SO this question was posed on one of my Preper forums--- Can you and your family survive on $9.00 an hour?

I think for us it would take some doing but we could if we "had to!"

Thoughts?

 

I'd have to have a lot of over time. $9 x 40 hours is $360 a week. Adjusted net monthly is $1350.00 I would have to give up health insurance ($420 a month), cable tv, internet, cell phone, money I have going into savings, and my trips.

 

no we couldn't, our mortgage alone would wipe that out after taxes taken out of paycheck.

 

If we were both working for $9 an hour, yes with a minor change in our monthly luxuries. One of us working? No

 

That would cover our fixed costs with no food, car expense or fuel etc.

 

I have a hard enough time living off of $11 an hour and it's just me although i did start off at $9.

 

if my house, was paid for, my car was economical and I only had one, we cancelled cable, internet, home phone, used cloth diapers and a hand crank well, solar panels for heat, no A/C, only ate Ramen Noodles and ate generic hot dogs, I imagine it would come pretty close but I imagine we would have to do some extreme couponing, or something to make it work.
I am not willing to do any of those except for the solar panels, I strive to have solar panels on a house that I own some day. I think they are awesome!

 

I could rent an appartment for less than my house payment. And then no up keep either. But then there would be no Ben my dog. That would be cheeper. But most likely I'd get stuff stolen with out him to protect it. Could get rid of all my stuff. Black Star, and either Green or Jr. But Green and Jr. only cost about $200 each a year for taxes, insurance, and registration. All my tools, camping gear, old truck parts, extra wheels and tires. I could do it and keep phone and cable tv/internet. But for an old guy it be difficult. Ifin I was a young feller an didn't have all the stuff I have now I could do it purdy easy. Wouldn't have anything worth taking so no need to have a dog.

 

Yeah pretty much every on the other board said they COULD but didn't Want to

 

Well who would WANT to if they had the option? lol

 

not no, but hell no. College loans, a mortgage, care payments, and my twice a year land payment are actually more than i make at my job now

matt

 

I kind of wish I could find me one of those 9.00 per hour jobs that would work around my schedule, for play money, and new parts money. Kind of one of those jobs that just pay ya the flat rate for whatever time you can put in, and they don't count on you being there every week, or day. Know of any jobs like that?

 

Of course it already seems like I am never home.

 

Hooker? :-)

 

that would cost me money..