[dragnet2]

Yeah, in 2015 you should be able to save up for stuff making 10 bucks an hour...gak

I think some of these people here have absolutely no clue here, or just simple don’t care.

[Svartalfiar]

Yeah, in 2015 you should be able to save up for stuff making 10 bucks an hour...gak

I think some of these people here have absolutely no clue here, or just simple don’t care.

I don't think you have much of a clue. 10 bucks an hour, in a fulltime position, is about $1600/month. (We'll ignore any overtime here for simplicity.) About 10% of that will go to taxes, leaving you with $1440/month. Here in Dallas (decently expensive compared to many places), a cheap apartment will run you about $500, maybe $600 including utilities. That gives you $8-900 to spend on food/save. Unless you eat out all the time, $100 a week can easily feed you. so that leaves a good $400/month or so to save/spend on other stuff. Yea, it may not be the best/easiest way to go, but after ten years you should easily be able to save $10 or 20 thousand. IF you have no drive and stay at your low-paying job the whole time. And yet, Detroit is a lot cheaper, I don't know any other city where you can buy a house for $1.

That said, I don't know his situation yet I don't see how he's that old, been there that long, and is making that little. That part just doesn't add up. Or, as many have said, how he hasn't saved up for a least a bike, or a cheap car.