In Episode 42 of Season 4 of The Teacher CES Podcast, Sess shares a deeply personal experience about planning her father's funeral and the unexpected lessons that came with it.

After navigating grief and the responsibility of organizing a funeral for the first time, Sess walks through what she learned about the process, the surprising costs involved, and practical ways families can reduce expenses when planning a funeral.

She also shifts into a reflection on teaching during the AI era—discussing how tools like ChatGPT are affecting student work, academic integrity, and the modern classroom.

This episode blends personal storytelling, practical life advice, and real talk about education, boundaries, and navigating adulthood.

Topics covered include:

• Planning a funeral for a loved one

• Hidden funeral expenses and ways to save money

• Grief and responsibility after losing a parent

• AI and cheating in the classroom

• Reflections on 25 years in education

• Investing and financial lessons learned along the way

If you're navigating loss, teaching in the age of AI, or simply trying to make smarter life decisions, this episode offers honest insight and perspective.

After a multi-year hiatus, I'm finally back on the mic.

In this reintroduction episode of The Teacher CES Podcast, I'm sharing where I've been, what life has looked like behind the scenes, and why I made the decision to return in 2026.

From navigating personal loss and major life transitions to resetting boundaries, evolving as an educator, and focusing on motherhood and personal growth, this episode is a transparent life update.

This space is still about education, but it's also about real life—healing, growth, financial awareness, and becoming your highest self without burnout.

If you've ever had to pause, reset, and find your way back… this one is for you.

🎧 Make sure you're subscribed—this is just the beginning of Season 4.

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Let's Manifest, that you are listening to the number one podcast in all of America. We'll talk about creating generational wealth, investing when the stock market is down, and long-term investing. We'll also discuss NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and Blockchain Technology.

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Let's explore the pieces of the puzzle to wealth together this week. Make sure you laugh from a distance at what your cousins are doing with their stimmy. You've got a plan, you will stick with it. Find out what our budget is looking like this week, more drama in Ramsey Solutions, shopping at the discount grocery store, and a whole lot more.

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I am drinking coffee in the late-night bringing you the best content. I've been vaccinated! Hear my experience and how I am feeling about it now. Don't forget that you can buy me a coffee!

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Are you vetting the people who you call your financial advisors? People in the public sector are being bribed with pizza in order to get them to sign-up for retirement management portfolios. We'll explore how teachers get paid in the summer, even if that means being penalized with their own money. You cannot wake up those who don't want to be awoken. Teachers are financially being pimped for a slice of pizza.

Are 403B's trash? Why you should invest in an IRA.

A Love-Hate Relationship on Clubhouse

Can you differentiate between the real ones, perpetrators, and the folks that like to hear their own voice ramble?

Can you buy me a coffee? Seriously!

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Motivation, stop wasting your time watching cringy movies. Do you follow the self-proclaimed hillbilly of Personal Finance, Dave Ramsey? Hear how Dave Ramsey does not believe in student loans. Keep in mind that Ramsey is probably knocking on the door of retirement, so he is probably not giving a you-know-what. Hear my take on a possible electric car mashup and a whole lot more.

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