I started my first teaching gig only a few months after finishing college. At first, I was thoroughly unprepared, but two years later, I was confident enough to land a coveted job teaching English at one of the best high schools in the county—a 30-minute drive south of my grubby apartment in Daytona Beach, Florida.
After a few too many days of dragging myself out of bed at the crack of dawn to beat traffic, I decided I had to move closer to the school in New Smyrna Beach. This brought up two huge problems: 1) All of the apartments I could afford didn’t allow dogs (I have one), and 2) the average listing price in New Smyrna was $285,000. With my salary, I could only afford about half of that. Many friends suggested I keep looking for a better apartment, but I had another idea: homeownership (even though it seemed like it was out of the question).
from https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/buying-a-home-teachers-salary-263507
from waaaay over here —> How I Bought a Home on My $37K Teacher’s Salary
from Sofia Consola
via How I Bought a Home on My $37K Teacher’s Salary
