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How to live on $432 a month in America

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526 points cactusplant7374 | 1 comments | 23 May 25 16:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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losvedir ◴[24 May 25 13:07 UTC] No.44080828[source]▶
> In this case, you could work just one ten-hour shift per week, and in so doing, earn more than 30% of what you need to live well at this particular house

Am I missing something or is this implying that you need to work 34 hours a week at the gas station to live there. That's.... basically a normal, full-time job, right? It's a strange way of putting it.

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1. sgerenser ◴[24 May 25 13:12 UTC] No.44080871[source]▶
No, it’s saying one 10 hour shift a week gets you 30% of what you need to live for a month. So doing 3 or 4 of those a month is sufficient to live on, assuming the posted costs are remotely accurate and aren’t missing anything important (big assumption).