So when a job working with autistic children opened up, he quit and went back to teaching. Now he’s supporting his family on about $40,000 a year and has written a book called How to Survive (and Perhaps Thrive) on a Teacher’s Salary. The Kofkes live frugally, but when you love what you do, it’s a lot easier to come home and sit on a secondhand sofa than if you’re miserable for 8 hours a day.
