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<blockquote data-quote="Bagels" data-source="post: 1186027" data-attributes="member: 43436"><p>Uh, minimum wage is $7.25. Using ADP (the company that does our payroll)'s calculator, for a single individual living in my state, that translates into less than $12,000 annually after taxes (based on a 40-hour work week). A one-bedroom apartment in a not-quite-seedy area averages $700, including heat (a necessity in a cold climate). There's absolutely no public transportation in my area, so having an automobile is a must. You're simply not going to live on $12,000, unless you're willing to live in a drug-infested, crime-filled neighborhood. And you'll be sharing your apartment with bed bugs.</p><p></p><p>Using the same calculator, in California, the amount (at Federal minimum wage) is slightly more than $12,000. The cheapest, seediest apartments in the Los Angeles area will absorb nearly all of that.</p><p></p><p>Simply not realistic. If you're married and both persons are earning minimum wage & juggling their schedules, it becomes more doable. Have a kid, again, not dobable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bagels, post: 1186027, member: 43436"] Uh, minimum wage is $7.25. Using ADP (the company that does our payroll)'s calculator, for a single individual living in my state, that translates into less than $12,000 annually after taxes (based on a 40-hour work week). A one-bedroom apartment in a not-quite-seedy area averages $700, including heat (a necessity in a cold climate). There's absolutely no public transportation in my area, so having an automobile is a must. You're simply not going to live on $12,000, unless you're willing to live in a drug-infested, crime-filled neighborhood. And you'll be sharing your apartment with bed bugs. Using the same calculator, in California, the amount (at Federal minimum wage) is slightly more than $12,000. The cheapest, seediest apartments in the Los Angeles area will absorb nearly all of that. Simply not realistic. If you're married and both persons are earning minimum wage & juggling their schedules, it becomes more doable. Have a kid, again, not dobable. [/QUOTE]
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