Living Paycheck To Paycheck

The Catch 22 of Living Paycheck to Paycheck

By Venchele Saint Dic

Jim is an air traffic controller living in New York. He and his wife have four children. His wife is a stay at home mom raising their four children.  Jim earns $60,000 dollars annually. The extent of his education is a high school equivalency test. He has worked for his agency for 30 years. They own a home and depend on one income to pay the expenses incurred monthly for the household. 

Carla is a single mother of two children. She works as a contractor for a trucking company based in California. Due to the lack of support afforded to her, she rarely dedicates time for self-care because she is working two jobs to pay the mortgage and child care expenses. She has been working with her company for five years. Carla earns an annual salary of $50,000 dollars. 

The assumption here is that both cases rely on one income. Therefore, it is safe to say that without an income stream coming every month, it would be increasingly hard for Jim and Carla to maintain their respective lifestyles in the states they live in. At first glance, they are in two different tax brackets and salary ranges. They live in different states with their own unique topography, economic and social capital. As it is common knowledge, this is a very typical situation wherein the net income you earn determines whether you can afford the commodities and lifestyle in a particular state.

Discover Why Americans Want Apologies For Scientific Racism From Bronx Zoo and American Museum of Natural History

POLL: AMERICANS OVERWHELMINGLY FAVOR STUDENTS LEARNING ABOUT SCIENTIFIC RACISM AND SAY BRONX ZOO AND AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY SHOULD APOLOGIZE

Nationwide - According to a new nationwide survey conducted by Discovery Institute, 85% of American adults believe "it is important that students learn about the history of scientific racism in America." Young adults under age 30 are even more supportive, with 93% of them saying it's important for students to learn about America's history of scientific racism.

Most Americans also think that two leading scientific institutions in New York City should apologize for their notorious actions promoting scientific racism in the past.  In September 1906, the Bronx Zoo put African Ota Benga on display in a cage in its Monkey House as an evolutionary "missing link."

Nearly a quarter of a million Americans flocked to the Zoo to see the demeaning spectacle. Some 67% of survey respondents say the Zoo should apologize having sponsored the display.

Start Your Week Off Renewed And Refreshed -- Make The Call Into Church

Feeling Discouraged?  Need Prayer?  Just Make The Call Into Worship And Unlock The Power Of The Kingdom Within!

The Sunday Morning Hour of Power Church By Phone Service, a telephone-based weekly worship service of Cassandra Mack Ministries, exists to offer help, hope and healing through Christ to: those who are seeking Bible based strategies to navigate the twists and turns of life, those who do not have a church home to call their own, those who are shut-in and have limited mobility, those who are just starting to explore their faith as well as those who are skeptical and unsure; a place where they can come together to worship, learn about the Bible and fellowship without being limited by location, denomination or physical mobility.

Our Sunday Morning Hour of Power Church By Phone Service doesn’t seek to limit church to a physical place that people come to on Sundays. But to take the limits off of church by showing people how they can be the church in their daily lives by expressing their faith in ways that engage their communities and impact humanity as part of God's plan for world transformation through grace.