How can one survive on minimum wage…?

The rounds are coming?

I earn minimum wage. My rent is about €800 in the city, and I'm single. I barely have anything left. How am I supposed to carry on like this? It's just a month-after-month struggle to make ends meet, nothing more. I feel exploited and cheated. Does anyone else feel the same way?

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Pennerelite
3 months ago

Yeah, if it wasn’t blue at school, I could just say.

Proud school graduation, what to learn, then it also runs with the reward.

The minimum wage is the lowest work. It’s normal that it’s just enough to survive.

What should a doctor deserve if minimum wage would already be enough for luxury?

In the past, the minimum wage was 3 plates of soup and you were allowed to sleep in the barn.

You get real money today.

My grandpa told me that before the war, people had worked 12h a day only for food and logistics.

That was a minimum wage.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago
Reply to  Pennerelite

One could choose a party that Minimum wage raised and massively inexpensive Building social housing.

Pennerelite
3 months ago
Reply to  SchakKlusoh

Yes, if ALL are to become poorer, you can choose such parties of course.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago

Are you okay?

Pennerelite
3 months ago

Germany is fucked if you read newspapers other than Taz.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago

This is nonsensical economics.

Yes, that is why we are so far ahead, with all the socialist and green blessings.

I don’t understand what you’re saying.

Pennerelite
3 months ago

Less people=less rent

It’s with supply and demand.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago

I don’t understand what you’re saying.

Pennerelite
3 months ago

Yes, too many asylum seekers, I’m just saying.

Pennerelite
3 months ago

Yes, that is why we are so far ahead, with all the socialist and green blessings.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago

The rental speculators make people poor.

As a result of high rents and additional costs, more people live in poverty than previously assumed in Germany. Many households therefore account for more than one third of their income for housing costs, some even more than half.

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/consumer/armut-rental cost-income netincome costs-100.html

Since in the rich Germany so few people have housing property and politicians privatize social housing and no new ones are built, the tenants are compressible.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago

The minimum wage has not made anyone poorer. All these world past-speaker lobbyists who have prevented your minimum wage for so long have lied. And Gerhard Schröder is quite wrong because he liked to listen to his party friend Maschmeyer.

Sebastiankntnxt
3 months ago

The New Plan tool helps you find a new training or a completely new career orientation —> https://mein-now.de/new-plan or you are directly advised by the Federal Employment Agency —> https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/unemployed/unemployed/unemployed

ichweisnetwas
3 months ago

If you can’t affect the job or income.

Then change your fixed costs.

There are also cheap apartments, etc.

I lived as a young boy in a place that cost me only 300 euros.

Hammer geil wasn’t the place. But she fulfilled her purpose. And I could save money and eventually create the jump into a better life.

Like I said. Can’t you change how much money you deserve? Then change what you spend.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago
Reply to  ichweisnetwas

There are also cheap apartments, etc.

I doubt that. In Germany about 900000 social housings are missing.

As a result of high rents and additional costs, more people live in poverty than previously assumed in Germany. Many households therefore account for more than one third of their income for housing costs, some even more than half.

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/consumer/armut-rental cost-income netincome costs-100.html

ichweisnetwas
3 months ago
Reply to  SchakKlusoh

I never said it was easy to find.

Only that there are such apartments.

You have to look. I myself know at least 4 apartments where the tenants pay around 300-400 euros.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago

These apartments are therefore no longer on the market.

However, this does not alter the fact that some 900000 social housings are missing in Germany.

Interesierter
3 months ago

In the city with a relatively high rent, the bill for minimum wage is of course no longer payable.

Basically, I see two solutions.

1. Make more. Why exactly are you getting minimum wages? How could that be changed?

2. Reduce fixed costs. For the minimum wage, 800€ rent is simply too high for a person.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago
Reply to  Interesierter

One could choose a party that Minimum wage raised and massively inexpensive Building social housing.

Interesierter
3 months ago
Reply to  SchakKlusoh

Hmmm.

The minimum wage is determined on the basis of the tariff autonomy of the minimum wage commission.

I think that the minimum wage is being misused as election promises in the meantime.

Costly social housing must be financed by anyone. Against the background of tight cash, this is difficult.

ronalda
3 months ago
Reply to  SchakKlusoh

This would only fuel inflation and distort the housing market.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago
  1. Used properties are value assets. You always get credit.
  2. By leading social housing as cooperative projects, the state only needs to provide security. The cooperatives would be the borrower.
marialexx
3 months ago

Find more cheap apartment, lower fixed costs, look for ancillary jobs or directly better paid place (by continuing training etc.). All right.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago
Reply to  marialexx

As a result of high rents and additional costs, more people live in poverty than previously assumed in Germany. Many households therefore account for more than one third of their income for housing costs, some even more than half.

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/consumer/armut-rental cost-income netincome costs-100.html

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago
Reply to  marialexx

One could choose a party that Minimum wage raised and massively inexpensive Building social housing.

ronalda
3 months ago
Reply to  marialexx

Even cheaper than 800 €?

Rheinflip
3 months ago

You should check if you are entitled to housing or other benefits.

Generally you can expect more money with better qualifications

Daniel551980
3 months ago

How big is your apartment? How about a minijob? It’s nice.

Maybe you’d get a living.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago

You should choose a party that Minimum wage raised and massively inexpensive Building social housing. You have parliamentary elections soon, you can do that.

Training. Learn a job, continue to educate yourself, go to the school.

ronalda
3 months ago
Reply to  SchakKlusoh

Is the record hanging with you?

kaorichan
3 months ago
Reply to  SchakKlusoh

So choose the left.

SchakKlusoh
3 months ago
Reply to  kaorichan

Whatever. If there are enough voters who demand that this can be any party.

Unholdi
3 months ago

Once you’ve learned to get over the rounds with your wages, it’s going to ruin – you can do that, believe in you!

maja0403
3 months ago

Why do you work for minimum wages? This depends primarily on the lack of qualifications.

Looking for a side job and developing to gain better qualifications.

maja0403
3 months ago
Reply to  chrisunas

What do you expect without training?

maja0403
3 months ago

Sure you can, but you don’t have to. In any case, it is not appropriate to sneak over the minimum wage if one does not fulfill his duties as regards training.

CrEdo85wiederDa
3 months ago

You can do it without problems even without training – with a lot of hard work and skills.