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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who can afford to live on $15/hr in the Washington, DC area?[/quote] $15/hr for 40 hrs/week and 52 weeks a year is $31k. I lived off less than 20k/year in Manhattan. It's not DC but still on par in terms of COL, but here's what my budget looked like: Rent: $830/month for my room in the apartment Utilities: $40-70/month Healthcare: $100/month Eating out & coffee: $115/month Metro: $77 monthly pass Incidentals: $100 or so Monthly expenses around $1.5k/month. I felt really comfortable with my living situation and finances at the time. It wasn't until I moved down here that I started to hear about anything under $15/hr is indecent pay, but IME the COL isn't higher in DC than it is in New York. [/quote]
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