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re: Take home pay for a teacher in East Baton Rouge area.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 9:14 pm to adavis
Posted on 1/4/13 at 9:14 pm to adavis
This is what I was looking for when I started the post someone with real insight because they are personally involved with this situation... hell this post might even show up on google one day.
do you feel that the retirement program is worth paying into? I know a lot has changed with that over the last few months... but i don't know specifics.
Also is your insurance for your entire family or do you elect just to have the plan for you while your SO/kids are on another plan.
This is fine. The job is for my SO. I am self employed so insurance is a killer on me..
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and personal retirement (which are all optional) my paycheck is $2,400 per month.
do you feel that the retirement program is worth paying into? I know a lot has changed with that over the last few months... but i don't know specifics.
Also is your insurance for your entire family or do you elect just to have the plan for you while your SO/kids are on another plan.
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Great benefits, terrible pay, you'll be working in the summer to live.
This is fine. The job is for my SO. I am self employed so insurance is a killer on me..
Posted on 1/4/13 at 9:54 pm to bryso
You pay into a pension instead of social security as a teacher... That runs me about $400 per month. I don't put much into my personal retirement (through the school) because it's not worth it at all. I only contribute to it because it got me a discount on my life insurance and car insurance (I bundled). The health insurance is awesome though. For myself, my kids, and my wife, I pay a little over $400 per month and it's great insurance. That same policy would cost me $1,200 per month if I took it out independently. If I had excluded my wife, it would have only been $140 per month (for me and my kids). Outside of work, I fund my ROTH with a portion of my paycheck, and max it out with the money I make in the summer. I love teaching (I only work 190 days per year, get 15 sick days, and get paid even when I'm not working). No, the money isn't great, but the perks, plus the reward of having a meaningful career) make it worthwhile. Good luck to you and your wife!
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