Teachers Are Moonlighting as Instagram Influencers to Make Ends Meet

Re:Teachers Are Moonlighting as Instagram Influencers to Mak... by aantix on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @05:09PM (#17912828)

A teacher's salary breakdown in the state of Nebraska.

50,000 * .65 = 32,500 / 12 = $2,708.

$700 for health insurance, dental, life insurance.

Home in a neighborhood where you feel reasonably safe : $900 month. Hopefully in an OK neighborhood, because you can't afford a private school.

$300/month for a car that actually starts reliably in the winter for the next five years.

Child care for a couple of small children ($500/mo per child).

You won't teach in the state of Nebraska without a four-year degree. $18,000/year*4, $72,000 of debt.

Let's hope nothing major comes up.

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Re:Teachers Are Moonlighting as Instagram Influencers to Mak... by deadmetheny on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @05:28PM (#17912968)

In most of Nebraska, that's perfectly livable. Sure, you're not getting rich, but you're not starving either. And $18k a year is not a realistic number for someone who attended a state school in Nebraska.

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Re:Teachers Are Moonlighting as Instagram Influencers to Mak... by aantix on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @05:57PM (#17913177)

UNL's calculations with you living at home say otherwise. Even state schools are pricy these days. $80K+ for a four year degree is the norm.

[1] https://financialaid.unl.edu/budget.html

[2] http://www.collegecalc.org/colleges/nebraska/university-of-n...

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Re:Teachers Are Moonlighting as Instagram Influencers to Mak... by atwebb on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @05:12PM (#17912860)

>$500/mo per child

While it's only for a few years that's still off by 3 times in my experience.

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Re:Teachers Are Moonlighting as Instagram Influencers to Mak... by votepaunchy on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @05:31PM (#17912989)

> Hopefully in an OK neighborhood, because you can't afford a private school.

Why would a public school teacher not send their kids to public school? A private school will typically offer tuition discounts for the children of employees.

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Re:Teachers Are Moonlighting as Instagram Influencers to Mak... by bena on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @05:21PM (#17912926)

That would be closer to $700/year. Teachers are government employees.

$300/month for a car? Really? You can get a decent car cheaper than that.

In state tuition is going to be closer to $6k - $7k a year.

Nebraska's average salary is $36k.

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