09/23/2026
I will never forget making my first 30 cents on Teachers Pay Teachers. 😂
I had uploaded a $1 Sam Houston flip book, got the email that someone bought it, and was SO excited.
At the time, I had no idea that tiny sale would turn into what it has today.
It definitely didn’t happen overnight. It’s been about 12 years of creating, learning, trying things that worked, trying plenty of things that didn’t, and slowly building something that now covers a big chunk of my expenses.
And it all started with 30 cents.
If you’re a teacher who has ever thought about creating and selling your own resources, don’t underestimate the skills you already have or let the fact that you’re starting small convince you that it isn’t worth starting.
We all start somewhere. Mine just happened to be with Sam Houston and 30 cents. 😂