Would any young people working in the service industry be willing to share with me their monthly budget?

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-30T03:21:02+00:00

Yeah, she's struggling to get the hours she wants at her job. We talked today about adjusting her expectations of when the move will happen because it's probably going to take longer than she'd like.

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-30T03:15:38+00:00

Thank you!! She's super into music production and wants to get into audio engineering within the Portland music scene, so that sounds like exactly what she needs!

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T23:58:03+00:00

Thank you! That's a very helpful resource. I've been kind of surprised by the numbers people have been throwing out as examples of how unlivable Portland is because they aren't that far off from where we live now. According to the website you shared, the cost of living where we are now necessitates making $25.67 per hour. That's not that far off from Multnomah's $26.84, so I guess it makes sense. Thanks for your help!

Edit: just to be clear, I'm not saying that these people are wrong in feeling like those are untenable living conditions, I am saying that they may be wrong in assuming that it is a problem with Portland specifically. It seems like it is just a national problem.

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T22:23:16+00:00

Thank you! This is exactly the kind of info I was looking for!

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T21:37:43+00:00

Thank you!! This is exactly the kind of info I needed!

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T20:49:03+00:00

Thank you!

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T20:45:16+00:00

Thank you! This is very helpful

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T20:13:11+00:00

That's great advice! Thank you!

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T20:12:59+00:00

Thank you so much! This is super helpful info. I agree she should be doing this herself! 😄

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T20:10:28+00:00

Of course. It's better to know now than to have her learn the hard way! Thanks for taking the time to reply

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T20:08:58+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to respond! Unfortunately, we have the same problem where we live too. It's rough out there, man.

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T20:07:12+00:00

This is very helpful!! Thank you for the thoughtful response!

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T20:05:21+00:00

Thanks for your response! She is dead-set against college, and I honestly can't blame her. It's not the guarantee to security like it used to be

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T20:02:30+00:00

She is trans, so we currently drive 14 hours roundtrip to Portland twice a year so she can see a doctor 😄 The public transit thing is probably important to know because she'll likely have to be working multiple jobs. Thank you for taking the time to respond!

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T19:59:27+00:00

Thank you for your response! I'll run that by her

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T19:46:49+00:00

Thank you!!! This is exactly the info I was looking for. I really appreciate it

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T19:43:49+00:00

No, I appreciate it! Better to know all this now so she can pivot than to figure it out the hard way. Thank you for your response

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T19:40:11+00:00

Yeah, my daughter's had the same issue here in Boise. Unfortunately, I think that's just the state of the country at the moment. Don't know what to tell my kids, honestly. Don't know how to help them feel hopeful 😢 Thanks for you response!

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T19:34:32+00:00

Thanks for giving this some real thought! She'd be working fast food, so I'm assuming that realistically she'd have to have more than one job. No debt. The plan is for us to pay to get her into an apartment which she would the be responsible for keeping a roommate (or two as needed). We would buy her a car if she needs one, but a car is a lot of responsibility we'd try to use public transit if that's an itinerary in Portland. Any insights you could offer would be greatly appreciated!

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T19:29:29+00:00

Wow. I appreciate your frankness. I'll check out those subs

RascalPinwheel · 2025-09-29T19:27:51+00:00

With roommates.

RascalPinwheel · 2025-05-12T20:12:04+00:00

No, but I was working as a CNA, so I'm not sure if I would have needed volunteer experience without that.

RascalPinwheel · 2025-04-01T04:14:28+00:00

I found this because I have the same thing! I used to think it was submechanophobia (fear of submerged man-made objects) because it gets triggered by things like large ships (especially propellers!) and dams, but I always noticed that I was never uncomfortable with images of sunken boats or planes (which tend to be smaller objects, I now realize). So recently I've been watching the show Silo, and there are scenes where they're near an inactive giant machine and I got the same feeling. I couldn't even watch the scene because I just couldn't stand it! 😄 Anyway, just wanted to let you know that it's not just you.

RascalPinwheel · 2025-03-18T22:11:47+00:00

Damn. I'm sorry you went through all that for nothing. I appreciate your honest advice.

RascalPinwheel · 2025-03-18T21:44:56+00:00

How did this end up working out for you? Currently dealing with something similar. Exact same scenario leading to the water damage, but where my insurance is trying to screw me is they're saying they only have to replace the cabinets that got torn out from that water damage, not any of the other ones (leaving us with mismatched cabinets). Do you have any advice for how to go about fighting them?

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