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baghag 
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 Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
Every year rent increases, the price of metro cards/LIRR/Metro North/gas/property taxes/health insurance costs go up.   Is your salary keeping up?  
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			Posted 3/31/06 9:16 AM    | 
	
	
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hazeleyes33 
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 Re: Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
No. Once we got a "cost of living" increase but never again.  
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			Posted 3/31/06 7:20 PM    | 
	
	
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saraH 
happy birthday sweet kate!    
  
Member since 5/05 16555 total posts 
Name: I know that God exsists, I held her in my arms... 
 
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 Re: Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
i'm goning to say no.  we don't get a "cost of living" increase 
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			Posted 3/31/06 7:23 PM    | 
	
	
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Redhead 
You Live, You Learn 
  
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 Re: Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
Posted by baghag
  Every year rent increases, the price of metro cards/LIRR/Metro North/gas/property taxes/health insurance costs go up.   Is your salary keeping up?  
  on LI....
  VERY few  jobs increase with the cost of living...
  though i wish it did    
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			Posted 3/31/06 7:24 PM    | 
	
	
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Redhead 
You Live, You Learn 
  
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 Re: Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
or if just one.... it would be nice if salary increased with property sales   
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			Posted 3/31/06 7:24 PM    | 
	
	
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BabyAvocado 
Happy New Year 
  
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 Re: Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
Even though we get a raise every year, nope, it's not enough to keep up with how much cost of living goes up. 
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			Posted 3/31/06 7:25 PM    | 
	
	
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dm24angel 
Happiness 
  
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 Re: Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
somewhat yes...I think I make a pretty decent amount more then when I started 5 years ago at my current job.  OF OCURSE its not enough to me...but if I think about HOW much it is...its a good "cost of living" increase......although a lot of my increases have been more merit then cost of living... 
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			Posted 3/31/06 7:29 PM    | 
	
	
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Pumpkin 
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 Re: Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
heak no! 
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			Posted 3/31/06 7:37 PM    | 
	
	
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MommyofG 
just the girls 
  
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 Re: Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
I'd have to say yes 
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			Posted 3/31/06 7:41 PM    | 
	
	
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VirginiaDeb 
Don't eat me, hippo! 
  
Member since 5/05 9252 total posts 
Name: Deb 
 
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 Re: Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
No way!  Now, given, the district i'm moving to next year did give a significant increase last year to try to help teachers keep up a bit (average of $4,000 depending on your place on the pay scale)... but it still barely keeps up...  Especially in nortern VA... where the apartment we're looking to rent is going up nearly $1100    
Message edited 4/1/2006 9:22:39 AM. 
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			Posted 4/1/06 9:21 AM    | 
	
	
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SweetestOfPeas 
J'taime Paris!   
  
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 Re: Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
definitely NOT!    
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			Posted 4/1/06 9:42 AM    | 
	
	
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hazeleyes33 
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 Re: Spinoff: Do your pay increases keep up with the rising cost of living? 
Posted by VirginiaDeb
  No way!  Now, given, the district i'm moving to next year did give a significant increase last year to try to help teachers keep up a bit (average of $4,000 depending on your place on the pay scale)... but it still barely keeps up...  Especially in nortern VA... where the apartment we're looking to rent is going up nearly $1100    
 
 
 
  I'd have to say $4,000 is pretty good when I will only be getting $1,200/yr. 
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			Posted 4/1/06 11:52 AM    | 
	
	
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