Most parents push their kids to aim higher — work more hours, earn more money, and keep more of it. But for one 20-year-old caller from Los Angeles, a better-paying job was a threat to the status quo at home.
When "Courage" called "The Dave Ramsey Show," he explained that he was working for $15 an hour, "under the table," because his mother demanded it. Her reasoning was blunt — the family received government aid, including food stamps, and being paid off the books kept them eligible.
