My son works full time here in Florida. Let me run his numbers.
State minimum wage is $14/hour. He's at $15.
40 hours a week = $600/week
That's about $2,600/month before taxes.
Florida has no state income tax the thing they sell you on. So after federal and FICA he takes home roughly $2,200.
Average one-bedroom in our area runs about $1,600.
That's 73% of his entire paycheck gone to rent before he eats a single meal.
Leaves him around $600 a month for:
- groceries
- gas
- car insurance
- health insurance
- phone
- emergencies
- savings
Car insurance alone eats a third of that in this state.
He works 40 hours a week and cannot save a dollar. Not because he's careless because there's nothing left to be careless with.
I spent thirty years paying off a house here. He's doing the same job I did at his age and he can't afford a one-bedroom.
That's not a discipline problem. That's not avocado toast.
The floor moved and nobody lowered the ceiling.
Working full time should cover a roof. In Florida it barely covers the rent on one.
Freddie Freeman says he congratulates opposing hitters at first base
“If you get a hit, I’m saying, ‘Nice hit.’ You know how hard it is to get a hit in the big leagues?”
“I appreciate it. I tell every guy, ‘Nice swing,’ or, ‘Way to swing it.’”
“I know my pitchers probably wouldn’t like that.”
“We’re playing a game. It’s a kids’ game.”
“Sometimes you just forget when you’re going through the grind of the season.”
“My favorite is when it’s a big-league debut… And that guy gets his first hit. To be able to say, ‘Congratulations.’ You worked so hard your whole life to get there.”
“Sooner rather than later, I’m going to be retired, too. I just like to have fun with all the guys. I know we’re competing against each other… But you guys know it’s a brotherhood.”
“When you get to play this game for as long as we’ve got to… You’ve just got to enjoy the little moments.”
BASH: I want you to use your bully pulpit to tells parents who have not vaccinated their kids that they should vaccine their kids for measles. Will you do that? Look into the camera
RFK Jr: I'll say it right now. Parents should get their children vaccinated for measles.
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico finishes 6th in the U12 Youth World Challenge 2026 in New York. The Puerto Rican youngsters ended the international tournament ahead of several traditional football nations, marking a strong performance on the global youth stage.
Just a friendly reminder that Sarah Connor was committed to a psychiatric institution after attempting to destroy AI data centers, a decision made because authorities believed her warnings about the future were the result of delusions.
🔺EXCLUSIVE
Gianni Infantino tells countries: Agree to World Cup sale plan or miss extra funding
Fifa president sets September 19 deadline for associations to approve sell-off plan, which will be worth $10bn if agreed
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European nations will discuss potentially boycotting the World Cup if Gianni Infantino pushes ahead with plans to sell off part of FIFA to private investors. 🚨
"Howard Lutnick lost 658 Cantor Fitzgerald employees who were killed on 9/11..."
Within days — before many were even confirmed dead — Howard Lutnick cut off their paychecks to their families without warning.
He wept on national television. The families were furious.
Years later Cantor Fitzgerald won a $135 million settlement from American Airlines.
Lutnick told senior executives the bulk of the money would go to the firm's partners — not the families of the 658 dead.
He is now Trump's Secretary of Commerce.
He is also the man who lied to Congress about visiting Jeffrey Epstein's island with eight children.
Así se ven Nueva Jersey y Nueva York hoy a nuestra llegada, contaminación atribuida a los incendios en Canadá. El peor registro de calidad de aire en 3 años. Se pide a la población local no hacer actividades al aire libre… pero el domingo aquí hay final y en estadio sin techo.
🤣 Sorpresa monumental en Nueva York, tras charlar con Xabi Alonso...
🏙️ ¡El @partidazocope se cruza con Laporta y habla claro sobre la final!
🇪🇸 "Tenemos mejor equipo"
😳 "Si es un árbitro que se impone, España tendrá más posibilidades de ganar"
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