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Making moneyis tough. There is no denying that trying to dig yourself out of the minimum wage rut that most of us find ourselves in can be hard, but it's not impossible.

Almost all of us have found ourselves stuck at some point in our lives, existing paycheck to paycheck, hoping that somehow we can gain enough experience to haul ourselves from minimum wage struggle to comfortable living. In fact, over 12 million people in the U.S. are living in poverty despite working full time, according toPolicyLink, an organization that advancesracial and economic equity. Even before the pandemic, 78 percent of all workers were living paycheck to paycheck,CareerBuilder foundin a 2017 study.

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