This Is What Barely Making Ends Meet In America Sounds Like

by onepercenttakers · Published June 13, 2014 · Updated August 10, 2014

Starting last year, The Huffington Post asked people surviving on wages near the federal minimum, as well as those struggling to even find a job, to call us and share their stories. The responses voice the anxiety and exhaustion of living in the space between just getting by and watching your life collapse -- a gap so narrow that bringing toilet paper home from work can help make ends meet, while any unexpected expense can send you over the edge.
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Starting last year, The Huffington Post asked people surviving on wages near the federal minimum, as well as those struggling to even find a job, to call us and share their stories. The responses voice the anxiety and exhaustion of living in the space between just getting by and watching your life collapse — a gap so narrow that bringing toilet paper home from work can help make ends meet, while any unexpected expense can send you over the edge.