‘It’s unsustainable’: Many working Alaskans aren’t making enough to get by
Naomi Estes holds up the like-new name-brand snow pants she recently found for her son Wesley (right) at Goodwill. They were exactly what she was looking for, she said. (Hannah Flor/Alaska Public Media)
Naomi Estes opened her fridge in her Chugiak home in early October and pulled out an 18-pack of off-brand eggs.
“I don’t buy the free-range anymore — sorry chickens!” she said, laughing. “I used to and now it’s just — we’re surviving out here.”
It’s a small compromise, but for the single mother of two, every dollar counts. Estes makes $70,000…
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