teachers sure do make more money than i thought the did


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Divot is offline Divot Post #1  January 10,2011, 2:58am
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I have my account setting to only show me matches that make what I do (which is right on the fence between the highest two options). It's amazing how many matches I get from 20 something year old teachers. Perhaps eharmony needs to start requesting W2s as part of the process to verify income. At least I know to close these woman for a lack of honesty.
 
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I can't remember exactly, but aren't the ranges pretty wide? I am a teacher (and it says so in my profile) but also have other sources of income. (Although in many districts teachers make quite a bit more than you might expect). I only mention this in case you would otherwise be interested in those matches -- just that there might be a chance they're not dishonest, and if you don't mind they make slightly less than you (they're probably at the lower end of the range) you might think about going forward.
 
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The last 3 catergories that best describe your income level- are pretty far apart

$60k -$125K
$125k- 250k
more than 250k

I don't know exactly what you are seeing. I can tell ya.. I have 4 friends (late 20's) that fall in the high end of the 60k-125k range..

2 of them coach sports and get an extra 15k
1 is also an adjunct prof at a College.
The other is a reading specialist and tutors special-ed kids on the side.

3 of the 4 are women..
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There could be a number of factors that increase their salaries such as belonging to a union, working in public versus private schools, having a master's degree in education or counseling, teaching science or math, being involved in extracurricular activities, teaching summer school, etc. Such teachers in California can easily make over $60K while in their twenties.
 
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So I'm at the top end of this range:

125K-250K

Or the bottom end of this "range":

Above 250K.

Which one I fall into from year to year largely depends on how I do with my investments (I'm in finance). Right now I have the "above 250K" option selected (and the option as strict as it can get to only show me matches that match my income) and I get a lot of teachers and others that probably don't make anywhere close to 250K. I'm sure there are some teachers that are independently wealthy and teach because they love it. I'm guessing there aren't dozens of them in my city all in their late 20s/early 30s. I just use teachers as an example because what they make is public information.

Just complaining about dishonest people. Not a big deal.
 
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Divot wrote :
I have my account setting to only show me matches that make what I do (which is right on the fence between the highest two options).
How?

In my Settings it says "How important is your match's income to you" and then a scale from "Not" to "Very". Are your settings options different than mine?

Stating that income is very important to you is different than stating "only show me people who make as much or more than me". I don't believe that option is available on eHarmony.
 
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If I remember right. There is a place you can adjust how important it is to you about being matched with someone in your income range. You may have it set at don't care and they may also. This could be why your getting matched with them.
 
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Those matches could be flexible..

I don't have much faith in the matching process, even when the slide ruler is set all the way to the right! The match setting criteria is 2nd to the questionnaire.

So I wouldn't assume people are being dishonest about their income. Especially since you cannot see what they've selected.


Probably a mixture of both though..
 
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StPaulGirl wrote :
How?

In my Settings it says "How important is your match's income to you" and then a scale from "Not" to "Very". Are your settings options different than mine?
Yes, the "very" would filter out matches that don't fit what you are looking for or it would tell you it's a "flex match". For example when it comes to things like "how often you drink" and her actual drinking habits don't match mine it tells me that it's a flex match even though this question is relatively unimportant to me. Therefore if she makes less than me it would either tell me it's a flex match or she's lying.
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TrekRyder10 wrote :
Those matches could be flexible..
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It tells you if a match is a flexible match though. Or at least it sometimes has for me.
 
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