If/when I become a teacher, I'm really glad I will be FI by then. I will truly not be doing it for the money, although, after being a SAHM for years prior, that 36K starting off is going to feel like a fortune to me!
My parents have to pay their workers on Mondays, weekly, otherwise they would run out of money after the weekend. I've lived paycheck to paycheck before, but dang it, that's silly.