How to determine if you should pay regular or reduced rates

PAY MORE ON THE SCALE IF YOU:

  • own the home you live in, or are able to afford market-rate rent or higher.

  • have the ability to travel recreationally once in a while.

  • can afford to treat yourself to the occasional splurge on a special outfit or a nice dinner out with friends.

  • are temporarily scarce, but have a relatively high degree of earning power and likelihood of employability due to level of education, gender and racial privilege, class background, etc., even if you are not currently using it.

  • have investments, retirement accounts, or inherited money.

  • can be supported by generational wealth when times get tough.

  • have access to family money and resources in times of need.

  • have the choice to work part time, or the choice not to work, due to the income of a partner or family support.

  • affording services is a sacrifice rather than a hardship. A sacrifice is a tradeoff with another luxury expense that your surplus income could be put toward vs. a hardship which is a tradeoff with a basic need (like rent or groceries).

PAY LESS ON THE SCALE IF YOU:

  • are food or housing insecure

  • you are supporting yourself or your family on a minimum wage.

  • are chronically scarce and have more difficulty finding employment or earning higher income due to level of education, racial privilege, disability, gender, class background, etc.

  • paying for a service would lead to a severe economic hardship, such as not being able to put food on the table, pay rent, or pay for your transportation to get to work.

  • are eligible for public assistance.

  • are unemployed or earning a low income and do not have the safety net of generational wealth, the support of family or partner, or savings to fall back on.

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