49: Can You Afford to Leave the Classroom? The Financial Reality Teachers Should Know
Online Business for Teachers · 2026-04-01 · 12 min
Episode notes
Thinking about leaving the classroom… but not sure if you’re financially ready? In this episode, I’m sharing what I learned after leaving teaching and trying to figure out how to replace a full-time salary with business income. This came up after a teacher friend (and mom of three) asked me how to actually make the transition. And I get it. When you have a family, especially young kids, the decision to leave teaching isn’t just emotional… it’s financial. I thought I was prepared when I left. My business was growing, I saw the numbers going up, and I assumed it would continue. It didn’t. So in this episode, I’m walking you through what I would do differently and what I think every teacher should think about before leaving the classroom.
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