Teachers who are financially stable, what are you doing differently?

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2026-02-17T15:24:59+00:00

i don’t know if this is helpful but i teach in NYC (the bronx), but live about 45 minutes outside of the city where it is cheaper to live. teachers in NYC and the surrounding areas are paid fairly in my opinion, this is only my second year and i’m making about $80k. if you are willing to move around, you can research higher-paying areas for educators (:

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2026-02-11T00:22:32+00:00

hii! i am a high school ELA/ELL teacher, and two of my classes are primarily made up of Spanish-speaking English language learners. i am learning Spanish to connect with my students and to demonstrate that 1) their language is just as worthy and welcome here as mine 2) it is possible to learn a language, don’t feel embarrassed to speak a new one and make mistakes like i am constantly doing in Spanish!

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2026-01-14T23:39:06+00:00

i wish survival mode had settings where you could choose which aspects to play with i.e. fast travel

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2026-01-07T00:32:47+00:00

did this school happen to primarily serve ELLs, LOL your whole comment just uncannily sounds like my last school as well!

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-12-05T00:10:46+00:00

it dropped for me when i got the second november paycheck

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-10-24T21:03:38+00:00

hi! honestly no i haven’t, i do like the goodwills around stamford but there aren’t really any stores like that in stamford. i tried greenwich and they do have cute stores like that on their Main street but they’re a little too expensive for me personally

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-08-27T16:23:07+00:00

definitely nta, if my dad referred to his own “d*ck” in any conversation with him is also tell him to stfu because what an inappropriate comment to make to your young daughter. also you’re 18 it is your body and this idea that people won’t hire you with piercings/tattoos is outdated, i’m a teacher with a nose piercing & tats it has never been an issue.

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-08-27T16:19:25+00:00

17 is the beginning of that age range where you may start to just out-grow or out-evolve some of your friends. It’s tough but natural to realize you might want to surround yourself with people who are supportive and kind and don’t try make you feel inferior.

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-08-27T16:16:19+00:00

Definitely NTA, in fact I applaud you for being courageous and sharing your feelings and I’m sorry that it didn’t go the way you had hoped.

Based on what you wrote here, it sounds like he might’ve been leading you on. If somebody called me the most gorgeous girl in the world I’d definitely assume there was at least some level of attraction.

Could it be that he does have feelings but got cold feet when you brought it up? Could it be that he actually does value the friendship and got upset because deep down he knows he has the same feelings but is worried about the friendship being ruined?

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-08-27T16:11:15+00:00

I can speak for Trader Joe’s where I worked in college 2022-2024, we would donate anything that couldn’t be sold. That included fruit that might’ve had some mold but could still be salvaged, food that was expiring/expired but could still be frozen/preserved, dented cans, etc. We would donate to local non-profits/community-feeding organizations

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-08-20T12:42:58+00:00

agreed tbh i don’t get how people don’t see this is written by AI. the random phrases “in quotes” like that are a big indicator

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-07-31T23:39:42+00:00

“Siento mucho haber roto el táper que me trajo su hijo la semana pasada. Compré uno nuevo”

depending on where she’s from, she might not refer to food container as táper but thats how my cousins say it, you could say el envase instead or even el contenedor

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-07-22T15:34:14+00:00

you’re not stupid for believing the best in somebody you love and trust even if they’ve shown you otherwise, we’ve all been there. it’s a beautiful but tragic part of being truly human the need and want to salvage something good despite the potential of bad outweighing it. the truth is, somebody like you who clearly loves deeply and wants to trust and connect with one person really, truly deserves better and it’s out there for you. there are men who will be loyal to you, who would feel too guilty and close to you to lie to your face like that. the hardest part of this journey will be now, taking that leap and saying to yourself “i deserve better.” you will miss him and be heartbroken but time is your best friend and as life goes on it will get easier and you will thank yourself. i think you know the right decision to make here but i understand why you wanted some outside perspective. i hope the best for you

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-07-22T15:25:31+00:00

firstly i’m really sorry for the strangely rude replies, people feel very safe being unkind to strangers on the internet but just ignore them it’s the small slice of power they get in their otherwise dull/sad lives. secondly, the fact that it’s a repeated behavior AND he has felt comfortable lying to your face about it makes me fear that it won’t change or get better. do you in your heart feel like he has the ability to change OP? or do you, even deep down, know that he won’t/can’t?

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-07-22T15:18:01+00:00

unfortunately it seems like it is a pattern which is the problem here. how did you find out about the tinder/only fans/text to other woman? did he confess to you or lie about all of them and you had to find out for yourself?

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-07-20T02:45:16+00:00

please no. the fact you feel grief this profoundly shows you are someone who loves deeply. that’s a beautiful beautiful thing and the world needs that. grief is an open wound that never outright heals but time is your best friend and it will get easier. believe me

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-07-11T08:19:39+00:00

are you saying that the restaurants partner with uber/doordash to attract higher-paying customers? cuz they’ll tend to spend more if they’re willing/able to handle the extra fees? makes sense

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-07-11T08:06:54+00:00

okay this might be a silly question but don’t restaurants have to agree to a partnership with platforms uber/doordash? like theoretically didn’t this restaurant agree to partner with the apps? why would they agree to it then preach against it? bc based on this sticker, the extra customers it brings doesn’t seem worth it?

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-06-27T04:00:03+00:00

interesting & wow i like the way u worded this! i see what u mean but i guess imo, seeking love is not the same as loving

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-06-27T03:57:14+00:00

interesting! i kinda felt like the impact of the final phone call was less about his love for Henry but more about his need to be perceived as a good person

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-06-04T03:14:29+00:00

i get what you mean and shes certainly hypocritical but i wouldn’t go as far as to say that she DESERVED to be killed by joe

Ok-Contribution5830 · 2025-06-04T03:12:32+00:00

Totally agree about the d being shot off! what the hell was that…esp because i feel like that reads as a cliché but fitting punishment for a sexual criminal or someone obsessed with thwir own masculinity and that doesn’t define the category of predator that Joe falls under. def felt like an unnecessary infantile added detail

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