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San Francisco Cost of Living: Why I Stay

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There are many problems with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, one silver lining for us San Francisco is that rent prices have finally started to go down. And yet, my friends and family remind me that what I think is "low rent" is still unrealistic for them. So why do I stay in San Francisco? San Franciscans Need 5 Minimum Wage Jobs to Rent a 2 Bedroom Apartment San Francisco is notorious for our high rent and housing costs. Therefore, news reports regularly provide different ways of understanding Read more [...]

Can You Really Live on Minimum Wage?

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Sometimes circumstances might lead you to take a job that only pays minimum wage to avoid starvation. Right out of college or high school is one likely time to expect that pay rate. Some 29 states, dozens of cities and the District of Columbia have higher minimum wages than the federal rate of $7.25. Although some states and municipalities have debated measures that would have pushed the minimum wage in their respective locations below the federal minimum, none appears to have succeeded as of Read more [...]