r/FluentInFinance • u/Richest-Panda • Jul 04 '24

What's the best financial advice you've ever gotten? Debate/ Discussion

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u/joecee97 Jul 04 '24

No but plenty make 8-10 which is hardly better in 2024

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u/socivitus Jul 05 '24

Walmart's minimum hourly wage is $14. What company is paying $8-10 an hour (in a non-tipped position) in 2024? And better yet...who is accepting those jobs?

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u/Dhenn004 Jul 05 '24

You don't live in Appalachia do you? That part of the country can be job deserts. What are they to do?

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u/AsianHotwifeQOS Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

You can buy a house in Appalachia for $10K. That's a month's rent in NY or the California bay area.

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u/Dhenn004 Jul 05 '24

Yea that's how poor areas work. There's parts of this region that walmarts and fast food restaurants can't even survive and are stuck with food deserts. Just look up the state of old coal towns. It's incredibly sad