LogFAQs > #960299211

in my area, a 40 hour a week job (likely 2 jobs at 20 hrs a week, thus increasing gas expenses and cutting into free time) @ minwage gets you:

Approx. $1900-2100/month

Cheapest room rental in the city in a shithole: $500
Car insurance, liability only (you're only allowed to own a beater): $150
Cellphone bill, low end: $60
Internet bill, low end: $75
Utilities share (assuming 4 people in a house, which is what 500 gets you): $75

Bare necessities: 860

Groceries: $350mo for a single, likely more with the higher prices
Gas, w/ 2 jobs, avg 30km per day 6 days per week (Cuz 2 jobs): $120/mo

Random other stuff such as netflix subscription, new toothbrushes, cleaning supplies, medication, etc: $50/mo

total: $1380/mo

that leaves you with about $600/mo of flex money. Keep in mind, you live like a slum with a beater car, renting a room in some shithole house in the getto, never ever ever eating out, zero entertainment budget, zero emergency budget, zero automobile maintenance budget, etc.

Suppose you want a 1-bedroom apartment? your flex money goes down to <$100/mo. Good luck buying winter tires and going out on dates with that.

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