Is that enough 4 me 2 live off of or should I get another job?
2006-08-12 07:11:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I make 35k and I never went to college. Your getting screwed royally.
2006-08-12 08:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by Johnsmatrix 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That will depend on where you live. In my part of the US you can get an apartment for $400 plus utilities. You could make it, but it would be tight. If you are sharing that same apartment with a roommate, it would be easier.
Having a job is better than not having a job. If this is what you are able to get, take it and keep looking for something else. It will look better to a prospective employer if you are working. There are plenty of college graduates that are not working at all.
2006-08-12 14:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by Sharingan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds very low unless there's something really special about the job, like a promise of a huge raise after 90 days or something like that, or it's a startup company with very good prospects and you're hoping to cash in on stock options.
Can you live off it? Possibly, depending on what part of the country you're in, but at best you won't have anything extra.
Depending on what you got your degree in and what grades you had, and whether you have any applicable experience like an internship, you might be stuck with a very low-paying job at first. But if you take it, talk to your employer up front and ask about your prospects for a better job with more responsibility (i.e. more money) within a short time if you prove yourself.
2006-08-12 20:08:18 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are able to budget and live, you can live off of this. I wouldn't personally unless the benefits were good and there was opportunity for advancement. Do you like the job? Do you see a future at the company by being promoted? Do you have flexible hours or other things that are important to you? Is the health insurance great? Will they help you pursue a graduate degree? These are things to think about.
2006-08-12 14:43:03 · answer #4 · answered by J B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Factor in living expenses... It seems like you are working a $7/hr job or thereabouts, but the bottom line is, is just slightly over $1000/month enough to cover rent, utlities, extra bills (phone, tv, internet etc), food, and leisure?
I would say no matter where you live in the United States, no.
2006-08-12 14:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by JAMMR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is that for while you are in school to live off or are you graduated and thats your income offer for somthing that involves your 4 year degree???
to live off while at school i would say its do-able but you will not be able to spend alot!
if you have graduated , then hell NO do not take t hat job. Its barely anything at all! No way you can live off that even in a marginal appartment!
2006-08-12 14:29:25 · answer #6 · answered by tara t 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My husband is not a college graduate and he makes more than double that. Find another job.
2006-08-12 19:43:14 · answer #7 · answered by cryptoscripto 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get another job. People without a college degree make more then that. With you being a college grad. you should not go for nothing under 30k a year.
2006-08-12 14:22:14 · answer #8 · answered by cebrinajo24 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
14k? thats crap i make 35 k a year and do ok but 14k? where are you working mcdonalds drive thru?
2006-08-12 14:16:18 · answer #9 · answered by tyler_durden_project 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
bad, very bad. :(
2006-08-12 14:16:58 · answer #10 · answered by nickthecat 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋