How We Saved $250,000 by Taking "Crappy" Jobs
In May of 2009, my wife and I were exhausted and in need of a change of scenery. Our teaching jobs in LaGrange had become more and more hectic and less and less enjoyable. One morning as I perused my Teach Georgia account, I came across jobs for both of us in Echols County . On a whim, I decided to apply for the jobs just to see if we might get an employment nibble. Later that morning around ten o'clock, I saw that I already had an email and a phone message expressing an interest in interviewing us. That night I spoke with the assistant principal and set up an interview for the following week. In a span of twelve hours, our job prospects had dramatically changed for the better. Naturally, I started researching the area and found out that Echols County was very different from the rest of Georgia. First, the county had less than 4,200 people in its 421 square miles. Most of the economy consisted of agriculture and timber...not exactly big city living. I had always heard th...