Today, I finally got my paycheck from working at my minimum wage job for the last three months. I was delighted when I saw it was worth $846. On my way to cash it, I destroyed my car's suspension. It's going to cost almost $800 to fix. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my car broke down. The good news is I can afford to have it fixed. The bad news is paying for the fix will wipe out my savings, which I need to get certified for a non-minimum-wage job. FML
Today, I paid $2300 to a mechanic for fixing my car. It's also the day I got into an accident and totalled said car. FML
Today, I got my first paycheck after getting a new job so I could pay rent. It was only $387.19, even after working overtime. My rent is $515. FML
Today, I need money to fix my car, I need my car to get to work, and I need work to get money. FML
Today, I paid over $500 to pick up my car from the mechanic, after it'd spent almost a month there. It broke down again on the way home. FML
Today, I spent 600 dollars to have my brakes fixed on my car, they weren't squeaking. I got my car back and now the brakes squeal and my air conditioning won't work. I just spent 600 dollars to break my car even more. FML
Today, I got my paycheck. I was really excited since I've been broke for the last two weeks. On my way home, I got pulled over and got a ticket for expired tags. The $90 for new tags plus $135 for the citation will leave me with enough to buy a burger. FML
Today, I was driving home from another long night shift at work. I live from paycheck to paycheck thanks to the current economy and can barely afford rent. To keep myself positive, I thought, "At least my car is paid off." A deer ran out in front of me and totaled my car. FML
Today, as I was talking to my girlfriend about how I need to find another job to be able to afford school next fall, I hit a deer causing about $3,000 in damages to my car. FML
Today, I learned that repairing my car will cost more than it's worth. I'm barely making it paycheck to paycheck and I had to sleep in that car several nights this week after getting thrown out of my sister's house. Now I need a room AND a car. FML
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Top comments
iPlunder 0
Wow. I've worked 2 months in minimum wage and have over 1000.
imabroncofan 0
some people have different hours dude..
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Comments (115)
mydaysbetterXD 0
why does all the bad studff happen to michigan people???!!!!
LevyLove 17
I dunno how much min. wage is at where u live.. but in MD it's 7.25... so for u to make $846 mean u only worked 3 weeks within 3 months..what do u do?
wingedspiritus 0
Point. I did the calculations, and working for $7.40 per hour (Michigan's) and 10 hours a week for 3 months equals $888, so I'm guessing that either she got paid less (not likely), or worked fewer hours.
nokillnobeepbeep 0
Taxes.
Justin23L 2
OP is probably still in school, so he/she doesn't work that many hours.
Dixie_Normous 0
lol woman drivers.
AlexJakubsen1 0
why would you cash 800 dollars?
romaunts 0
It's typically just what people say- they usually mean deposit it, or deposit most of it, etc. That, or she's silly and doesn't have a bank account. o_0
seanreddog 4
So sick of the hobos always begging for change I don't like how I gotta work and And they just sit around and get paid I hate all of the people who can't drive their cars. Bitch you better get outta the way Before I start falling apart I hate how my wife is always up my ass She always wants to buy brand new things But I don't have the cash. I hate my job, all of my rich friends I hate everyone to the bitter end. Nothing turns out right, there's no end in sight I hate my life! How come I never get laid, nice guys always lose. How could she have another headache There's always some kind of excuse I still hate my job, my boss is a dick "I don't get paid nearly enough To put up with all of his shit" I hate my job, all of my rich friends I hate everyone to the bitter end. Nothing turns out right, there's no end in sight I hate my life! Yeah! I hate that I can't tell when a girl's underage, You know, I tell her she's a nice piece of ass, Then her daddy punches me in the face So if you're pissed like me Bitches, here's what you gotta do Put your middle fingers up in the air Go on and say "**** you!" I hate my job, all of my rich friends I hate everyone to the bitter end. Nothing turns out right There's no end in sight I hate my life! So much at stake, can't catch a break I hate my life No, it's nothing new, "it really sucks to be you" I ****** hate my life
doughnutboy99 2
well turn your thoughts upon the lord and he will give you sight
seanreddog 4
The lord has blessed me more than you know.
col535 0
nice poem/song. except I'm sacreligious. o.O
mangobells 0
That must be a really shit job to only get that much money. I'm 13 and I've earnt 2500 in almost three months. that's in AUD btw.
mrdecay 3
What ever happened to them Child Labour Protection acts.. :
BobbyHutchinson 0
the minimum wage and PPP of the two countries are very different just sh.
Dilwann 27
#53: I agree. We have to be 16 minimum to be allowed to work, and some jobs require you to be 18... Working a real job at 13 is just... wrong.
pineappledelight 0
That's because you're American. FYL
rhymethyme 0
Just how did you break your car? You couldn't have been going far... If suspension is shot 'cause your driving's not hot, Bad luck ain't exactly bizarre.
lovexinstead 0
i love this
kevind23 0
You should really work more hours...
perdix 31
Spend the other 46 bucks on some drivers' ed classes and learn to drive without destroying your car.