The Texas Teacher Retirement System finally received my paperwork! I'm all set for retirement pay now, AND it's only taken six months to make it happen.
I was able to pay for it with different 401B accounts, all of which are accounts that can't be touched until I'm much older unless I do the roll over. I was also eligible because I taught technology courses.
I urge anyone who teaches a technology class to see if they are eligible and figure out how to pay for it. I'm paying just around $30,000 to get two years of retirement at something over $29,000 + insurance for two years.
I may not make sense for everyone to retire this early BUT I do have some serious health issues that make teaching in a face-to-face classroom difficult. I still teach part time for Johns Hopkins and really enjoy it. I had a really busy day yesterday!
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