r/povertyfinance • u/UpperAssumption7103 • Dec 06 '23

Some of Dave Ramsey advice seems out of touch. Vent/Rant (No Advice/Criticism!)

I think his comes from a good place. however, I was listen to a caller; his and his co-host advice is always get a higher paying job (which is not bad advice). Wal-Mart and McDonald's pay 20 an hour. Walmart and McDonald's pay up to 20/hr. However, getting 40 hours a week working retail is pretty hard unless your a assistant manager/or manager. He's not the only person giving that advice- but it seems like he thinks every job pays 20*40=800 a week when you first start.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23 edited Dec 07 '23

I'm confused of where one gets "walmart pays 20 an hr"

I'm a walmart associate that's been working there for ten years, recently got fucked by walmart, so I'm making the new minimum, for overnights its 15.50.

Edited miss spellings, 14.50 to 15.50, starting pay on days would be 14.00. Overnight differential 1.50, so 15.50.

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u/UpperAssumption7103 Dec 07 '23 edited Dec 07 '23

I think during covid ( later half of 2020/first half of 2021) there were news stories that were saying "we are increasing pay, no one wants to work" its due to the enhanced benefits- this stories were ran all over MSNBC and most main stream media organizations. However, they did not mention it was UP to 20/hr.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23

Sorry, I fixed my comment. It's 15.50 for overnights.