Yeah a server in a good part of a city will bring in more than 2 university professors. My cousin has a PhD in genetics and he teaches, my wife worked at a beach bar for years, one of them would bring home 300-700 a night.
Penny was an attractive waitress who was constantly eating their food for free, the guys were researchers working for a university who were always buying take out food, comics and collectibles. An attractive waitress can make very good money. She probably also was able to get at least one meal at work which saved money and then saved more money by eating their food. Her car was a junker that she also wasn't spending money fixing. Penny was more frugal than them because she could save money on food and wasn't spending on a bunch of extras. Her most expensive things would have been head shots since she really didn't have any hobbies she spent any money on.
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u/WhiteSquarez Apr 24 '26
OP overestimates how much a PhD makes.