I was on minimum wage 23 years ago, it wasn't a great amount - but by fuck, I reckon it probably matched what it is nowadays, and with how much things cost. I reckon it's probably very similar. Minimum wage has gone up, price of onions and apples has gone up. 
 
	I was on minimum wage (LESS THAN MW) just last year, and if I had a horrific month with sales, then I just had to make it work, I didn't need that Spotify account, I didn't need that new pair of trainers, I didn't need certain things. You make adjustments. I had a mouth to feed... she never went without. They didn't know any better. You'll tend to find those who moan about MW will still be able to fund their 20 a day smoking habit, or their drinking habit. They don't make the adjustments.
 
	I had to work hard/slum for a couple years until I found the right position for myself back in the oil industry.
 
	And I've reaped the rewards for that now, within 6 months of being back in the industry.
 
	I didn't moan about being on less than MW last year, and I certainly didn't moan when I was starting out all those years ago, about it. I knew things cost more than what my means were, so I just didn't delve into the world of things I couldn't afford at the time, but I still had a decent life. A life of MW, LEARNING how to get by in the world and learn to respect/value money.
 
	I don't forget those days, and I certainly didn't have things handed to me back then. I had to work for it.