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Posted Oct 16 2007, 04:39 PM by Karen Datko

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Filed under: debt, family, credit cards, income, retail, save money

JVW at The Good Life on a Budget is living an American reality. She works part time in a chain store in addition to her day job. Her list of the pros and cons will hit home to anyone who has ever worked in retail. On the plus side, she's paying off her credit card debt, gets an employee discount (it's a home-decorating store), and has no time to go out and spend money with her friends. On the con side, she lists lousy pay, inflexible scheduling, inconsiderate customers, and no time to spend money with her friends. (Follow the links at her site to her "Tales of a cashier" series.)

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