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Originally Posted by SBJ
I look at it like this. When I was a teenager in the 80's I had a few fast food jobs till I went to a factory job after HS. The min wage I was paid back then paid for 3.5-4 gallons of gas. Today's min wage barely pays for 2 gallons of gas. So it is clear that the min wage has not went up with the cost of living.
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If you're working a minimum wage job, you are going to have to sacrifice period.
- Move back home, assuming your parents still alive.
- Get a roommate(s)
- Car pool. Ride the bus.
- Shop at 2nd hand stores
- Use free wi-fi hot spots
- Learn to cook at home and cheaply
My point is, you can easily cut your expenses by 75% if you had too. Most people do not want to make these sacrifices. They would rather drive their OWN car (gas, insurance, car payment) and live in their OWN place (100% of rent, utilities, food, etc.), have their OWN high speed internet connection to check email ($19-50.00/month), be able to eat out at Red Lobster, or order pizza a few times a week, etc..
The point being, you can cut a lot of that out or pool your money for savings to get your own shit or greater buying power. Sure, I did not like doing those things either when I had too, but I did. It can be done. People just do not want to make those sacrifices and instead want a handout so that they can enjoy a standard of living on their terms without working for it.
