Can a newly divorced woman with 2 kids live off of 4000 per month?
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Anonymous
Don't be too quick too discount the child support. I don't care what DH is making, the kids are still part of his responsibility and he will have to pay something to you. The good news is that child support is not taxable income to you (alimony, oth, is) so anything he gives you is net to you. |
Anonymous
| You absolutely can have brother & sister share a room. Get a two bedroom. |
Anonymous
| I think you could do it, if you can be out in PWC or maybe Centreville. Certainly not too close in. You just need to be careful with your budget and watch frivolous spending. The kids might have to share a room, or maybe do something with a den or loft instead of 3 bedrooms. It won't be easy but I don't think you'll end up on the street either. You might qualify for the lower income housing places with your family size and income. Not sure about that though. |
Anonymous
| How old are your kids? |
Anonymous
| Is a roommate situation possible? Call the women's center for advice on getting out. |
Anonymous
| To the OP, you won't get child support AND alimony. |
Anonymous
Many apartments will not rent if it means boys/girls share a bedfroom. |
Anonymous
Why not? They are separately determined. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| You have to care about your credit score because rentals and many jobs check your credit history. It will make it difficult to find a better job and apartment when the time is right if you have poor credit. |
Anonymous
| I'm a single mom and I live off of about $2500/month. I would suggest a 2 bedroom apt too. There are plenty of free things to do for fun in this area so this is doable. Others will say it isn't but I've been doing it for years. |
Anonymous
OP could share a room with her daughter. Or each child could get a bedroom and OP could sleep on a daybed/pull out sofa in the living room. |
Anonymous
Same. I live in a neighborhood that used to be really rough, but seems to be slowly gentrifying. My building is mostly grad students, and it's rundown but perfectly fine-and around here no landlord is going to give you a hard time about having your boy and girl in the same room. I'm new to this and it was helpful to me to make a two year plan and a five year plan-the two year plan is about making do with what we have now, the five year plan is about having the opportunity to earn more. My child is quite young, so she likes where we live-a park right across the street! It would be harder for older kids, but I think even older kids can understand that this is how you need to live for awhile. |
Anonymous
| i'm a single mom with no support and live on $4000 a month with one child. DC needs therapies that aren't covered so that's rough (i can't do much) and her public school isn't good. thankfully she just got in on lottery somewhere better. where do your kids go to school? |
Anonymous
Reality check. I grew up in Alexandria and lived in an apartment on Edsall road. we lived in a 2 bedroom apartment and 3 of us shared a room one boy two girls. The bedroom was all beds. No floor space. I have no trauma from it. |