Weekend Cooking and Drinking Thread

[FISHDAWG]

Money's not that bad. In MS the cash value of a teacher's retirement package at 53 after 30 years of service is going to be around $450,000 if they don't get an inflation adjustment on their pension. You put two teachers together and you end up with both of them retired at 53 with $1M or more in value in their pension in a state that doesn't have a particularly generous state pension compared to other states. And that's ignoring the potential healthcare benefits that some retired teachers get. Lots of couples have jobs that people think are higher paying and realistically aren't going to be able to generate that kind of stash by age 53, even if they lived on a teachers salary the whole time.

Of course this is assuming the teachers actually get those pension payments which could be an interesting question in some states going forward, but just pointing out that teaching is a lot better compensated than people realize, and shouldn't be discouraged from going into it because of money. It's true that your cash compensation up front won't make you feel rich and you probably won't be taking european vacations on two teachers' salaries, but it's still a plenty good financially and will make you a millionaire in lots of states.

give me a break ... an educated professional with 30 yrs experience still at 50K ..... that's a hard sell to someone like me ... and as far as the discouraging others to different fields of endeavor - it's not just the money, half the problem is the bureaucracy

[Johnson85]

give me a break ... an educated professional with 30 yrs experience still at 50K ..... that's a hard sell to someone like me ... and as far as the discouraging others to different fields of endeavor - it's not just the money, half the problem is the bureaucracy

Lots of college graduates do that without the value of a pension. And while there are plenty of individual teachers that put in a ton of hours, on average they don't work that much compared to other people. No doubt there are other considerations than just the money, just pointing out that financially, teaching isn't as bad as people make it out to be and when you break it down per hour, it's on average very good, although how good will depend on what state a teacher works in and how much time they actually put in.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

thanks Hack .... the best part about the whole thing is I just sent a resume to Ocean Springs ...I'm so ready to get away from Atl & go home ... home is Jones County but I'm looking to go coastal or maybe even Mobile .... been here the last 30 yrs my sentence is up !!

Youre from The free state of jones?

[I seen it dawg]

Palace cafe for lunch Friday, Jacques Imos dinner. Pierre Maspero brunch and Bourbon House dinner Saturday. Prejeans with a crop dusting on the way out the door of OM douches on the way home Sunday from Nola.

[Political Hack]

Palace cafe for lunch Friday, Jacques Imos dinner. Pierre Maspero brunch and Bourbon House dinner Saturday. Prejeans with a crop dusting on the way out the door of OM douches on the way home Sunday from Nola.

Court of Two Sisters was my favorite spot the last time I went. Missed Jacques Imos, but plan to hit that up next time. Irene's was also very good.

[I seen it dawg]

We haven't hit the court or Irene's..we get in ruts. Need to branch out more which we are trying to

[FISHDAWG]

try Herb Saint next time you are looking for something different