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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you afford to live on just 1200 a month?  Honestly, I think you could find a full time position with two children at $18-20 per hour that also offer some benefits. Tell Family A, goodbye. They pay crap, let you go for maternity leave and will probably expect to pay you a $1 or 2 more the second child. Stick with family B and find a different second family if you need too
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It's easy to live on that amount a month if your rent is cheap. I think some people don't realize how you can survive on very little if you don't go and waste money on useless things. I think everyone should be homeless/jobless for a month or 2 and learn how to appreciate what they have and see that $1200/month can be fine (depending on location). Look at anyone on disability/SSI. In my area (one of the highest cost of living areas in the country), you get a measly $960 or so per month, then get food stamps and health care (medi-cal). Your money all goes towards rent, your food is from the food stamps, and medi-cal pays for your health coverage. You don't have any other spending money, and you can only earn an additional $90 per month or something. So if ALL those people can live off of that, then someone who has $1200 where their rent might be $300-600 is doing fine.[/quote]

In CA where I reside, one only receives $877/mo. in SSI. That being said, being on SSI automatically disqualifies you from receiving any Food Stamps or other govt assistance except for Section 8. However, housing subsidies can take up to 15 years on waiting lists.

A one bedroom apt. in a decent and safe neighborhood in San Diego [i]starts[/i] at$1100/mo. so anyone on SSI is screwed.[/quote]

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