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could you pay all of your bills off of minimum wage??? edit

Posted by Anonymous

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so ladies could you?? what is minimum wage in your state and could all of your bills be paid off of it. In florida minimum wage in florida is now $7.79, it went up 12 cents last week.

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For those of you who say No, please explain. Could you do if you gave up some stuff.

Posted by Anonymous on Jan. 5, 2013 at 10:40 PM

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layawatling

Laya on Jan. 5, 2013 at 10:45 PM

10.20 and hell no.

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Wydowness

Kusabi on Jan. 5, 2013 at 10:45 PM

Nope

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marinenonstop

Platinum Member on Jan. 5, 2013 at 10:45 PM

If i got rid of my car i could.

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by Anonymous on Jan. 5, 2013 at 10:45 PM

Rent would would be covered and that's it. No electricity, no food, no transportation, no heat.

BluePandaDreams

Platinum Member on Jan. 5, 2013 at 10:46 PM

Done it before. Could do it again if I had to. Min here is $8.50/hr.

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TheMrs407

Ruby Member on Jan. 5, 2013 at 10:46 PM

No. I think it's crazy so many are expected to do so.

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momo3fgr8tteens

Ruby Member on Jan. 5, 2013 at 10:46 PM

No not at all.

by Anonymous on Jan. 5, 2013 at 10:47 PM

min is 7.80

yes we could. we would go back to poverty level, and need foodstamps again, as our rent alone is 850, but we could totally do it. we did it for years.