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My wife is a teacher, & I've spent a lot of time around her peers and had her tell me similar things. Yes, they do have the option of being paid for 12 months, but more teachers than you think take the 10 month option.Where are you getting that "most teachers" statistic from? Sounds like you're making that up. Teachers actually DO get paid during the summer but they get one big check in June. They often get a summer gig to double up on a pay check. Teachers don't nearly get paid enough yet people expect them to work miracles. You want better teachers, raise the salary. Higher pay leads to higher competition for those jobs instead of taking the first that comes through the door.The scary part is that most teachers are pretty bad with money themselves. Even though they get paid 10 times a year, they act like it's 12. All those teachers doing summer school? It's probably because they didn't plan for the summer months.
I'm not even going to get into the salary portion of it. Believe me, pay and competition within the school system have absolutely no correlation. At least where I am, teachers are compensated pretty well. It's the bureaucracy constant structural changes that causes a lot of the stress in the position. But let's keep this a "live within your means" thread, shall we.
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I would say I'm definitely a lot more diligent with my finances now than I used to be. I'll splurge on certain items, but only before doing a cost/benefit analysis on the length of use vs. total cost beforehand. Don't get me wrong, there are many "frivolous" things on my bucket list, but they're part of my reward to myself once I've "made it".crcballer srs question because you def chime in on any thread relating to finances.The scary part is that most teachers are pretty bad with money themselves. Even though they get paid 10 times a year, they act like it's 12. All those teachers doing summer school? It's probably because they didn't plan for the summer months.
what even brings you to a place like Niketalk this place is definition of materialism
you prob used to be into sneakers but grown out of it, you seem like you dont buy anything frivolous.