How to Live on Minimum Wage

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How to Live on Minimum Wage More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by nilepoc | permalink
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Depending on where you live in the world, your minimum wage could be less than $7 a day or just below $7 an hour.http://www.livethewage.com/ If you are trying to live off your minimum wage job, you may be struggling to pay for your living...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Live-on-Minimum-Wage ^[1]

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When Finances Hurt: How I Survived on Minimum Wage - The Empowered Dollar More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Aruna Sastry | permalink
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I learned a lot about myself and my finances living on $8 an hour. Here's my survival story and a guide on how to survive on minimum wage.

For further reading: http://www.empowereddollar.com/how-to-survive-on-minimum-wage/ ^[2]

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How She Lives On Minimum Wage: One McDonald's Worker's Budget More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Matt Converse | permalink
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Critics have pounced on an unrealistic budget McDonald's created for its employees. We talked with one McD's worker to find out what life is really like on minimum wage.
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For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2013/07/19/how-she-lives-on-minimum-wage-one-mcdonalds-workers-budget/ ^[3]

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Where Can You Live on Minimum Wage? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Zhengwei Peng | permalink
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For further reading: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/419071/where-can-you-live-minimum-wage-kevin-d-williamson ^[4]

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Can A Family Survive On The U.S. Minimum Wage? (WMT,COST,TCS,GPS) More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Raymond Arthur | permalink
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As the political debate roars on, the numbers are clear: Even two full-timers at U.S. minimum wage can't keep a family of four above the poverty line.
Tags: survive minimum wage u.s,minimum wage,personal income,standard of living,wmt,cost,tcs,gps

For further reading: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/022615/can-family-survive-us-minimum-wage.asp ^[5]

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10 Ways to Save Money When You’re Making Minimum Wage More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by mackelleme lambrane | permalink
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Are you too poor to use any of the typical money-saving strategies? Here are 10 ideas that take cost-cutting to a whole new level.

For further reading: http://www.moneytalksnews.com/10-ways-save-money-when-youre-making-minimum-wage/ ^[6]

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1. http://www.wikihow.com/Live-on-Minimum-Wage

2. http://www.empowereddollar.com/how-to-survive-on-minimum-wage/

3. http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2013/07/19/how-she-lives-on-minimum-wage-one-mcdonalds-workers-budget/

4. http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/419071/where-can-you-live-minimum-wage-kevin-d-williamson

5. http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/022615/can-family-survive-us-minimum-wage.asp

6. http://www.moneytalksnews.com/10-ways-save-money-when-youre-making-minimum-wage/