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gollygee

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74. I live someplace with very low rent

Reply to Beacool (Reply #69)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 09:59 AM

Jul 2013

and $600 will get you a very inexpensive apartment. But just barely.

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McDonalds Tells Workers To Budget By Getting A Second Job And Turning Off Their Heat [View all] Catherina Jul 2013 OP

$20 for health insurance? Mr. David Jul 2013 #1

I'm right behind you on that one. matthews Jul 2013 #7

$550/600 is in line for a dump Mr. David Jul 2013 #10

I have a pension, the last of the tier ones and I pay 40$ a month for dental and optical and nothing roguevalley Jul 2013 #29

Big Corporations are the new plantation owner's Heather MC Jul 2013 #50

Shop and eat local! Boycott these obesity factories. Emelina Jul 2013 #106

I have not step foot in a fast joint or walmart since 2004 Heather MC Jul 2013 #108

Disgusting thelordofhell Jul 2013 #2

Absolutely! smirkymonkey Jul 2013 #52

Their wage implies that THIS is the 2nd or 3rd job SoCalDem Jul 2013 #3

I know a lady who with her jobs works 20 hours a day. She is almost always asleep working when I roguevalley Jul 2013 #30

I wonder when we'll have a proposal for a law that discourages hiring people part time. Shrike47 Jul 2013 #4

Good point. surrealAmerican Jul 2013 #36

Many countries ceonupe Jul 2013 #56

That's a huge part of the problem. Note how the suggested budget just assumes multiple jobs! reformist2 Jul 2013 #111

excuse me while my head explodes. cali Jul 2013 #5

I saw this. It's freakin hilarious.. SomethingFishy Jul 2013 #6

Who ever wrote this never had to live this. Half-Century Man Jul 2013 #8

Whoever wrote this shouldn't live. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #49

You can't beat individuals to death for their pretensions. Half-Century Man Jul 2013 #51

That seems almost deliberately cruel n/t arcane1 Jul 2013 #9

+1 Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #37

Yep. They're kicking they're own employees in the teeth. reformist2 Jul 2013 #112

100 in savings per paycheck = 2,400 a year in savings Rex Jul 2013 #11

Only $1,200 lobodons Jul 2013 #42

I was going with two paychecks a month. Rex Jul 2013 #44

And what about child care costs? (nt) PotatoChip Jul 2013 #12

The contempt for the poor that these companies have is...astonishing. Hong Kong Cavalier Jul 2013 #13

Their employees are just bodies taking up space, or worse yet, having to pay a person Boomerproud Jul 2013 #104

woohoo! $3.30 a day for food and gas. noamnety Jul 2013 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author pa28 Jul 2013 #27

That wouldn't even buy you a gallon of gas almost anywhere in the country. Beacool Jul 2013 #100

This has to be a 60 hours of work, minimum, per week. Ilsa Jul 2013 #15

Why is heating at "0"? Lifelong Protester Jul 2013 #16

Possibly assumes subsidies leftstreet Jul 2013 #22

Maybe electric heater (covered by electric)? (nt) The Straight Story Jul 2013 #39

That barrel in your backyard full of burning wood you found in the alley is free thelordofhell Jul 2013 #63

There's no charge for heating in a "viaduct condo". Hugin Jul 2013 #102

is that income before or after taxes, ss, etc ? nt msongs Jul 2013 #17

If they're like Walmart, they probably assume their workers will go on government assistance. nyquil_man Jul 2013 #18

Many big box stores have this type of "advice" site. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #19

Walmart will help you apply for food stamps during orientation NightWatcher Jul 2013 #20

Tell Mickey D mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #21

“You can have almost anything you want as long as you plan ahead and save for it.” BlueJazz Jul 2013 #23

It's killing me too. Brigid Jul 2013 #25

It's actually killing ALL of us.... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #33

I'll try to make this short: ... It's getting worse and I have my own proof. BlueJazz Jul 2013 #64

save long enough, you can even have heat in your home! Enrique Jul 2013 #54

$150/ month for car payment? Are they fucking kidding??? Initech Jul 2013 #24

This is crazy. Lunacee_2013 Jul 2013 #26

20 bucks Mkap Jul 2013 #28

I think by "healthcare" eilen Jul 2013 #82

So I guess "monthly spending money" includes daycare, groceries, vacations (ha!), pet care, etc. klook Jul 2013 #31

I suppose it is technically possible, but it would have to be in a very small community, and there madinmaryland Jul 2013 #32

Hello? FOOD? nolabear Jul 2013 #34

Food Stamps thelordofhell Jul 2013 #65

but being on food stamps is supposed to be evil now too Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2013 #94

If you turn off the heat in the winter, your pipes freeze and then burst. muntrv Jul 2013 #35

this bullshit has to stop. when is the revolt? Occupy everywhere. Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #38

But..but doncha know? If McDonalds had to pay a living wage, muntrv Jul 2013 #40

There so-called "budget" ideas are more full of holes than... love_katz Jul 2013 #41

11.89 per hour Mosby Jul 2013 #43

The purveyors of pink slime are obscene. forestpath Jul 2013 #45

So I take it allinthegame Jul 2013 #46

a financial planner too! KT2000 Jul 2013 #47

I can't decide which of these to do: Brigid Jul 2013 #66

how about KT2000 Jul 2013 #67

Your second job needs to be selling drugs or high paid escort. undeterred Jul 2013 #48

Going to need three jobs, not two. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jul 2013 #53

The only person this would actually work for is.... ReRe Jul 2013 #55

Corporate PR at its worst Teamster Jeff Jul 2013 #57

K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #58

+ a gazillion. love_katz Jul 2013 #113

omg Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #114

Wow. Apophis Jul 2013 #59

Am I just not seeing "food" or "groceries" or something along those lines? gollygee Jul 2013 #60

Or you COULD, and I'm just dart-throwing here . . . PAY YOUR WORKERS MORE. HughBeaumont Jul 2013 #61

Maybe assuming they qualify for food stamps? senseandsensibility Jul 2013 #62

omg...I keep seeing posts I think are from the Onion...but, they are real! KoKo Jul 2013 #68

$600 in rent/ mortgage in this part of the country???????? Beacool Jul 2013 #69

I live someplace with very low rent gollygee Jul 2013 #74

That's good. Beacool Jul 2013 #76

I guess what we take away from this gollygee Jul 2013 #79

In this whole tri-state area the cost of living is very expensive. Beacool Jul 2013 #84

Same here. JoeyT Jul 2013 #97

And that's before the *debit card fees* on your PAYCHECK. DirkGently Jul 2013 #70

Well ain't that some McShit Blue Owl Jul 2013 #71

You may not need heating because of the insulating layer you may develop? (NT) Heywood J Jul 2013 #72

corporate heaven05 Jul 2013 #73

and next... ut oh Jul 2013 #75

Corporate propaganda in the ongoing class war. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #77

McDonald's - They're "Lovin' it!" nt Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #78

I guess I'm the only one who clicked on the link, but why do they have to lie Catherina snooper2 Jul 2013 #80

Because they didn't. They updated the English one and still haven't corrected the Spanish one Catherina Jul 2013 #85

So some low level IT dude, Maybe Snowden! snooper2 Jul 2013 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author Blasphemer Jul 2013 #91

$100 other? Food, gas, other supplies. Not enough for even a week Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #81

What do you mean? Beacool Jul 2013 #88

lol. Forgive me. From now on I'll stick to Ramen noodles and taco bell Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #90

And the dollar menu of, where else, McDonald's. Beacool Jul 2013 #92

Fuck you, McDonald's. NuclearDem Jul 2013 #83

“You can have almost anything you want as long as you plan ahead and save for it.” HiPointDem Jul 2013 #87

Did I miss the line for "Food"? I've read through it 3 times.Or is food under "Other" at $100/month? Hekate Jul 2013 #89

Needn't read any further than "second job" Blasphemer Jul 2013 #93

A world where, with the proper Protestant ethic, Catherina Jul 2013 #95

They want everybody working 2-3 part time jobs through a temp agency. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #98

Hey, just start your own business. Borrow money from your parents if you have to. tclambert Jul 2013 #96

This was called the "Let Them Eat Cake Budget" in France at one time. Zorra Jul 2013 #99

On a $20 monthly healthcare outlay it would take 16 and 2/3 years to pay off one average ER visit. Hugin Jul 2013 #101

The new service economy of the future; conditions in a country DhhD Jul 2013 #103

kick woo me with science Jul 2013 #105

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What I find most interesting here are a couple of assumptions they make jmowreader Jul 2013 #110