In the movie Ted (one that I am embarrassed to say I rather liked), Ted has a minimum wage job as a checker. In Massachusetts, that means he makes $8 an hour, or around $1360 a month (I assume 4.25 weeks per month and no overtime).
His apartment in Boston is pretty bad, so I am going to put it at the 25th percentile of the rent distribution, which puts it at around $750 per month. This means Ted is spending far more than half his money on his apartment (so I am not sure where he is getting his, ahem, beer money from).
His apartment in Boston is pretty bad, so I am going to put it at the 25th percentile of the rent distribution, which puts it at around $750 per month. This means Ted is spending far more than half his money on his apartment (so I am not sure where he is getting his, ahem, beer money from).
