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Originally posted by NBDesign
When you grew up the cost of living was different than the cost of living at present time...
I am 38... 21,000 was not prverty when I was growing up... but it is now....
Mortgage - 1050.00 per month average rent (750.00)
100.00 per week groceries x 4 = 400.00 per month
Car pmt... one at 350 one at 450
car insurance 105 per vehicle
electric... average 150 per month
water 60.00 per month
Homerowner association dues 28.00 per month
Just this comes to.... 2548 per month just on the basics
30,576 per year. 2 people, no kids....
When you add the pet food in for 7 animals, cigs, and other misc expenses..
Tell me how a family with children making 21,000 per year is not poverty.
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Dude, I'm fucking 20, not 38. I was living (with my 2 little brothers, one a baby at the time) on my moms income of $7.50 an hour just 5-7 years ago. What's $7.50 hourly a year? Around $15k, that's BEFORE taxes.
We didn't have a mortgage. We lived in a trailer. Didn't have two car payments which total $700 monthly. We had one car payment, which was between $100-200, I don't know the specifics. Electric was probably around $70 weekly. Food was around $75, my mom is the best bargain shopper I've ever seen.
We still had birthdays. Still had Christmas. Still had special treats every now and then.
Again, $21k is not poverty. I think some of you people really need to live without money to see how things really work. What a joke...