crxmatt2

turn amish

ju-on

I worked for the government (Marines), made right about 20k a year if you averaged out my 5 years of salary, and worked my freaking *** off, no paid overtime, and the benefits weren't anything to write home about. Is that good money?

crxmatt2

I wouldn't say "good" money.. it's liveable

HondaTuner

20k is all right if you live by yourself and have a cheap honduh

Add in kids+house payment+car payment+whatever and it seems like 20k a year would suck *** to try to live on.

ju-on

Yup, I'd say it's "livable" at best, but definately not "good money" as Dr. Boost claimed government workers make.

I actually managed to make around 25k my last year in, but that's because I spent a bunch of time over in the Middle East. 25k, nice 5k jump in pay for living over in that ---- hole, working 7 days a week, and risking my life. God damn overpaid gov workers, we're just sucking up all the tax money!! Maybe if more people gave 0% interest loans I would have made 26k

Dr.Boost

I couldn't live on $20k/year. Bringing home $3300/month is barely paying the bills.

Rent: $850
Car payment: $465
Car payment: $250
Insurance: $160+$150=$310
Bike payment: $150
Dentist bills: $150
Electric: ~$50
Gas: ~$50
Water: $35
Cable/internet: $80
Cell phone: $115
Food&gas:~$400??
Credit cards:~$250??
total=$3155

And those are bills that have to be paid EVERY MONTH.

You are just one of how many HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of people?? Just because you don't make ----, doesn't mean nobody else does. If you read you will notice I never said ALL government workers. :1 What do my tax dollars pay you to do anyways?
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HondaTuner

Boost, ditch the truck, buy a CRX Hf (cheap on payments, insurance, gas), steal cable & internet from a neighbor, brush your teeth harder, get a cheaper cell phone company and you should be set lol

Tom-Guy

Babymomma didn't have a job last year while she was at school, so I get to claim my kid this year and see what all the hoopla is about.

Uh, have you ever done anything more lucrative than washing dishes?

SkunT

Yup. Its really pretty dam sad really. You didnt mention anything about the uniforms you had to keep up, the $7/week haircut, the food thats 'givin' to you....I made 14k my senior year of high school working 20hrs a week. I remeber my first year in, as a PFC/LCpl my first W2 was somethign like 16K.

Im about to hit my 6 year mark, and the cola here is what helps me out. I wish they would up the pay all together. Base pay + cola is comfortable living IMO.

/military pay talk

dude, remeber when I used to sit at home and sit on AIM all weekend long? thats what military pay will get you, unless you wanna bury yourself in loans and credit card bills.

HondaTuner

This statement coming from a waitress makes me laugh, JD.

I've yet to have a full time job year round, no need to. Live at home still, havent taken a break from school, right after high school was done I dove headfirst into school. If I really wanted to I could wrap up at the end of summer and head to the four year instituation of my choice but I think I'll drag that out one more semester and chill out in the summer.

I won't name the exact amount but my mom was not making near 20k a year ~8 years ago when she was on her own again, this time with a 12 and 14 year old needing fed. She managed to work a regular 9-5 job m-f, keep us both full and even be able to pay for sports and other nice things like that, had a decent car and didn't need help from anyone. This is where I get the notion that its probably pretty easy to live on your own at 20k a year. Not so much when you've got two other mouths to feed.