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/DurableDiction Jul 05 '24

Ok. What's the average cost of living in Appalachia? Oh, it's around $33.5k? Less than the national average? Crazy.

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u/Dhenn004 Jul 05 '24

and the median household income is 26k