Supporting a family on a minimum wage job?
Minimum wage jobs are great for high school and college students. Not for adults trying to support themselves and other family members.
For a single person under the age of 65, the poverty threshold is an annual income of $10,836. In the state of California, a person who works full-time at a minimum wage job will make just over $15,000. That’s before taxes.
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