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Could You Live on
Minimum Wage?

December 06, 2011 2:48 pm by Frugaler in Career

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[Editor's Note: If you had to, could you work for and live on minimum wage? We've heard the term working poor before but how does it really break down? This post takes a personal and hard look at whether minimum wage can be livable (or not). - Paula G]

Could I Live on Minimum Wage?

I've mentioned before that the state where I live, Rhode Island, is consistently top ten for highest unemployment (go Little Rhody!), and I know from encountering a lot of unemployed people in the public library, that most of them are willing to do just about anything to get back to work.

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paulag01 10 pts

One of my favorite reads was "Nickel & Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich- - it SO opened my eyes to the reality of minimum wage and the working poor.

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isthisthemiddle 529 pts

My initial thought was, yes, I could if there was no other choice. I have lived on peanut butter and cheap hot dogs in the past, with a bike for transportation. For years. That was before I needed prescription drugs.

But, after thinking about the meds I need to function, if those were not subsidized by my health insurance, how would I be able to work? Would I wind up institutionalized? The thought of having to live on minimum wage is staggering.

Thank you for making us look at the ugly truth.

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