$10/hr?! No way - Shevonne

There's a vast difference between living and existing. It's possible to exist on $10/hr. - Ian May

@Ian I don't think I could exist on that little. With a mortgage and kids, how could I? - Shevonne

I made more as an after hours inventory checker more than 20 years ago. - Martha

I think the last time I made that was when I was 15. I seriously don't know if I could live off of that. - Shevonne

oh yes it does depend on ones' circumstances of course. - Ian May

I do think one of my happiest times was when I was living off of $200 a month in college. *sigh - Shevonne

It also depends on where you live. $10 an hour is much easier to live on in the south/midwest than the coasts. - Rochelle

Even in Mississippi, $10/hour is tough. Maybe if you live in a paid for mobile home... - iTad

You could live off it here, but you would have a super small apartment on the bad side of town. - Michelle M

I guess what Ian said is right. You can exist. - Shevonne

Is existing living? - Todd Hoff

I guess it depends on the person. One person could make the most out of any situation, while another person couldn't. - Shevonne

It's like Rochelle says, it depends on where you live. I don't think in DC, anyone can really live off of $10/hr - Shevonne

And yet many people do. Minimum wage is $7.25. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

I exist on about $13/hr. :( - Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)

Wow. You can honestly make more than $10/hr working at Sheetz (a gas station/food service place in the PA area). I just can't imagine trying to support a family on the east coast with that kind of pay. You'd have to work 80-90 hours each week to even try. Still, when talking about freelance writing, shouldn't you get paid a flat rate per piece rather than an hourly wage? - Curdy G

But you need the hourly rate in order to come up with fixed fee - Shevonne

If I retire at 66, based on my current salary (frozen for 3 years TYVM) I'll get the equivalent of $10/hr in pension+socsec+widow's pension. And have to pay for medicare and medigap out of that. And, you know, live. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

@m9m Where do you live? - Shevonne

Baltimore MD. Not cheap. And I'm 64 now. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

My sis lives there. Definitely not cheap at all. - Shevonne

Is it just you that you have to provide for? If so, then $10/hr is not bad - Shevonne

At least I own my house. Can't afford to fix it up much at that rate. Or have any fun. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed