college educated guy works 60hrs, 4 jobs, makes 20k/year - what his life looks like:

[Tree-Hugger]

54. This is my family's life

My husband works 3 jobs. Often, he works nearly 36 hours straight will about two to three hours break between shifts to catch a quick nap. Two jobs pay below $8.00 and the other is less than $9.50 (after a year and a "raise&quot . This weekend saw my husband working overnight Thursday, day Friday, overnight Friday, overnight Saturday (when it was icing out - they would not allow call outs and kept their 24 hour store open), day Sunday, overnight Sunday, and he'll be going to work an hour from now. He walked to work last night as I needed the car for my kids and he fell on an ice patch flat in his back. When he got to work and told them he injured himself, they told him to make sure he clocked in on time. And he did. We don't have the choice to say, "Fuck this, I quit!" With all that my husband works, we still cannot afford rent, gas, car, utility bills, etc. Our food stamps got cut by $200.00 a month this month. We depend on charity to barely survive.

I have written about this on DU before so some are already aware of my story. Would love to write this as a blog or article somewhere, but I will be 100% honest and say I don't know if I can handle the comments. I used to be really strong and feisty, but I am so emotionally exhausted that I don't know if I can handle typical cold-hearted teabagger "feedback."

Full disclosure, I have not read the above article. The link wouldn't work for me.

Also, I know a few massage therapists who have been in business for many years. They state they used to bring in a lot, but times are tough for everyone and a lot of people can't afford the luxury. There are also many shopping mall/strip mall massage chains popping up that lure people with much lower process than a spa or personal masseuse.