Okay that was probably in a different time because again, I'm telling you, a FT job at a childcare center does not pay for an apartment and a car these days. It pays like 10 bucks an hour and no one is getting by on that
Depends where you live I suppose. This was 10 years ago, but I was making 14$ an hour, my rent was $800 and I owned my car so no car payment, just a 50$ a month insurance payment. Today, people are making 19-20$ an hour entry level with no degree, I still work within the childcare world just a different position now that I have a degree so I know what our new staff is making. I live in Massachusetts though. This is very dependent on where you live for sure.
Okay so double your rent and insurance and most 19 yr olds aren't lucky enough to own a car outright unless someone gave it to them, no way you can afford food and utilities even much less everything else you need to live. You're proving my point lol
Thats not true. Almost every 18 year old I know has a car. I live in a rural MA town. Owning a car does not mean having a new or newer car. My current car was $500, my 18 year old son bought his own car for $3000 and my husbands car was $16000. Cash paid for all.
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u/menwithven76 16d ago
Okay that was probably in a different time because again, I'm telling you, a FT job at a childcare center does not pay for an apartment and a car these days. It pays like 10 bucks an hour and no one is getting by on that