I currently get $536 cdn/month on the solidarity assistance program (fancy name for wellfare in Quebec) and I share the cost of living with two other people. My brother and Mom. The bills look like this..
$ 395 Rent
$ 112 Hydro
$ 60 Phone
$ 72 Cable
$ 40 ISP
$ 520 Food
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$1199 (rounded to 1200 and divided by 3 = 400/month
I have no car, and the remaining 136 goes to clothes, computer needs, and the rare occasional outting with friends. Every once in awhile I go into debt when something big breaks. Like recently I had to buy a new matress $375 which I'll be paying off over the next 3-4 months. (of course I might have to skip a month to take care of some xmas shopping, but I should be paid by feburary at the latest. Oh, and come January the government has decided that we people on wellfare are getting too much money, so I'll be getting about $100 less/month. This 'cut' is supposed to 'encourage' us to go out and find jobs.
You might say "aren't you working on SE5? So why are you on wellfare?" Well, I'm under contract, but I'll get paid when Aaron gets paid, and that is only after SE5 is released. So I got to survive untill then.
On another note, I'm not looking for 'regular' type employment, my primary priority is taking care of my mother, I'm doing the work from home type thing right now. After she passes it will be another story.
anyway, to me $1000/month seems like a hefty 'raise' so Yes I could survive on that, and even square away a bunch of money for the lean times.
Nuf said, Cheers!
