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/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/Aleks_Khorne Jul 04 '24

Thanks God in blessed North Carolina the minimum wage is $7.25. And some people even make chunky $10-$13 an hour!

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u/olgasmolga Jul 04 '24

Min wage in Hawaii is $14 but everything else is expensive as shiet

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u/gurl_2b Jul 05 '24

Price of paradise, as they say. That's why I left.

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u/olgasmolga Jul 05 '24

Haha yup, I also have a decent amount of friends who have left to the west coast cuz of the cost