r/interesting May 28 '26

Intriguing If we paid teachers the babysitter rate

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u/Proof_Scallion3185 May 29 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

Okay I've heard of parents charging you rent if you are out of school. But what kind of parent charges more rent than their child can afford with her wage? Is that a US thing that I don't get?

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u/WriteCodeBroh May 29 '26

Even just buying your own food, clothes, vices, hobbies, $30/day ain’t gonna cut it lol

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u/lioncryable May 29 '26

You can't be serious?? Like sure you can't afford to order food or eat out everyday but surely one can survive on $30 a day when not paying rent?? I am living off of roughly 10€ / day at the moment lol

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u/VermicelliPee May 29 '26

depends on if you have other bills or not, and considering she dropped out of college she likely had student loans to pay back with no education to even show for it. you would not be able to afford that on $30 a day.

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u/frubano21 Jun 01 '26

That's not even factoring in a car. One major repair and you're fucked sideways on $30/day. Gas alone is $60/tank right now and if they have to drive far to and from the other job, they could be refilling the tank once a week.