WASHINGTON -- America's lowest-paid workers won a $2.10 raise Thursday, with Congress approving the first increase in the federal minimum wage in almost a decade.

President Bush was expected to sign the bill quickly, and workers who now make $5.15 an hour will see their paychecks go up by 70 cents per hour before the end of the summer. Another 70 cents will be added next year, and by summer 2009, all minimum-wage jobs will pay no less than $7.25 an hour. Full Story

-Wow, $7.25 an hour? I'd feel like a friggin' millionaire! I'd be shocked if I even made the current minimum wage. Fat chance I'll ever see it. Fortunately, over the years we've learned to live with very little money and still have some fun.