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Joel Moon never thought living in Vancouver would be this straining as he seeks an independent life, and now he’s considering leaving for good.
Moon, 22, works graveyard shifts, many of them 12 hours long, as a packer at Frito-Lay. His average workweek of 65 hours allows him to earn more than $40,000 a year, but he pays $1,312 in rent at his one-bedroom apartment near Mountain View High School.
