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[quote=Anonymous][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]

But if your yearly salary doesn’t meet your expenses in this high COLA, it doesn’t matter if you divide it by 6/9/12. You will still need to earn more money. Summer is when many teachers earn more money. Why be angry at teachers who were responsible enough to secure summer employment? Do you feel they should not have children of their own because of the slimmest chance that school would close for weeks due to a pandemic of a new disease? I say feel because you clearly aren’t thinking.[/quote]

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