Planning for retirement in ELT is a bit of a novel concept in itself as no-one mentions it much. So thinking about actual numbers for an ideal retirement income can seem a bit farfetched. Here’s how to work it out.
Time to start improving your finances? Here are the pros and cons of the main ways of learning about personal finance and money in ELT.
When you get into ELT, for most people the qualification sparks a life of travel and adventures. Unfortunately, living abroad, and typically on a lower income, can mean a lot of people in ELT fall through the cracks when it comes to retirement planning. Let’s look at what that looks like and how to plan for retirement in ELT.
Part 2 of this teacher’s beginner guide to investing, Here are the steps to take to start investing as an English teacher. Whether you’re living abroad or have returned to your country, the basic steps to start investing your money apply to all of us.
As educators we really need some education about how to become secure financially. So, this 2-part guide to investing is an introduction to some of the vocabulary you’ll need to know and the steps you’ll need to take to start investing as an ELT teacher.
Freelance author, teacher and teacher trainer Greg Archer was interested in investing but didn’t want to become one of the “finance bros” he saw on social media. Luckily the things I teach on the beginner investing course are about as non-bro as you could get!
For many of us, returning to our home country after a long TEFL life abroad is a time to take stock financially.
What changes did 38-year-old English teacher, Ste Sharpe, make when he moved back to the UK after many years overseas?
Clare Hogg went from her old life of “head in the sand when it came to pensions, investing savings or dealing with banks” to being one of my star students. 18 months after finishing my beginner investing course in 2022, she’s even given ME advice on investing platforms.
When Fiona Hunter cajoled her husband, Chris, into taking my beginner investing course because he had more time available, he needed some gentle persuading because he wasn’t a fan of “money people”.
Could the course change his mind?
Annette Flavel, a Content Director enrolled on the chilled investor course having had her fingers burned investing in individual stocks in the past.
Could she rebuild her trust in financial tools for growing wealth?
