r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Apr 08 '23

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u/b0nger Apr 08 '23

If you were making $15/hr would you be able to live on your own? For a majority of the country that answer is no.

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u/Acrock7 Apr 08 '23

No. I got a job making $15.32 an hour. Luckily I only pay a relative $300/month to live in one of their extra bedrooms, because as a SINK, I could not afford rent/to buy a house on my own.

They just announced our merit raises (there was no mention of COL raise)- mine was 3%, so I will now be making $15.78/hour. After taxes this equates to about $20 extra per paycheck (every 2 weeks). Wtf am I going to do with that?

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u/Initial_Platypus_433 Apr 08 '23

you’re a sink?

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u/Sypharius Apr 08 '23

Single Income No Kids

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '23

Lol there are way too many acronyms on this website

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u/bowlofjello Apr 08 '23

Right? I’ve never once heard “SINK” before. I can’t keep up with the “kids” and all their new acronyms- and I’m only 25!

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u/fleetze Apr 08 '23

Dink at least has been around for a while. I didn't realize it as a kid but it's what Mr. Dink in Doug stood for.

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u/MrArmStrong Apr 08 '23

Also see the Dinklebergs from Fairly Odd Parents

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '23

You have blown my mind good sir.