tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post5060699282704141245..comments2023-09-02T07:09:34.264-04:00Comments on Digging Out From Our Mess: Brrrr.....it is chilly in hereMystihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-14693292498606158072010-11-30T11:21:09.134-05:002010-11-30T11:21:09.134-05:00Thanks everyone.
Like I said, we don't get ...Thanks everyone. <br /><br />Like I said, we don't get "raises" the way that private corporations do, and when it is every three years, it works out to about $300 a year, plus COLA. <br /><br />As for insurance...just to give you an idea....we will be paying $200 a paycheck for insurance, plus $154 for FSA. That's $354, just for insurance stuff, and that won't even cover some of it. It works out to $9,200 for the year.....just for our medical. Pre-tax, this is about 15% of his gross income....Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-62019327653726629442010-11-30T11:12:48.399-05:002010-11-30T11:12:48.399-05:00Sorry to hear about this! I'm glad you publish...Sorry to hear about this! I'm glad you published your family's side of the wage freeze story. Most people are all, "Hoorah! It's about time they cut them off!" They don't understand that these people have to pay for insurance hikes the same as we do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-25333984851566084422010-11-30T08:42:16.223-05:002010-11-30T08:42:16.223-05:00I'm sorry. I think the general public just a...I'm sorry. I think the general public just assumes that a wage freeze = the same pay as always. They don't take into consideration that the there isn't a freeze in benefit cost to accompany the wage freeze. Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-76889176052333208932010-11-29T20:39:31.294-05:002010-11-29T20:39:31.294-05:00Ugh.. I'm a government employee and they'v...Ugh.. I'm a government employee and they've freezed our raises for the last THREE YEARS. It's terrible. :(Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695943009779886826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-25915446145080426372010-11-29T20:00:49.132-05:002010-11-29T20:00:49.132-05:00I'm sorry to hear about this. Hopefully it tur...I'm sorry to hear about this. Hopefully it turns out better than you thought!Newlyweds on a Budgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165059665185786849noreply@blogger.com