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WCDT: 2882-2886 (26-30 January 2015)
Emperor Norton:
--- Quote from: DillyDolly on 30 Jan 2015, 06:48 ---Librarians usually don't make tons of $$$. It's not poverty level, but it isn't a ton considering they have to be in school longer (you need a Masters of Library Science). It wouldn't be simple for two people to live on that kind of budget unless one of them was working part-time at home
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Depends on how much debt she has from student loans. I'll just say that my wife and I, with two children, make a good deal less than the median 55k that Librarians make and we live in a pretty spacious three bedroom house and do fine. Even if she has 50k in student loans (which is about right for a masters degree), with the about 6k payments a year that that would be, she would STILL make more than my family does.
I think people who are comfortably middle class really overestimate how much money is required to live. When you've had to live on 10k a year before (which I have, though I do make significantly more than that now), you learn real fast that 49k a year can be really comfortable if you budget right.
Neko_Ali:
One of the arguments that Faye and Angus were having later on were about how much she was drinking/how often she was drunk. We've seen her drinking a lot more since she found out about Angus' possible job in the city. She's always drunk a lot, but the idea that Angus might be leaving really got to her, starting a downward spiral. Once she actually broke up with him, it became a near vertical ice slope covered in grease right into getting fired and landing in the hospital.
DSL:
--- Quote from: Pilchard123 on 30 Jan 2015, 07:37 ---Growing older is compulsory.
Growing up is optional.
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I've been fortunate to have a couple people in my life who've somehow mastered growing up without growing old (except in body ...). I've had varying levels of success emulating them.
cabbagehut:
I think this is a fairly decent way to handle it. I mean, Dora isn't Faye's therapist, and she's sticking by a decision she made about a business relationship while trying to be considerate of her friend's circumstances. Lots of people posted about the concerns of insurance, and Dora answered those questions here. Faye will have insurance for the hospital visit, at minimum.
I think few of us would know how best to help our friends in situations like that. No two people are exactly the same, and what might be correct and supportive for one person could be enabling in another. Sometimes, the exact same reaction from one person would be totally inappropriate for another! It's a really touchy and difficult subject.
DillyDolly:
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 30 Jan 2015, 07:58 ---
--- Quote from: DillyDolly on 30 Jan 2015, 06:48 ---Librarians usually don't make tons of $$$. It's not poverty level, but it isn't a ton considering they have to be in school longer (you need a Masters of Library Science). It wouldn't be simple for two people to live on that kind of budget unless one of them was working part-time at home
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Depends on how much debt she has from student loans. I'll just say that my wife and I, with two children, make a good deal less than the median 55k that Librarians make and we live in a pretty spacious three bedroom house and do fine. Even if she has 50k in student loans (which is about right for a masters degree), with the about 6k payments a year that that would be, she would STILL make more than my family does.
I think people who are comfortably middle class really overestimate how much money is required to live. When you've had to live on 10k a year before (which I have, though I do make significantly more than that now), you learn real fast that 49k a year can be really comfortable if you budget right.
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It depends where you live and what your ratio of pay is to where you live. I live near D.C. Probably one of the most expensive places in the country to live. $55K is poverty level for a two or more person family here.
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