Show 83 - Why Teachers Need Financial Wellness Programs in School
In this episode, I talk about the importance of financial wellness in schools and how district leaders are missing it!
4/23/20251 min read
Financial wellness is the third leg of your wellness stool and it is being completely ignored by district administrators. Our physical and mental health, and therefore how quickly we teachers burnout, will suffer if this isn’t addressed. I’m on a mission to fix this, and I’d love your help with it!
Show Notes
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Teach and Retire Rich by Dan Otter
Key Ideas
Financial support has been outsourced to shady financial advisors at schools, this cannot continue!
District administrators are ignorant of this issue, so you need to advocate for yourself and your fellow teachers.
If we don’t do something soon, more teachers are going to leave and the problem will continue to compound.
With the right financial education, we can make the stool stand firm again and keep education doable.
Bonus Tip
Here is a bonus tip I didn't get to in the episode.
Not only will financial wellness be better for the teachers, but it will also save your district money. Other than the time and effort taken to put good financial wellness practices, the are really no good reasons to object!