A minimum-wage worker can’t afford a 2-bedroom apartment anywhere in the U.S.

MSN ^ | 06/14/18 | Tracy Jan

[minnesota_bound]

Either raise the minimum wage to say $100/hr or give away free homes.....

[oldtech]

“Not even in Arkansas, the state with the cheapest housing in the country. One would need to earn $13.84 an hour — about $29,000 a year — to afford a two-bedroom apartment there. The minimum wage in Arkansas is $8.50 an hour.” I retired about 5 yrs. ago & most years working at a skilled job,I never made $29000. Looks to me like rent is clear out of proportion to most working folks’ earnings.

[ro_dreaming]

That’s my question - why SHOULD minimum wage earners be able to afford a two bedroom apartment?

I couldn’t earn a two bedroom apartment until I was making about $50,000 a year... when I became a contractor in Florida in 1996 (at the age of 26)... before then, I lived in Navy barracks, a 1 bedroom, a studio apartment with a girlfriend, a one bedroom, and then finally a 2 bedroom. This was 4 years into an IT career, not minimum wage.

[DivineMomentsOfTruth]

Yep! My ex-husband used to re-use coffee filters.. Although I thought that was a tad extreme.