A Note to Readers — May 2026


After nearly two years of posts here, I'm shifting all new content for the Personal Finance for Educators project to Substack.

You can find everything at https://personalfinanceforeducators.substack.com/ — new posts, podcast episodes, and a growing collection of free tools built specifically for educators.

All the posts here will stay up and remain accessible. But going forward, new writing, tools, and updates will live on Substack. If you'd like to follow along, you can subscribe for free at the link above.

I hope to see you over there!

~Josh

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