I keep saying over and over - enough money to LIVE OFF OF. That means the essentials - such as food, housing, clothing, heathcare, education. If you work 40hours a week you should be able to afford these things. Today you can not.

A lot of people think that an iPhone, a 40 inch flat screen TV, high speed internet and a car are essentials. Personally, I do not. And we have already established, by your own admission that someone working as a waitress or a bartender can earn up over $1,250 per week. That is over $65,000 per year. I think that this is enough money to live on and to pay for a college or trade school education. College is not meant for everyone....