save Money Without Even Missing It When you pay offf a bill or when you get your yearly raise; automatically have the money you saved or made transferred to your savings account. For example, when I paid off my computer loan, I had the 75.00 that I saved automatically transfrerred to my savings account. I didn't even miss it.

2. Find sites that offer FREE STUFF There are many sites like www.freethingsforteachers.com that cater to teachers. www.enotes.com is another site that offers free worksheets, lesson plans , and even ebooks for teachers.

3. Get your a Side Hustle On Use your expertise in education to make EXTRA money. Just because teachers don't get paid much doesn't mean your services aren't valuable in the "real" world. For example, I signed up as an editor at Enotes.com, and I can make 25.00-60.00 extra a month by answering questions about literature or uploading worksheets that I created for my students. Check out my site for more info: http://www.ehow.com/how_4729672_extra-money-being-enotes-editor.html
You can also sale your work at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/

4. Write a Book or a Workbook There are many places where your can self-publish books for little or no money. Check out: http://www.createspace.com/

5. Teach Online-In some states, there are virtual high schools that offer courses throughout the year and during the summer. They pay around $200 per student.

6. Stop Buying New Books-- You can buy books that in great condition at a fraction of the price at http://www.amazon.com/

7. Give to Others-- As Christian, I believe in tithing 10% of my income. I try to donate 10% of my income to a local Christian charity every month. I always feel better about my finances when I am helping others.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4875405_save-money-teacher.html

a former coworker died at age 34

This morning as I was getting ready for work, shuffling through my dirty clothes to find the least dirty, my former friend and former coworker was dying.
The best word to describe the way I am feeling right now is wierd. We were the same age and didnt I just talk to him a couple of weeks ago.

I think that when I spoke to him he knew he was dying. He told me that he had been in the hospital and that he had had heart failure and a stroke. Honesty wasnt something that he subscribed too on a regular basis (and he told me that himself a while back "Lying is often neccessary when it gets you what you want") so I didnt completely believe him or did I. While we were talking, I was mulling over my GRE scores. Before we got off the phone I said "Ill call you later to check on you", but I never could bring myself to do it.

It was because we were "work buddies" and I guess I didnt really want to continue our friendship after I left that job. Some of the things that he did, and I wont go into them here of course, I just didnt agree with and I really didnt want to be friends anymore.

And on some level, I guess I ignored his illness because I didnt really want to deal with it if it were true, since we werent really friends anymore at least on my part.

Now I stand here feeling wierd. And as a writer, we do not use over used words like wierd, but that is the best way to describe it. Those five letter words express the fact that I am scared of this big black whole called death, fearful of a God who could sentence me to the firey pits of hell, thankful that I am still here living above ground, thankful for my family and friends, scared to close my eyes because I dont want to dream about him, reallizing that somethings that I thought were big yesterday are not so big, longing for a man to hold me and make me feel safe, wondering how long it will take for this wierdness to go away...

It's late and I am scared. I really wish I had someone to hold me tonight. On nights like tonight when the world has shifted or trembled--my queen sized bed is as wide and deep as the ocean and I could get lost in it. If I had someone to hold me, I know Id be okay, and I wonder if Ill ever have that...

I feel like I should say something profound, but....
Here is something profound though you might not recognize it has profound: Death is wierd. I am scared. I want someone to hold me. Good Night?

No Junk Food Till April 7th

It's odd that I would post this right after I posted "Bojangles to the Rescue" because now I reallize the error of my ways. I think that because I am on the slim slide 5 ft 6 and 132lbs that I can eat junk food when I want to. But the truth is, it took me getting sick to reallize that the junk I am putting into my body is not good for me. I feel tired and sluggish all the time and lately running seems to be more difficult.

So I will say good bye to Papa Johns, So long to Bojanges and Bye Bye to the Big Mac for the next 3 weeks until after my 10 miler and if I dont feel any better in two weeks then I can go back to my old stand bye.

So I am going to take control of my eating. I will not eat two and three servings of food at one sitting. I will eat 1-1/2 servings and then move away from the table.

I will not drink diet coke after diet coke after diet coke, I will drink water and juice.

I am excited to see how I will feel after 3 weeks.

Bojangles Chicken and Biscuits to the Rescue!

Thursday, I had a horrible day at work. My second period freshman broke out into a 3 ring circus, and all I could do was yell. Less than one minute after I had angrily slammed a door, the new principal came in and observed. And unless he was deaf, Im sure he heard the yelling and the door slamming.

For the rest of the day, I was afraid to go to the front office, for fear he would call me in for a "chat."

At the end of the day, there was nothing I could do but admit defeat and pray that tomorrow would be better. So on my way home from work, I went out of my way and drove down the highway 70 during rush hour.

"Yes, I'd like a chicken breast dinner with fries and an unsweatened iced tea," I said. Just saying the words was making me feel better.
As the cashier handed me my little yellow box, I smiled and said, "May I have hot sauce and ketchup please."
I was tempted to pop a few hot seasoned fries in my mouth on my way home, but I resisted temptation.
When I got home, I tore a slit in the hot sauce packet and drizzled the red-orange hotsauce on my spicy golden brown chicken breast. As a tore into the chicken breast, for a moment anyway, all was right with the world. The large flat recatangled seasoned fries and the biscuit added to my sense of contentment.
After I finished my chicken dinner, I watched a little TV, talked on the phone, and before 9:30 I was asleep. I woke up Friday morning, vowing that today would be better. And it was. The weather that day was a sunny 70 degrees. And I was calmer, and in return my 2nd period class was calmer.

Home Phone Service for 39.95 a Year

If you use broad band internet, you can make long distance and local calls by using a device called magic jack. You plug the magic jack into your computer and then plug your home phone into the device. And voila, you've can call anywhere in Canada and the United States. It's that simple.

The magic jack is only 39.95 (this price includes one year of service) After the first year year, the service is 20.00 a year.

This includes: free directory assistance, free callwaiting, free voicemail and free caller ID.

Check it out at: www.magicjack.com