How to Stock your Classroom Library on a Budget
Ever since I can remember I have dreamed about having my own classroom someday. As I worked through my undergrad program, that dream seemed to be getting closer and closer. Just thinking about it would get me excited to finally do what I have wanted…
DIY: How to Spray Paint Plastic
One of my favorite parts about redoing my bedroom is organizing everything! However, storage bins can get pricey, especially when I can’t handle them not matching, so I can’t reuse old ones, unless they match. OCD wins again! But, I found a solution while looking…
Moving Back Home After College
Part of my debt payoff plan consisted of finding a teaching job close to home, so that I could move back home. This was hard for me. If you had asked me 5 years ago when I started college, I would have told you I…
5 Tips for Making a Debt Payoff Plan
This post may contain affiliate links.Check out my Disclosure Policy for more information. Now that I’m finished with my grad degree, my loan payments are about to begin. This might sound crazy, but I’m actually really excited to start this journey. As I shared in…
Monthly Motivational Desktop Download
Each month I’ll be posting a motivational desktop background download for all you lovely people! Personally, I enjoy sitting down to do some work at my lap top and seeing a nice motivational quote. I hope you enjoy this motivational desktop download as much as…
How I “Paid Off” $23,000 of Debt During Grad School
You might be wondering why I wrote “paid off”, because I didn’t truly pay off that amount during grad school. Like I shared in my student loan story, I created a strategy to make grad school work and pay down my loans during it. Some…
My Student Loan Story
When I first got accepted to Syracuse University as an undergrad, I was over the moon excited. It was my first choice school and had one of the best programs in the country for what I wanted to study, inclusive elementary and special education. Of…