I’m sure I’ll retire soon. I’m eligible this summer, but the longer I hang in there, the better I’ll have it afterward. I didn’t start teaching till I was 38 (I was a Freeper long before I was a teacher) and I had a huge student loan that took 14 years to pay off first. So I’m in the black, finally, but not deep.
G-D bless you for chosing to work with children ...you earn every cent including your so called hidden pay check ( perks ). worked the LA/LB oil basin chased drilling rigs and production rigs all over southern calfornia. Retired from a major oil company very very early and earn every damn cent just as you will. happy JESUS birthday