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Journey To Launch

Episode 361: How Teachers Can Reach Financial Independence & Build Wealth With Rose Mendonca

Journey To Launch

Jamila Souffrant

Finances, Business, Realestateinvesting, Entrepreneurship, Earlyretirement, Investing, Budgeting, Wealth

51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Rose Mendonca, educator and financial enthusiast joins the Journey to Launch podcast to talk about her mission: helping all educators create wealth and the retirement of their dreams.

Rose is a serial entrepreneur and founded Teacher Talks Money when she realized educators need more guidance, support, and literacy surrounding their finances and retirement options.

Our conversation delves into topics such as Rose's decision to pay off her mortgage, the importance of optimizing earning potential early in a teaching career, how teachers can create wealth and more!

In this episode you’ll learn about:

  • Why you need to consider the “golden handcuffs” of pension and time if you’re considering moving districts as a teacher
  • Retirement options for teachers and the differences between a 403b and a 457
  • Ways teachers can leverage their in-classroom skills to earn more money
  • How teachers can invest with a limited income, strategically picking your school district, the power of investigating other interests + more!

Other Links Mentioned in episode:

Transcript

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Teachers can achieve financial freedom. They can, they absolutely can. Our pensions are our

0:07.5

superpower. Our pensions are not going to carry us through. We definitely need investments in a 403B or Roth IRA or real estate.

0:16.3

We definitely need to have other things on the side. But having guaranteed income for your lifetime, there's nothing better than that.

0:25.0

T-minous 10 seconds.

0:28.0

Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast,

0:30.4

with your host, Janila Sufrons, as a money expert who walks her talk.

0:35.0

She helps brave journeys like you,

0:37.0

get out of debt, save, invest, and build real wealth.

0:42.0

Join her on the journey to launch to financial freedom in five, four, three, two, one. If you're

0:55.0

want the episode show notes for this episode go to Journey to Launch

1:02.0

or click the description of wherever you're listening to this episode.

1:06.0

In the show notes you'll get the transcribed version of the conversation, the links that we mentioned, and so much more.

1:13.0

Also, whether you are an OG journeyer or brand new to the podcast,

1:17.0

I've created a free jumpstart guide to help you on your financial freedom journey.

1:22.0

It includes the top episodes to listen to. to help you on your financial freedom journey.

1:22.8

It includes the top episodes to listen to,

1:25.1

stages to go through to reach financial freedom,

1:27.5

resources, and so much more.

1:29.4

You can go to Journeyto Launch.com slash Jump Start to get your guide right now.

1:35.0

Okay, let's hop into the episode.

1:37.0

Hey, hey, journiers.

1:41.0

I'm really excited to bring you this conversation I have on Rose Mendonza.

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