F.I.R.E. Resources
Earlier this month I posted about getting started with FIRE for international teachers (well, anyone really). Below I have listed some books and blogs that I love and that have […]
Tag Archives: Finance
I Paid Off My Student Loans!!
I made my final student loan payment today!!! I owed almost $70,000 USD for my undergrad and master’s degrees and today I sent off my last student loan payment. I’m […]
Another Loan Bites the Dust
As I’ve mentioned in past debt repayment updates, this year I am making a huge effort to pay off the last of my student loans. I originally had a massive […]
Another Loan Bites the Dust: Another Loan Paid Off!
I paid off another student loan!!! Whoo! That bad boy was originally $8,500 plus interest at 6.8%. I’ve now upped my monthly student loan payments to $2000 on the advice […]
I Paid Off One of My Student Loans!
I actually paid my student loan off over a month ago. I keep waiting to get a card in the mail or at least an e-card congratulating me… but it […]
Travelling During the Greek Financial Crisis
While I was in Istanbul and I was about to hop on a plane to Athens it was right during the hight of the financial crisis. People weren’t sure if […]
How to Save Money While Traveling
I don’t think I’ve mentioned it yet, but while I was traveling to Peru and Bolivia I was hit with tons of ATM fees! I know it has happened before […]
Exchange Rates
In the comments on a post I wrote earlier this year someone requested that I write about the black market exchange. I don’t really feel comfortable writing about it for […]
Pay Down Student Loans or Save for Retirement?
I doubt very many of my teacher friends would be interested in this post, but my nerdy friends from back home and I talk about this stuff quite a bit. […]
How much money should an International Teacher have in the bank?
I have read a lot about an “emergency fund” in various finance blogs and they seem to agree that a rule of thumb is to have three to six month’s worth of […]
Teaching Wanderlust 