Educator FI
Financial Independence For Educators
It's an announcement I look for every year to see how best to take advantage of my tax advantaged investing options. This year, the IRS announced that the elective contribution limits for 403(b) and …
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One of my biggest financial regrets is how late I started investing in my tax advantaged accounts. I didn’t even pay attention until I took my first school principal job in a new district and …
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A few weeks back, in response to my How Much Does a Teacher Need to Retire post, reader Matt asked a question on Facebook: “What would be your order of operations for teachers/educators?” It’s a …
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Comedian Lewis Black has a set where he shares a theory on aneurysms. Essentially, he claims that you hear something so stupid that it gets in your head, bounces around for years, and then one day …
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Are you relatively new to financial independence and investing? Sometimes, you’ll see people throw around terms casually that might not be immediately clear. In this post, I’m going to provide a quick …
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Are you one of the lucky few who have access to both a 403b and a 457b? Many public educators do! These options provide you significant tax advantages and enable you to save large amounts pre-tax. …
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