by Hope
As you know, I’ve been substitute teaching since March. I got my first paycheck at the end of March…a whopping $69. Woot, woot.
That was pay for one day of work. And I’ve worked 2-3 days per week since then. And not only am I substitute teaching, but I am able to work on my own business at the same time. Can you say double dipping?! Loving it!
And I’ve been making wise decisions at the same time…taking my lunch, working through lunch and continuing to be committed to saving the income from this side hustle.
I have definitely learned that I prefer the high school to the middle school. But I’m going to dip my toes in at the elementary school next week. So wish me luck!
Because I’m not really sure what this income looks like, and it will end next month for the summer, I have not accounted for it in my budget. Since I had already planned to rebuild my savings account and pay additional monies to debt with it, I think it’s okay.
But I’ve definitely decided to continue doing it. I enjoy being at school with Princess. While I haven’t taught any of her classes, I am enjoying getting to know some of the kids and getting to see her during the day. It makes my homeschooling mom’s heart happy.
Hope is a creative, solutions-focused business manager helping clients grow their business and work more efficiently by leveraging expertise in project management, digital marketing, & tech solutions. She’s recently become an empty nester as her 5 foster/adoptive kids have spread their wings. She lives with her 5 dogs in a small town in NE Georgia and prefers the mountains to the beaches any day. She struggles with the travel bug and is doing her best to help each of her kids as their finish schooling and become independent (but it’s hard!) She has run her own consulting company for almost twenty years! Hope began sharing her journey with the BAD community in the Spring of 2015 and feels like she has finally in a place to really focus on making wise financial decisions.