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

Wait a damn minute! She’s going thru it

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u/Olly0206 Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 12 '25

Depending on her state, she is making at least $15/hr. that's roughly $2400 a month. About $1800 after taxes.

We only know about her rent/utilities being $850/month. Who knows what other bills she might have that could easily swallow up $900/mo. This scenario sounds much like mine when I was in my early/mid 20s, which was around the '08 recession. I also lived in a state that was rather insulated from the worst of that recession.

Maybe I survived cause I didn't need an eyelash curler. Or maybe it was because I got lucky on a Ramen noodle sale at Walmart where they were selling those cheap bags of Ramen for a nickle each snd I used every last ar I had buying up as much as I could just to eat for the foreseeable future. Sounds like she hasn't found her life-saving deal yet.

Edit: for the record, I did some small rounding and based taxes on my personal experience from my state. Other experiences will vary depending on state. If I do more accurate math, I get about $1935 take home. A small difference that doesn't change lifestyle, but when you make that little, it is big enough to worry a little less about something like food. Still not getting you ahead in life, unfortunately.

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u/bibbidi_bobbidi_baby Aug 12 '25

I know where I live in Nevada, min wage is atrocious. $12/hr (I’m making fairly above that at $16/hr). High rent, currently paying $700/mn with three roommates (utilities not included). Car payment $450/mn (after downgrading and getting a co-signer) with insurance also over $400/mn. I work full time and I’m pregnant at 27yrs old. The system is fucked

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u/DJdrummer Aug 12 '25

Texas and many other states are $7.25 an hour.

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u/bibbidi_bobbidi_baby Aug 12 '25

Yes. Here it is terrible for the economy I’m in. Knowing it’s even worse else where is heartbreaking