| "Living off of $12.50 an hour" is a nearly meaningless concept without a specific number of hours. That said, living off of $2,000/month is easily doable if: 1. You live in an inexpensive location. A bit of research on Craigslist can give you a general idea of where to find inexpensive apartments. Sometimes they're rural, sometimes they're not. The key, though, is being willing to move to the inexpensive location. 2. You have very little debt. This is probably the difficulty that most people encounter. And unfortunately, there isn't an easy way to make it happen unless it's always been a priority for you. 3. You're reasonably good at keeping your other living expenses low. This means lots of cooking at home, not going to the movies all the time, and probably saving up for several months if you want to buy a shiny new television or game console. |