31-year-old California teacher’s jobs give him ‘time,’ ‘freedom’ and $115,000 a year—here’s how he spends his money

by: Cheyenne DeVon, Lauren Shamo
2023-09-28
Source: CNBC
09/28/2023

Jae Byun loves his job as a high school math teacher and basketball coach. And he makes six figures doing it.

But he didn’t always plan to pursue a career in education.

While attending the University of California, Irvine, Byun majored in business economics with plans to eventually work in the financial industry. However, after completing a number of internships within that field, he changed his mind.

“As I was going through those internships and going through those experiences, I just found myself wanting something different,” Byun tells CNBC Make It.

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