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The CEO Teacher Podcast

Stop Trading Time for Money

The CEO Teacher Podcast

Kayse Morris

Marketing, Edupreneurs, Teachers, Entrepreneur, Teacherspayteachers, Business, Teacher, Educator

5 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

How Monthly Recurring Revenue Can Help You Stop Trading Precious Time for a Teacher Salary That Doesn’t Stretch Far Enough

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in the cycle of trading hours for dollars—whether that’s in your classroom, tutoring on the side, or hustling for every individual sale online—this episode is for you. Because let’s be honest—chasing one-off TpT sales isn’t cutting it anymore. You need a business that supports your life, not one that depends on every flash sale, bundle, or new upload.

We’re pulling back the curtain on one of the most powerful shifts in the CEO Teacher® journey: building monthly recurring revenue that doesn’t depend on your time or energy every single week. You’ll learn what MRR actually means (no biz degree required), why it’s a game-changer for teacher income, and how you can start small with what you’ve already created. 

In this episode, you will learn:

  • What monthly recurring revenue (MRR) really is—and how to calculate it

  • The biggest myths about starting a teacher membership (and why they’re wrong)

  • How to stop depending on one-off sales and start building income that works while you rest

  • 3 simple steps to get started using your existing resources

  • Real membership ideas for teachers in primary, secondary, homeschool, and support roles (this one’s a must-listen)

Links Mentioned in this Episode about monthly recurring revenue with a teacher membership: 

CEO Teacher® Resources Worth Their Weight in Gold

You're already a wealth of knowledge! You’re a teacher after all. You've got the skills, the passion, and the creativity to build a thriving online business. You may just not yet know what you want to create or how to get started. 

 

If that’s you- First things first:  Grab the “Start or Expand Your Teacher Business” workbook. It's your roadmap to success! This isn't just another worksheet to fill your Google Drive downloads folder– it's your personalized blueprint for getting started building a profitable online business.

 

Now if you are a seasoned CEO Teacher® who has all the systems in place, has started showing up, and is still feeling overwhelmed with all the tasks and to-dos of building your teaching legacy? No problem! Let's break it down together. 

 

Your first step is to understand your CEO Teacher® Type, and all the goodness and inspiration that comes along with your already remarkable skill set! Take the 2 Minute quiz here so we can navigate the hard parts together!

 

And if leveling up your knowledge with books is your love language, I have a whole library shelf of goodness just for you! CEO Teacher® Book List

Ready to connect with a community of inspiring educators? Join the conversation!

  • Instagram: Tag me @theceoteacher and let's chat about your edupreneur journey. No topic is off limits, and it’s always a party in the DM’s- just sayin’

 

  • Podcast: Subscribe on iTunes and never miss an episode. This is your weekly go-to for all things teacher business, marketing, and mindset…

 

 

  • Join The Community: The CEO Teacher’s Lounge is a community for ANY educator building an online business who doesn't want to do it alone. kaysemorris.com/patreon

Want a list of real-life teacher memberships that actually work?

Check out these 4 ideas for turning your experience into a sustainable membership:

  • The Monthly Play + Learn Club (Primary teachers)

  • The Teach Smarter Toolkit (Secondary educators)

  • The Nurture Learning Collective (Homeschool families)

  • The Educator Impact Lab (Admins, SLPs, Coaches, and Specialists)

P.S. Check out our latest CEO Teacher® Podcast episodes and blog posts for more inspiration and actionable advice.

 

P.P.S. Don't forget to grab your free bag of virtual teacher goodies and start making your mark online!

 

I believe in you! YOUR best is yet to come!

Kayse đź’–

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, CEO teachers, welcome back to the show. Thanks for joining us every single Wednesday. I was just

0:04.6

thinking back to 2018 whenever we started this. And it feels like forever ago, but also it feels like

0:12.2

yesterday. And one of my favorite things about when I first got started was just the ability to sit down

0:17.4

and just talk about life, just kind of storytell and talk about life, where it wasn't

0:21.5

just marketing and all those kinds of things. Because to be honest, I'm getting a little burnout on

0:26.2

all things marketing because sometimes I feel like it's just the same old same instead of just

0:30.0

being human and being authentic. But today's show is all about stop trading your time for money.

0:36.8

And I was in Hobby Lobby today. And I was shopping for some things out for my for money. And I was in Hobby Lobby today and I was shopping for some

0:39.7

things out for my front porch. And I was thinking about the cashier that was ringing me up. She was so

0:43.9

delightful. We were talking about fairy gardens. I had purchased fairy gardens for my kids for Easter.

0:49.1

And instead of getting gifts that they're just going to throw away or they're going to eat,

0:52.9

I was like, I want to kind of do an activity with the kids. So I got them all these little fairy

0:56.5

gardens and we're going to make them together. And she was asking me about it. And like, we had the best

1:00.4

conversation. And I was like, she's so delightful. And I was thinking about what she probably gets

1:04.7

paid to ring things up. And I thought, man, you know, she definitely is trading her time for her money at this point.

1:13.3

And like her soul was so delightful.

1:15.5

I just, I wanted to reach out and be like, hey, let's figure out what you're good at.

1:20.0

And let's figure out a way that we can turn that into something even more remarkable.

1:24.0

Because our time is our biggest currency in life. It's the best part of life that we have,

1:30.3

the time with our family, the time with our friends. And she could have been working part time.

1:35.3

This could have just been, you know, I'm not sure what it was, but I was just thinking to when

1:39.6

I used to work a nine to five job and I used to know exactly how much money I was getting in my bank

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