Carolina Alumni Review - July/August 2007

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Now teaching Latin and Greek at the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, Davis and his wife, a nurse, live on campus in school-provided housing, which, he says, saves them more than $1,000 a month. Still, teaching and nursing generally are not the highest-paid professions, and the couple track their other expenses using a spreadsheet. They also plan for expenses three to five years in advance. And, he says, “we don’t have a really spendthrift lifestyle. I don’t really buy electronics, we’ve had the same TV for 10 years, and I have my grandmother’s old stereo. We don’t rack up a lot of costs like that.”

Care with his finances allows Davis to do work he loves. “In terms of lifestyle, it’s very rich,” he said. “We’re surrounded by young, vigorous people. My colleagues are very intelligent and energetic, eager to show the world to young teenagers. That’s a very stimulating environment. My car is 10 years old, but I’m much more willing to make that kind of sacrifice than do something I don’t really like.”

— Kathleen Kearns

Help Is at Hand

Many Web sites offer free online tools to help you develop a budget and fine tune your financial planning. Here are a few to get you started.

moneymanagement.org/financialtools Provided by the nonprofit Money Management International; offers resources to guide financial decisions.

mymoney.gov

Provided by the U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission; dedicated to teaching the basics of money management.

smartaboutmoney.org Includes a set of worksheets for tracking expenses and plugging spending leaks that are offered by the nonprofit National Endowment for Financial Education.