If the mother is making $33 an hour, it can't be much of a "struggle" to support the family. The kids are in private (Catholic?) school. Which is not cheap. Plus, didn't they say she also gets child support? So why did she say the son could only spend $40 on a pair of sneakers?
Also, in the original, wasn't Schneider the janitor, not the building owner?
Well, she wasn't making $33 until after she negotiated with her boss. We don't know what she was making but it was under $30 an hour. By the way, it depends on where they live. If they live in Miami or LA or San Francisco...it is very expensive.
shareIt was $25 an hour. Her co-worker said "We make the same $30 and hour" and she said "He makes $5 an hour more than me".
If she is "struggling" on that, put the kids in public school.
Just because her kids are in a private school and she makes good money doesn't mean she can't tell her son no more than 40 dollars for sneakers. She may be teaching the kids about the value of money or using the extra money for a savings account.
shareThey live in Echo Park, which over the past fifteen years has become more and more gentrified.
She probably wants the boy to only get $40.00 shoes because he's right in the age range where he'll be outgrowing his shoes very quickly - probably more than once during the school year. Plus he plays baseball, so likely he's trashing them in a short amount of time.
The mom was making less than $30 till she got her raise. The fact that her kids are in private school means her money doesn't go as far - it doesn't mean she does it with ease. She's supporting four people - herself, her two kids, and her elderly mother, so that is a decent living but $33 an hour for four people doesn't go very far in LA, especially with skyrocketing rents here in the last few years.
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Yes, they're in LA now! You're right, the original show was in Indianapolis but they changed the location for this reboot.
$65K would have been great back in Indiana but in LA it doesn't go that far. I'm halfway through the season so I don't know about her child support -- yet? -- but I don't know if she gets any - have they mentioned that? She has been hinting that her ex has mental issues that he won't treat and that seem to have caused them to split in the first place. He might not even work, or work much, or make much money so her child support could be really minimal, possibly.
I agree that it's a very good thing that she's teaching them the value of money. It's part of good parenting.
The ex is doing private security in Afghanistan, which is very lucrative.
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She was making $25 an hour before the raise. Her mother probably gets social security, and might have her own money in the bank also. (I don't think it was ever said the grandmother was penniless.)
Simple solution - put the kids in public school. Huge, unnecessary expense gone.
No, they never said the grandmother is penniless, and I didn't either, but social security doesn't go very far. It's currently less than $1200 a month for the average American. The fact remains that the mom is the sole breadwinner for a family/household of four.
shareExactly. They live in LA and LA is expensive. Period. Her salary is barely "comfortable" in LA. Sure, she could put her kids in public school, but maybe she has specific rea sons fir why she struggles to send them to a private school. Many people do it all the time. They struggle and sacrifice to send their kids to private schools because it is academically better and safer. Just saying.
shareMy grandmother sent 7 children to Catholic school until high school. She said the church will work with you because they want the cHildreth to have a good education. To save on tuition when my sister in law went to Christian school her mom drove the bus. My old Neighbor works in the schools office for reduced tuition. There's ways if you work for it and for most is worth it. My aunt sent my cousin because his public school was overcrowded. She felt he did better in catholic school.
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