If James Could NOT keep a steady job and Florida NOT working, as well as NOT receiving food stamps/cash government assistance, how in the hell did James & Florida pay rent, lights, gas, phone, food, clothes and bus fare, HOW?

Maybe James used that pool stick more often than not.

Maybe James used that pool stick more often than not.

What money did James have to put up playing pool to place a bet?:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

What money did James have to put up playing pool to place a bet?:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Start with a quarter he found on the street, and work yourself up! :happyface

If James Could NOT keep a steady job and Florida NOT working, as well as NOT receiving food stamps/cash government assistance, how in the hell did James & Florida pay rent, lights, gas, phone, food, clothes and bus fare, HOW?


Low Income Families can be on a certain plan to pay utilities

Low Income Families can be on a certain plan to pay utilities

What what money from the Evans Family?

What what money from the Evans Family?


The lower the income the LESS a family has to pay for electric, gas, and heat

Until the Betty and Edgar episode, I guess they were hitting them up more often than we realized.

It was never explained why Florida was a housewife in the projects:lol:

Yes it was explained - James wanted her butt to be home, not working.

Yes it was explained - James wanted her butt to be home, not working.


I mean by the PRODUCERS. Why have the mother home when they were a low income family

James wanted Florida home like a lot of men did back in the day, there are men who still thinks that the man should work while the woman stay home. Also Florida did end up working at a department store, I believe in season 3.

James wanted Florida home like a lot of men did back in the day, there are men who still thinks that the man should work while the woman stay home. Also Florida did end up working at a department store, I believe in season 3.


No man should want his wife home when he is making 1.33 cent an hour LOL

No man should want his wife home when he is making 1.33 cent an hour LOL

James worked like 3 jobs, he struggled and provided for his family because that was the mans role, their kids never went without. Back in those days, that is when some men had pride and didn't want handouts or their wives to work.

I mean by the PRODUCERS. Why have the mother home when they were a low income family
Perhaps the writers and producers were going with what was normal for the times - the woman stayed home, even in the most poorest of families. I know by the 70's there were a lot of wives seeking minimum wage jobs, but I think the overall platform of the show was to show the struggles of the projects and during that era, many husbands were against the wife being away from home when they had a job to tend to - house and kids. Maybe it was pride, maybe it was sexist attitude that many men had at that time, but it was what it was and there was no changing that.