This is a pretty big slice of humble pie for me, considering millions of people get by on minimum wage or close to it, which is less than $10 in many places (in my area, it is $8-9 per hour). It's just very difficult to maintain an image or yourself as 'frugal' when you know there are millions of people getting by on much less - not in another country, but literally down the street.
What hourly wage do you need?
*Apparently the US federal minimum 'base' wage for people who are tipped (restaurant servers) is $2.13/hour. Can anyone here live off of that? (I know tips add on top of that, I just put it out there to see how extreme you all are?
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