'I’m making the most money I've ever made, and I’m still living paycheck to paycheck'

“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

  • @[email protected]
    21•6 months ago

    $15/hr with tips included, maybe. That’s why I specified that the $16/hr equivalent from 1972 did not include tips.

    • @[email protected]English
      6•6 months ago

      Couple of my friends were servers at their family’s resturaunt growing up (early 2000s) and I think they only made about 2 and some change before tips. 30 year difference from your example and their wages were roughly the same amount. It’s ridiculous.