October 10, 2025 at 2:55 pm

A Worker Said She Makes Twice As Much As The Minimum Wage And She Still Can’t Afford Anything

by Matthew Gilligan

woman in her car

TikTok/@drew.rose6

Stories like the one you’re about to hear are a good reminder that the economy seems to be in limbo these days.

And one thing is for sure…the American economy definitely isn’t working for everyone.

A woman named Drew posted a video on TikTok and talked to viewers about her financial situation…and it ain’t pretty, folks…

woman talking to tiktokkers

TikTok/@drew.rose6

Drew said, “For whoever wants to know what it’s like being young in 2025, here it is. I just got off an 8-hour shift at work, where I make double minimum wage in my state. I hop in my car, check my banking account. Cool, I’ve got $50 to last me till next week.”

She continued, “Then I remember, oh ****, I have to run to Walmart because the wire in my bra snapped. I don’t have underwear because it keeps going missing. My eyelash curler broke, and I have no food. I bought four things, four ******* things, and it came out to $40!”

Drew added, “But I hop my depressed *** back in my car and I look at my banking app again. Oh, cool, I’ve got $10 now to last me till next week. I try to drive, but my car keeps misfiring. I can’t afford to fix that.”

woman talking to tiktokkers

TikTok/@drew.rose6

Drew continued, “So I keep on parking, turning off my car, turning it back on until it decides to act right. Thirty minutes later, I’m finally heading home to my four roommates. I pay $850 a month. Now given that’s everything included, but $850 a month with four roommates.”

She added, “Remember back in the good old days when a man could afford to feed, raise, house his family, on minimum wage? And he had a second family on the side, who he also housed, fed, and raised? You know what I say to all that? **** you!”

Drew addressed earlier generations and said, “You guys had it so ******* easy, and then you destroyed everything behind you. **** you.”

woman in her car

TikTok/@drew.rose6

Check out the video.

@drew.rose6

#housingcrisis #impoor #economycrises

♬ original sound – drew.rose6

Now let’s see what folks had to say on TikTok.

This person weighed in.

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Another viewer was shocked.

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And this individual shared their thoughts.

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Times are tough out there these days, no doubt about it…

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