Rose Mendonca

I've been in education for 32 years, starting as a teacher because I loved reading and literature and wanted to share that passion with students. Growing up as the daughter of immigrant parents and being the first in my family to go to college, I experienced the transformative power of education firsthand. At 28, I began my personal journey with saving and investing, and last year I achieved financial freedom by crossing the million dollar mark as an educator. In 2022, I founded Teacher Talks Money, a financial coaching platform where I work with teachers across the U.S. to help them learn how to save and invest properly, complement their pensions, and avoid predatory finance companies that prey on teachers with high fees in the 403B world. My goal is to shine a light on these issues and help educators invest in the right vehicles so they can become millionaires at the end of their careers.