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How detached from reality are you that you think people can make ends meet while working 15 hours a week?
by seper8 2y ago
How detached from reality are you that you think people can make ends meet while working 15 hours a week?
- Nimitz14 2y agoSome people do do that. Try stepping outside of your bubble.
- ameister14 2y agoThe average hourly wage in the United States is $30, so 15 hours a week is $450 pre-tax. Live on that with a family.
- rfwhXQ5H 2y agoIf you don't think that there aren't people doing that already in this country, get out of your bubble. How much do you think farmers are making?
- maxsilver 2y agoFarmers (i.e., Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers) make a lot more than $450 a week. Average salary for these folks is $70k/yr. A farm hand only makes like $15/hr on average, which puts it on par with a job at McDonalds or such.
- ameister14 2y agoI think people are doing it and I think it sucks. If you are making $10 an hour in the US you aren't really making ends meet.
- selimthegrim 2y agoI concur. They're not looking in the right places. Musicians and artists would know about these sorts of hustles, but not your typical HN bubble dweller.
- thomastjeffery 2y agoI know at least a dozen artists, and not one of them has found a side hustle that lucrative. Instead, they get a Master's degree, and use it teach at 2 universities, and work a third job part time so they can afford rent.
- dehrmann 2y agoThere's a youtuber I've seen who I think is mostly legit who spent not much money on land in the middle of nowhere and built himself a one-room cabin and an outhouse on it. He's up-front that he isn't actually living off the grid or even in the cabin full-time, but his point is that if you live a very modest life and are handy, you can live on just a side hustle. Like you said, you're unlikely to meet people like this in the (sub) urban tech bubble.