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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I said it before and will say it again -- by very conservative estimates, OP's wife is working no more than 4 hours a week (assuming she doesn't work most school holidays and breaks).  I came up with 4 hours a week, assuming she only charges $100 an hour -- which is really low for SLPs in DC.

It would be SO EASY for OP's wife to make $50k and still have school holidays off and control over her schedule without working a lot of hours.  [/quote]

You assume she’s in private practice. The SLPs I work with at a private school are FT and make way less than that. Salaries start in the $40s FT.[/quote]

Yes, i assume she currently is in private practice - because she only made $18,000 last year! By definition, that's private practice and not working for a school district.

Yes, i assumed she would stay in private practice - because if she increases her work load to 12 hours a week, and works 45 weeks a year (lots of vacay and summers off), charging $100 an hour, she clears $54,000.  And this assumes she only makes $100 an hour - which is way under what we paid for a private speech therapist.  And i had to call 4 therapists before i found one who would take us, because they were all so busy. So i don't think any of these numbers are unreasonable.

My friends who start working for the school district take a big pay cut -- but they only work 40 weeks a year, don't have to worry about managing a business, finding clients, etc, and get pension, health insurance etc in addition to that pay.  I think they're also allowed to work in the summer - so you could easily make another $5000 working only 4-5 hours a week in summer.  My friends in those roles were okay taking the pay tradeoff for these upsides, because they had young children -- so their primary concern was a flexible schedule. They just have to show up at the job and not worry about any "extra" stuff that comes with running your own business.  But if you're 50 with HS aged kids, there is no reason you can't put slightly more effort in and run a business.

Basically, with a minimal amount of effort (which is reasonable, because it IS a job) she can clear $50k.  If she hustled just a bit, she can easily clear $60k.  [/quote]

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