When I was 22, I laughed at anybody that was thinking about teaching as a career
When I was 32 I was making twice as much money as a teacher and laughing at them
When I was 42 I was making 4 times what a teacher was making but working 80 hours a week and missing my kids growing up
When I was 52 I was making about the same as teacher half my age, but I was still working twice as hard
I am 62 and wish I had gone into teaching, I am making less money than when I was 32, I am no where near retiring and i will probably die at my desk.
nice pay, nice benefits, holidays, vacations and summers off with your kids - congrats on a good career choice.
I'm 57 and have basically the exact same story, except my income hasn't gone down (yet). And I agree with you 100%. My advice... don't chase the money dream. It's not what is important. Family and your kids are what is important. Their childhood years are over before you know it and once they are gone, they are gone forever.
