also as someone with asthma the extra $50 a month it costs to refill asthma medication can get out of hand whether you work a job or not. If you make over 80,000 a year then it won't be as much of a problem. otherwise, any lower and it is a problem
i can't believe anyone has to explain this but you keep like 5% of your yearly earnings for personal stuff. when you work minimum wage and you only have like $20 a month for your own personal spending, it becomes impossible to save up money or invest in a retirement plan because you now have to spend $50 extra a month on medication. If you don't believe the 5% stuff just do the math, subtract rent, food, clothing, emergency funds and other item costs and you'll see that's literally how much you have left