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Thedancingsousa t1_j5zn4px wrote

Reply to comment by rufustphish in Teacher moving to VT by thebaerfetus

Housing here is incredibly expensive compared to other areas. I just moved last year from a fairly urban/suburban area. It was a "you can get to anything you want within 30 minutes" kind of place. I rented a 2 bedroom house, with a garage and basement, for about 1000 a month. I'm now paying 1200 for a small 2 bedroom apartment, plus 100 a month for the storage unit to keep what I couldn't fit. And I was lucky to come out that good, honestly. Housing disappears from the market before it's even listed and the next list priced place I found was 1500 and an hour away from where I work. Things are worse here in that regard, so much that a news article came up while I was hunting for somewhere to live titled "people rejecting jobs in Vermont because they can't find housing."

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MarketplaceMallBTV t1_j5zmhq3 wrote

Reply to comment by Optimized_Orangutan in Burke Mountain Academy's Mikaela Shiffrin Breaks Lindsey Vonn’s Record for World Cup Wins by jimfoxer

I ski raced for most of my life and had the privilege to train every weekend at Burke. As a non-racer, it can be easy to hate racers as they get the best trail on the mountain to themselves. It’s sad to say, but without racing, Burke would likely fall to the wayside. I remember that when I have to go down Willoughby for the 7th time because BMA kids are training

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Thedancingsousa t1_j5zmcmj wrote

Reply to Teacher moving to VT by thebaerfetus

Depending on your debt, it's doable. I'm a teacher that just moved to Vermont. Housing costs are the worst of it, being a few hundred a month more than what I previously paid, and for less space at that. Next up, I came from somewhere state income tax wasn't a thing, so that's been another hit. I've got debt on top of bills, so I'm currently working at Stewart's on the weekends. That's enough to bring it back to comfortable. I'm also getting paid for my masters degrees though, so your situation may vary.

Online income calculator get pretty close to what comes out for taxes, but don't forget that insurance and retirement will also be coming out after that when you plan your finances.

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DreadpirateFdouglass t1_j5zlg1d wrote

Reply to comment by Sug4rFree in Foam Brewery in Burlington makes 2023 James Beard Finalists List in the Beverages category by Unique-Public-8594

I've had bad beers from foam before but they are rare and the good ones I have had, which are many, outpace the quality of any other beer by an absolutely massive degree. I just can't agree their ipas taste sour, I honestly question the beer size you have sampler or just your taste buds with that statement. Haha you could've said a lot of things but saying their ipas are sour is just a travesty to someone reading your review who has not sampler their beers. They are the smoothest, fruitiest, fullest and layered ipas I have ever tried. I have drank 10% ipas that make sip of sunshine undrinkable.

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knellie646 t1_j5zhlkg wrote

Reply to Teacher moving to VT by thebaerfetus

My daughter is a teacher with a Masters in a red Midwestern state. I think pay is comparable as is the cost of living. If she was single, she'd have a different standard of living for sure.

One thing though... if she taught in Vermont I don't think she'd have to deal with book bans, outing trans kids to parents, critical race theory, and school board members who get elected solely on their anti-mask, Christian values positions. The latest priority is defunding public schools with private religious school vouchers. I am not sure how much longer she's going to last in education.

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