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Our Beautiful Struggle episodes
- They Don't Care
This episode, I'll share how social capital is NOT transferrable and how it can make you stuck in old ways.
17 min - 11 min
- Tough Lessons I Learned After 1 Year of Job Hunting
Today, I share some insights on how tough the past year of job hunting, the lessons I learned, what I did and what you can do to help you on your own job hunting journey.
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14 min - 3 Ways How I Research for Non-Teaching Jobs
I share insights on the 3 Ways How I Research for Non-Teaching Jobs.
- How I use Google and YouTube
- How I use LinkedIn
- How I use connecting (networking) with real people
- Bonus tip!
We teachers, at least me, did not learn or have to use outside teaching job boards. We usually went on the district school websites or EdJoin, and occasionally Indeed. In this episode, I share how I use the above 3 ways effectively and efficiently when looking for non-teaching jobs.
I'd love to hear from you to get your take, or if you have feedback on what I'm missing.
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22 min - How I’m Taking A Big Risk By Doing This
In this episode, I go over how I connect with important people in my life to get their insights on what they see around their part of the career world. I'm at a critical moment where I have to decide on taking a big risk or not. Stay in K12, or go beyond it, at this point in my career of 23 years.
Maybe some of these insights can be useful to you. Let me know what you think once you listen to this episode.
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****************************************21 min - How I'm Anxiously Trying to Move Forward
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15 min - How I Resigned
After weeks of low morale and anxiousness, I actually did it. I quit teaching. But I'm still not sure if this was a good move or not.
Please consider following this show as this is a journey of a veteran teacher navigating through all the uncertainties of the teacher lifestyle.
If our show has in any way helped you in your journey, consider checking out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teachingbites
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**********12 min - Maybe, this isn't for you? Or is it?
Life is raw, unfiltered. This is my attempt to peel back layers, revealing truths in life's complexities. Let's navigate challenges, find clarity, and embrace the journey, together.
3 min - 157: The #1 Thing Teachers Need to Do Now
In this episode, I share the number one thing teachers need to do now. As teachers are determining their next steps in their teaching careers, they may start to experience a lot of fear and uncertainty. The past three years have been tough on teachers and it is forcing us to reexamine ourselves.
Before you do make any hard decision, consider this one thing you can do before you do so. I truly believe it'll help lessen those fears.
Follow us for more tips, ideas, and insights like this!
12 min - 156: Origin Pt. 3 - We Had to Drop Certain Things to get Where We Need to Go
Part 3 of our origin story: We screwed up more as we tried to get ahead.
34 min
About Our Beautiful Struggle
From the publisher's feed
Teaching didn't make us rich. But it made us resilient. And resilient is a foundation.
Our Beautiful Struggle is a personal finance and wealth-building podcast for teachers — especially those in private and independent schools — who started late, have no pension floor, and are figuring it out in real time.
Hosted by Fred J., a 27-year veteran classroom teacher who had under $20,000 saved at age 49. Not because he was careless. Because he was a teacher. He showed up, graded the papers, bought the supplies, and trusted the system — until the system made clear it wasn't thinking about his retirement.
He started rebuilding at 50. This is what he learned.
The show covers the stuff nobody told you in your credential program:
— How 403(b) plans at private and independent schools work
— Why your HSA is actually a stealth retirement account — and how to use it like one
— How to build your own pension when you don't have a state retirement fund
— Roth IRAs for late-starting teachers
— Mindset shifts that remove shame and replace it with a plan
— Honest portfolio decisions, real numbers, and public corrections when Fred gets it wrong
This is not a show for teachers who retired at 39 on index funds and extreme discipline. That's a unicorn story. This is for the teacher who's 45, staring at a $12,000 retirement account, juggling a mortgage, aging parents, and student loans — and still showing up every Monday.
You're not behind. You're building differently.
Our Beautiful Struggle. Money without shame. Retirement without panic. A future that feels earned.
Not financial advice. Just honest lessons from someone still in the classroom, still figuring it out, in public — so you don't have to figure it out alone.