No, it doesn't add up. Coming out of college, I had a room mate.
10 bucks an hour is 1600 a month. Now if 2 people are renting a place, that's 500 bucks each.
Can you have a family live on it? NO. Should you have a family? NO.
--- Virgil.Bierschwale /at/ assurant D.OT com wrote:
> > > > > people in my hometown are still making 10 - 12 bucks an hr > max... > Asking price for rent is around 1,000 and up and to buy is > about 150K and > up.. > > It don't add up, thats for sure... > > > > > > > "Stephen the Cook" > > > <stephen.russell@adr To: > "'ProFox Email List'" <profox /at/ leafe D.OT com> > > ibbers.com> cc: > > > Sent by: Subject: RE: > [OT] : the new working poor > > profox-bounces@leafe > > > .com > > > > > > > > > 10/29/2004 12:49 PM > > > Please respond to > > > ProFox Email List > > > > > > > > > > > > > Alan Wyne wrote: > > Well the term "new working poor" implies that people not > currently > > catagorized as "working Poor" will soon become "working > poor", hence > > the > > question > > > > who? > > People who are just surviving today won't be in a few more > years if the > countries navigation doesn't get realigned. The checks and > balances that > are supposed to be in place are no longer giving balance. > > > Stephen Russell > S.R. & Associates > Memphis, TN 38115 > > 901.246-0159 > > [excessive quoting removed by server]
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