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Old 08-31-2023, 07:49 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JSH View Post
If my wife an I hadn't been married I doubt she could have afforded to go back to school for 5 years to get the degrees that allow here to earn much more than the dollar above minimum wage she was making when we got married.
My wife was making $10/hr and living with 4 other girls in a house in Kenton when I met her. Every friend she had was also renting a room in a house with many other people. Portland probably isn't typical.

My only point is that being poor and single is mostly a decision.
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