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Tim's big jump - from bank manager to primary school teacher - Episode 55
Episode 55

Tim's big jump - from bank manager to primary school teacher - Episode 55

Financial Autonomy

July 25, 201838m 5s

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Show Notes

Episode 50 – Tim's big jump - from bank manager to primary school teacher

Today in the episode, we talk to Tim Lavrey's career change story from being a bank manager to a preschool teacher

In this interview we cover:

  • Tim's love for football
  • The story of Tim's career change and how he made his move and decision to leave the bank and teach
  • His redundancy and how it contributed to his career change
  • Going through self-doubt during the process
  • Their 6-month period of planning for his career shift, finances, income and budget and their 3-month trial period before the big change
  • How Tim prepared for university and teaching and the struggles he went through
  • Examples of how he created opportunities for himself while studying and after graduation
  • His feelings about his new profession as a teacher
  • His thoughts about the things he'd do differently
  • How good planning, structure, and discipline can help with your financial stability
  • The story of how Tim's wife, Mary Anne, made a big change in her career recently
  • How teamwork contributed to successfully making the changes in their lives

Links mentioned in the show

Mini Retirement Planning Checklist