I spent the first 5 years of my career making 20-25k / year, family of 5. This wasn't some crappy McJob either. It was pretty tight at times but we made it wo

I spent the first 5 years of my career making 20-25k / year, family of 5. This wasn't some crappy McJob either. It was pretty tight at times but we made it work. I switched to a different company and make around 4-3x that now and live pretty comfortably. Welcome to a world that isn't California (and to an extend New York)