Teacher moving from NYC to NC (apartment, to rent, houses)
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That's why I moved elsewhere. I make basically the same salary in MO, but the cost of living is significantly less.
That it is. I don't want to sound like a troll and say I love Missouri for the millionth time, but, it's a better fit for my husband and I and our son. With that said, since it's landlocked and in the Midwest and has a very distinct four seasons, it wouldn't be for everyone.
If I was a Multi-Millionaire with cash to spare, I'd love to own a vacation home in the Asheville region, and a beach house in Emerald Isle in NC, but it wouldn't be my preference to live in NC permanently again. Different strokes for different folks
Teach in NJ. Starting Salary about $53000.00. Can move to western NJ or Southern NJ and still be close to NYC and Pa.
The problem is that in NJ, insurance, taxes, housing, transportation, utilities all cost more than in NC. However, you'd still be better off as starting salary in NC is in the low 30s. There's no way that cost of living is $23K per year cheaper in NC.
Please think long and hard before you move to NC for a teaching job. Our legislature just got rid of tenure, will no longer pay for masters degree, are diverting huge amounts of $ for charter/for profit schools, and increased class size. We have not had a raise in 6 plus years, and our jobs/performance will be judged based on the scores of one test given at the end of year/semester, and these tests for the most part are purchased outside the state and do not follow our curriculum. As one might imagine, the morale of teachers is at an all time low, and teachers are leaving the classroom in droves.
I am pretty discourages about everything I have read about NC's treatment of teacher. Making 30k a year is also not enough, even though the housing is chearp - I think it would still be hard to survive. I also want to be somewhere where teachers are respects - because it is alot of work! Another year of being treated like crap I may give up on teaching. That being said, now I am considering the Norfolk/VB area. I looked up at the teachers starting salary in Norfolk is 49k a year, and I believe I could get a place between 6-800 a moth. Does anyone having comments or experience with the Norfolk/VB area. NJ is still cold and I don't know if I would get housing that much cheaper than in Brooklyn. I want somewhere cheaper with a warmer climate.
I am pretty discourages about everything I have read about NC's treatment of teacher. Making 30k a year is also not enough, even though the housing is chearp - I think it would still be hard to survive. I also want to be somewhere where teachers are respects - because it is alot of work! Another year of being treated like crap I may give up on teaching. That being said, now I am considering the Norfolk/VB area. I looked up at the teachers starting salary in Norfolk is 49k a year, and I believe I could get a place between 6-800 a moth. Does anyone having comments or experience with the Norfolk/VB area. NJ is still cold and I don't know if I would get housing that much cheaper than in Brooklyn. I want somewhere cheaper with a warmer climate.
While I agree with this thread, and the advice you've been given, and as much as I hate to be negative, I surely hope you are not an English teacher. Your writing surely doesn't seem to be that of a "teacher".
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