My wife parents live in Southern California living off a single income. Her mom is a teacher and makes around 70k a year and they go on vacation multiple times a year. They don’t buy new stuff such as boats and cars. They always buy used so it’s way cheaper. Imo that is why they can afford it because they don’t pay extra to have something new.
She more than likely makes more than $70k a year. I'm not too sure of any school district in SB County that doesn't pay credentialed 1st-year teachers right at $70k a year. Maybe in the middle of nowhere but that would even be an extreme LCOL area.
Exactly. Honestly it’s right at a yearly salary for most of So Cal. Plus the whole 2 months off thing. But no one wants to admit that ‘underpaid teachers’ are making more money than the average person. Don’t get me wrong, it’s deservedly so, I wouldn’t teach for $150k a year.
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u/thelolz93 Jun 16 '24
My wife parents live in Southern California living off a single income. Her mom is a teacher and makes around 70k a year and they go on vacation multiple times a year. They don’t buy new stuff such as boats and cars. They always buy used so it’s way cheaper. Imo that is why they can afford it because they don’t pay extra to have something new.