Profiles in Survival: Emily Staton

This week's Yes! Weekly "Profile in Survival" highlights Emily Staton, a Warren Wilson graduate who earns $7.50/hour at a local store. From the article:

Staton describes herself as "barely scraping by" on $7.50 per hour. After withholding taxes, that amounts to about $980 per month. Her full salary of $12,600 is above the federal poverty level, but not by much.More than half her monthly earnings is eaten up by rent. Staton lives in a two-story apartment building that affords her a modest-sized live-and-work room surrounded by a small kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. In the past she has always lived with other people, but this time around she had difficulty finding compatible housemates and decided to go it alone.

Read the full profile here.