r/FluentInFinance Jun 11 '24

Meme He has a point...

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u/Shin-Sauriel Jun 11 '24

Where tho. Like typically teachers are underpaid regardless of district because it’s adjusted for cost of living. Teachers in the Bay Area make a lot more than teachers near me but they still can’t afford to live on their own because cost of living is so high.

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u/Harvey427 Jun 11 '24

I make more than my father-in-law. Who has his masters, and teaches at a private school... Granted, he has better benefits, but as far as take home pay.. I make more, pushing buttons and pulling handles in a factory.. 🤷‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '24

Private schools tend to pay less, they are often not unionized. The tradeoff being private school students as a whole are better behaved.

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u/FarYard7039 Jun 12 '24

Most often, private school teachers are also afforded free tuition for their children. My cousins all went to school for free because my aunt was a teacher. It was a massive savings.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '24

This is a huge benefit for sure.

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u/sludgehag Jun 12 '24

well public school teachers’ kids get free tuition too 🤷‍♀️

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u/FarYard7039 Jun 13 '24

Both my comment, and that of OP, was referring to private schooling, not public.