“You don’t have to work a minimum wage job; just get a better job!”

Minimum wage jobs were never meant to support a family and pay a mortgage. These jobs have been held by teens and young adults still living with their parents. I had one for a year, made $2.50 an hour with it. Afterward, I went to college to train for a decent-paying professional career, while also working a full-time job that paid a bit more than minimum wage. Definitely cut into party attendance and stuff like that but the plan worked out in the end.