By Julie Zauzmer Weil

The Washington Post

Tiffany Tagbo has been working two jobs – one full-time, one part-time – to make ends meet for most of the past decade, ever since the first of her two daughters was born. But a few months ago, her supplemental work expanded to 40 hours a week, and she began training for a third role.

“I found myself really working more than 80 hours a week just to be able to support my family during this difficult time,” said the 41-year-old Oklahoma City resident. The $400 a month she paid for health insurance consumed about half of her paycheck from her job managing a suicide prevention hotline. At the grocery store, there are calculations on even relatively small purchases, such as whether to buy eggs or her 4-year-old’s favorite cheese sticks.

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