Do you have enough food to eat? Can you afford to pay all your bills etc. on your salary?

Answer 1

Most of the time. Not always. And it's only enough to pay bills & eat...nothing extra.

Answer 2

Money is usually tight at the end of the month (or written in red ink on my bank account papers).

Life is expensive in my country, especially since the arrival of the Euro. Transport costs, health insurance payments, electricity bills, etc. All prices have gone up in the last 2 or 3 years and after mortgage payments I only have 50% of my salary (after taxes) left anyway.

But I consider myself lucky. I have enough to eat, I have a roof over my head, a computer, a car and I was fortunate enough to go to university and afterwards get a job I like. I am very much aware that most people in this world are worse off than me!

Answer 3

No. I have a bachelors degree, but I live in Michigan. I make about $8/hour including tips, but admin jobs here pay the same or less. My fiance makes less than I do. We have to live with his parents and we are currently trying to figure out how to afford our own place after we marry next month. It doesn't help at all that I can't get federal funding to get a Masters degree--obviously a BA isn't enough and I have been actively looking. Most people in this part of the country are in the same position, and it is getting rougher for my friends who live out east. If I lived here on my own and my fiance and I did not combine our salaries, I'd be in trouble. I'm very fortunate that he helps me with my car payments.

Answer 4

you're reducing issues slightly close. you ought to function up suited quantities because you rounded issues off on your post to be certain what you will somewhat have left. rather, you ignored the main serious merchandise on your funds -- decrease fee expenses! you ought to place some funds away each and each paycheck into your destiny Fund or threat Fund or in spite of you go with for to call it (as long as you do no longer call it an emergency fund). At 10% decrease fee expenses, that's yet another $195 funds merchandise, and you somewhat do ought to pay that first. "All utilities included" in all likelihood does no longer contain your telephone, cellular telephone, cable television, etc. so which you ought to earnings on that intently. ultimately, you would be "mutually and severally responsible" for the lease. in case your roomie flakes out, you're caught paying the finished $1100. How stable is your roomie, and do you the two have decrease fee expenses positioned away in case you shrink to rubble your funds someplace else? because you do no longer point out the place you're, or some indication of the dimensions of fee of residing there, is $1100 a rock-backside one mattress room apt on your section, or is it a luxurious 2 BR apartment? If the latter, forget approximately it and decide for some thing very modest yet in a great community. If the former, and you'd be very annoying pressed to discover something that could carry 2 human beings at $one thousand or much less, you have little decision yet to save funds everywhere else. eliminate "entertainment," and all different non-necessities in prefer of decrease fee expenses, lease, utilities, transportation to artwork, etc.

Answer 5

I don't go hungry, unless I'm too lazy to goto the restaurant (it is cheaper to eat out here in Thailand then buy groceries and cook).

Bills are few, free accommodation with the job, and electric, water, etc all paid for.

However, I don't feel this is the same for most in the world. I pity the poor & starving.

Answer 6

no. I have been getting by by saving the money I get from financial aid for school. But, thats about gone and i'm screwed. if I was just relying on my job, at which I do work many hours, I wouldn't be able to pay all my bills and buy food. It's ridiculous.

Answer 7

My husband and I get by with $250 per month on food and that's usually sufficient. What kills us is our bills. We are trying to become debt free and are about 2 years away from being so. It's tighter some months than other but God supplies all our needs!

Answer 8

No; I work hard and support myself, my son and my bestfriend (who does all the cooking/cleaning/much of the childcare). I used to get child support, but my idiot ex burned through all his money and has never had a job. Now I'm going to have to borrow money from my son to pay the rent tomorrow, and we won't be able to buy more food until my next paycheck.

I'm looking at cutting out some of my non-essentials (like telephone) to be able to survive.

Answer 9

Hardly, but I'm still paying for my cc that the Mr. A$$ from a previous marriage maxed out, which will will be paid within the next 3 months! wooohooo!

Answer 10

having enough food to eat, being able to pay bills and having enough cash are all co-related.Howmuch ever cliched it may sound, stick to the time tested old advice "live within your limits"