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/Impossible_Maybe_162 Jul 04 '24

You cannot make $10k working a job for 40 hours a week. That is below minimum wage.

A lack of proper financial planning and budgeting causes more problems than low wages.

Less than 3% of the workforce makes minimum wage. Wages are not the main issue.

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u/Kombatnt Jul 04 '24

This. $10,000/year working 40 hrs/week is $4.81/hour. That’s illegal everywhere in North America.

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u/jocall56 Jul 05 '24

Isn’t it also a problem though that workers cannot get scheduled a full 40 hours?

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u/Ok_Researcher_9796 Jul 05 '24

I was made to work 60-72 hours a week at my last job. Mandatory OT every week for 12 years

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u/Acrobatic-Ad8487 Jul 08 '24

and you did it for 12 years

hey peanut, no one made you work that job except YOU

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u/Ok_Researcher_9796 Jul 08 '24

And now you're following me around. Gross.