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An unemployed individual's spouse receives a significant salary increase, improving the household's financial security. Separately, imagine a different scenario where the same individual acquires a new, in-demand professional certification, increasing their potential earnings in other available jobs. Explain how each of these two distinct events would affect the individual's minimum acceptable wage for a new job.
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