I make a little of $50k a year. After taxes and such, I take home ~$2300 a month.
That's well more than my father ever made. Yet he was able to support my Mom and I. We were your standard middle-class family. We afforded all the necessities and the occasional nicety.Yet I can't support my family with what I make alone.
I don't think I've mentioned this here or not but my wife got fired at the beginning of February and has had zero luck finding a job. She made about $30k a year. It was roughly an extra $1600 a month after taxes. We had no real debt and a nice saving account.
Well, over half the saving are gone now. I wasn't expecting her to be out of a job so long. We have taken some steps to not spend so much money on food. We aren't going out unless there's no choice (work related, etc) and no movies or anything. Even with that, it's not enough because the record heat in GA is sending the power bill through the roof! It was $236 last month for us at that was with the thermostat on 79!
Another month or so and I may have to cut out cable TV altogether and just have internet. We can't get out of rent, car payments, insurance, utilities and meds. There aren't any cheaper phone plans than what we have.
I was hoping to get some starter morphs this year to breed or maybe a boa. That doesn't seem likely now.
I know we're gonna make it through this someway. I am glad I have faith to lean on or I would have already been panicking by now.
Anyways, if you're the praying type please keep us in yours. Ask for God to bless us and see us through this storm.
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