Re: Surviving (and thriving) on $12,000 a year
3 years ago i made $7,997 in one year($11,000 the next)....i had my own apartment($300/month)(cruddy, obviously), my parents paid my auto insurance, but i scraped by on my living expenses. i had $2/day for food, and shopped at the local aldi's everyday, eating sandwiches, cereal, tuna, milk(repeat, repeat), ramen. i put $2 of gas in my car every other day(worked within 2 miles of home)(30 miles to the gallon), and was SO excited when the amount of gas i put into the car exceed to miles driven and then i would not have to fill up for a week!!(then i would pay the extra $ in advance for the next electirc bill, or if a bill was behind, pay it up)
during this time i met my wife...i know for a fact that she loves me for me and not my $....i was a broke, sorry individual.
the thing is...before that i spent $ like it was nothing. no plan, no savings, just blew it all partying and being a jackass.
now i have control over my $, and an appreciation for life and how to live life without spending a lot of $.
i used to always freak out about losing jobs and $....now i know i CAN make it on a very little $. i would not want to lose my job, but i know i can do it, would i again? i pray not!
i am TRULY thankful and full of gratitude for what i have in my life now, and that is why i come to this sight. i don't EVER want to be in that position EVER again!!!
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