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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I are both teachers. Not that it doesn’t impact us financially. If school reopens during the summer, we’ll lose much needed income from summer jobs. [/quote]

But right now you're both getting paid not to work.  With a GUARANTEED income, I'd say you come out ahead of a lot of us.[/quote]

I’m sure our landlord will find that comforting in August when we tell him that the rent got paid in March so he’s ahead of the rest of y’all.[/quote]

To PP, I’m sure it is hard when you count on that July and August extra income. I’m self- employed but have a large client with a committed amount of hours and another for a small amount a few times of year. So, like your summer $ it’s a bit extra and I always have something to put it towards.

But here is what I don’t understand about teachers ( some not all) when they say in person or online that “ we don’t get paid in the summer.”  But aren’t you a salaried employee? So if you make 45k a year that is your salary. Why does it matter if it’s 9, 10, or 12 months? The 45k would still be used for a 12 month budget? What am I missing?

I ask sincerely because like I said I am self- employed and have always had to bill monthly and also know that december and August  have very little work so I look at my yearly income and plan budget to cover all months.

A yearly salary is a yearly salary no matter what increments you choose to receive. That’s how I look at it.[/quote]

I used to be self-employed. When I needed more money, I worked more —sometimes twice as much or I changed venders to reduce costs. If you are a salaried employee, you could double your hours and it still won’t increase your income.

As a result, when teachers have increased expenses, they have to work additional jobs. A large percentage of teachers are tutoring, working retail, Ubering, and babysitting so they can afford to teach. [/quote]

Agree but that is true of any salaried employee with increased expenses. I was simply referring to not getting paid in summer when pp mentioned her August rent. I was thinking a good plan of mine is too use the amount I know I’ll get yearly and divide by 12.  That way she’s not matter if it is paid out 6/9/12 month increments.

At any rate, a tough time for all for sure. [/quote]

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