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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
There are parts of the country where you can live dirt cheap. Apartments for a couple hundred bucks and so on. Maybe cheaper if you get a few roommates and split the bills. If you know how to budget money right, you can eat for fairly cheap. I was dirt poor going through college and could find ways to eat well on $10/week. I also believe the person would qualify for Earned Income Credit. It's kind of like welfare for people who work.
I was able to get by making $13,000 a year my last two years of college (mind you that probably went a little bit farther 7 years ago). I had to take out loans for tuition but was able to pay my bills and eat for the most part. Shit would get real tight sometimes if my car broke down or something, but it's do-able. The problem is that people who make minimum wage want to live like they make much more. They want the nice cell phone, nice clothes, and cable TV. Cut out all the luxuries you have and it can be done.
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for sure it really does depend on where you live. I saw a show a few months back where a guy and his wife were moving. They were living in the San Fransisco area and saw the average house was around 300K in their area. He was starting out just out of college making 42K a year. He got offered the same job in Austin, Texas making 37K a year, but the average home there only cost 120K so they were moving because even making 5K a year less they would have a lot more extra money and a better quality of life.