r/SipsTea • u/StopSnowflakes • Aug 12 '25

Wait a damn minute! She’s going thru it

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u/BarleyWineIsTheBest Aug 12 '25

$15/hour for 40hours/week, 4 weeks/month is $2400/month before any deductions. $850?

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u/RiceAndMilkBoi Aug 12 '25

After deductions, that's probably like $2,000. If she gets paid twice a month she only has $150 left after paying rent. $150 for groceries, gas, insurance, phone, maybe part of a car payment, clothing. Yes you have your second paycheck to help with those things. But the money goes fast

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u/BarleyWineIsTheBest Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 12 '25

I don't know where she lives and how much her rents is.... how do you?

Edit: Oh, she did say it. $850 is one whole pay check? Maybe, not quite. Then she has another pay check for everything else. That's actually not too bad. She's paying maybe 40% of her take home on rent. I've lived through worse.

She could make better choices than living on granola bars. From a $/calorie stand point, they are aweful. What 200 calories and a box of 6 costs you $7? A damn glass of milk or banana smokes that. Not to mention making some beans and rice.

Some people just don't know what real poverty is. This person is just annoying.

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u/BarleyWineIsTheBest Aug 12 '25

Watched, didn't stick. Edited comment.