Working Poor

BigmanPigman

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14. About 10 years off and on

Sat Feb 10, 2018, 04:22 PM

Feb 2018

as a freelance illustrator than substitute teacher. I worked at 14 jobs in 10 years selling everything from snacks at the supermarket, to Epiladies (those things that rip your hair out of your skin), 45 min. phone surveys, etc. The most I was ever paid was $8/hour (I was elated to get that!) and I worked 2 to 3 jobs at the same time all those years without two consecutive days off. The cost of living in CA is really high.

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Have You Had Experience Being Working Poor? [View all] BlueDog22 Feb 2018 OP

Good for you for taking a risk and starting a business. I bet you learned a lot.🙂 MLAA Feb 2018 #1

Fuck yeah man! Glamrock Feb 2018 #2

Even worse if your parents are poor too or their apartment lease doesn't allow lunasun Feb 2018 #3

Expenses BlueDog22 Feb 2018 #5

Exactly -imagine no place or $$ to live and no car . Hard to keep a business going if you are poor lunasun Feb 2018 #7

Agree BlueDog22 Feb 2018 #8

Sort of. Aristus Feb 2018 #4

Been there, done that. Single working mother of four. Arkansas Granny Feb 2018 #6

I was a single mom of two young girls working 3 part time jobs AJT Feb 2018 #9

Had the exact same experience. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2018 #10

Sad to say, but we were lucky. Most of the aid is gone, from education to daycare to AJT Feb 2018 #12

Very hard three years Kilgore Feb 2018 #11

Been there left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #13

About 10 years off and on BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #14

No, fortunately for me. Susan Calvin Feb 2018 #15