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ALBANY, GA -- With furlough days pinching the pockets of teachers, more of them are looking at second jobs, but for those that do it's a tough grind.

Billy Glanton is one of many teachers in Southwest Georgia moonlighting with second jobs.

“I teach science and social studies but I also coach high school football at Monroe high school,” said Glanton.

He’s a fifth grade teacher at Lamar Reese Elementary, but when the bell rings he's in car headed to coach young athletes.

“During the school year, I teach all day until about 3:30. At four o'clock normally I am leaving here going to the high school to handle coaching responsibilities. And probably get out of there at about 8:30 or 9 o'clock,” said Glanton.

After the long day is over, he's home grading homework but also being a dad and a husband.

“I have four kids and a wife at home. That makes it more hectic because when I get home they require their time so I have to be with them as well,” said Glanton.

If that wasn't enough, he has another job running his own business.

“I have a t-shirt business where I print t-shirts as well,”

The question is why do it? Glanton has been teaching and coaching for several years, but says keeping both jobs is more important than ever now that teachers have been forced to take days off -- which also means less pay.

“Now that the furloughs are hitting us, it does play a big role in it now because I need the extra pay to make ends meet a little bit easier than if they didn't have the second job,” said Glanton.

It's an even tougher hardship because his wife also works at a school.

“She works as a school counselor in Terrell County. They got hit with furloughs just like Dougherty County did and if you put those furloughs together it takes pretty much a month’s pay from our family throughout the year,” said Glanton

There are more teachers working multiple jobs and not always because they need the money, but for some more unexpected reasons. Like Tracy Canty, a special education teacher at Dougherty High School.

“Some days can be somewhat stressful but at the end of the day I enjoy it, I just enjoy working with my students and I enjoy my job,” said Canty

She also works as a cashier at Sears.

But she doesn't put up with those long days for the money. For her she often uses the extra cash to help out her students who sometimes aren't as well off.

“Being at the high school you know we have prom. So I try to make sure that my students fit in will all the other students at the prom. Working here at Sears I get a discount. To them walking in proud just like every other man that is out there at the prom. That is rewarding I just love giving,” said Canty.

What also makes her a great teacher is her passion for educating.

“The rewarding part for me is seeing my students excel and do well. And when I see them out on the streets and I ask them what they are doing, they say well I’m working here or I’m doing this and it makes me feel real good to know that I had a part in that,” said Canty.