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Old 12-15-2006, 09:04 AM
SpookyAndSweet SpookyAndSweet is offline
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Originally Posted by Penny
Our minimum wage here in Oklahoma is $5.15 an hour, but our cost of living is really low (in our area). We live in a small town, our mortgage for an 1800 sq. ft, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house and we have an inground pool (heated) is $397 a month.
Wow, I can't even imagine finding any house in this area for that low mortgage, regardless of size. We are in the Portland area and our rent is $576 a month plus utilities. That's VERY reasonable for this area and we only live in a small 2bdrm apartment. Min. wage here is $7.25 an hour though.
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