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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This part from the above post was not meant to be in the quote:

I think living on $10 an hour is much more challenging than you might think. I have a full-time job that pays $12.00/hour and do babysitting to make ends meet. I don't see how I could survive in the U.S. without assistance on $10/hour. That would be only $1600/month before taxes and insurance. Even if no one ever gets sick, the car never breaks down and the appliances keep running, that is a very, very difficult amount to live off of even if one has no debt.

At $12/hour, we use only grocery sacks instead of trashbags even in the kitchen because it saves us about $50.00-$75.00 per year. We absolutely cannot afford to snack between meals EVER; often I go without one meal a day to make things stretch farther for my child. Being invited to parties, showers and weddings is a burden because even the cost of a card is not in our budget. Some of you might say "So what; you have a roof over your head and a lot of people have a lot less." This is true, but after years of living like this, it does tend to wear on a person. Sometimes you want to be able to tell your child, yes you can go see that movie with your friends. Sometimes you want to be able to eat meat more than once a week. We make the best of it. The house might be set on 62 in the winter because that's what we can afford, but it's an excuse to cuddle up on the couch together reading books from the library. Walks to the park give us plenty of fresh air and exercise. Sometimes you just want to be able to have ice cream for dessert, though, and unfortunately, it's not in the budget. I don't know how I could do it on even less an hour. Hats off to those who think they can! [/quote]

Thank you for posting!! You seem to be a very happy person. 
I hope things improve for you but I love that you are ok with things (by ok I mean you are accepting of where you happen to be at the moment). I feel you are one who just smiles all day, that is rare!!! [/quote]

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