Proverbs 4:13 says Take hold of instruction, do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life.
Proverbs 14:23 says In all labour [work] there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury [poverty, deficiency, lack].
Deuteronomy 24:14 says Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
2 Thessalonians 3:10 says For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
James 5:4 says Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth [hosts, military might].
Below are links to reports generated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) website that provides information about minimum needed income based on expected expenses for the Dallas and Terrell Texas areas. The below reports show data for 1 Adult and 2 Adults (1 & 2 Working). Additional data is accessible through the MIT tool. Link to the MIT website tool is provided later in this document.
One should be mindful that people needs and circumstances vary so the numbers are estimates of the average person’s income/expense needs.
Though one may not be employed at a rate that meets or exceeds the recommended minimum salary rate, one should wisely plan to move to a position that does meet or exceed the recommended minimum salary rate. One should always be aware of the impact inflation has on one’s ability to meet financial needs.
This information is provided to help one ascertain what ones fair share income/expense ratio should be relative to others in the community to meet his/her living wage needs. Of course, one’s income is largely a function of the type on job one has and the location in which one lives. The type of job or employment one has is largely though not totally a function of the level of one’s education and work experience.
Life is largely about how we respond to life’s challenges.
In a world where one’s race, ethnicity, and/or gender can be a factor in one’s overall quality of non-spiritual life, it is important one learns how to best leverage both the opportunities and resources available so that one navigates society systems and institutions in a manner that minimizes the effect of racism, ethnicism, and sexism. One can choose to only complain about such things pointing fingers at others or one can choose to even more so rise and spiritually and naturally stand against such things so as to not allow them to hold one back/down.
Living Wage Data for Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington Texas as of July 8, 2025
Living Wage Data for Dallas County, Texas as of July 8, 2025
US Census Quick Facts for Dallas County and Dallas City Texas for Year 2025 as of July 8, 2025
Living Wage Data for Kaufman County, Texas as of July 8, 2025
US Census Quick Facts for Kaufman County and Terrell City Texas for Year 2025 as of July 8, 2025
MIT Living Wage Data Calculator – More detailed information is available at the MIT site as this document only captures a part of what the tool produces.
App for Systemic Partiality Assessment (ASPA) – An App I wrote that captures census and crime data in a hopefully convenient format.
