I can not find a job in my area for more than $12 per hour. or $25k annually with a bonus. I've been with this company for annual raises for almost 10 years now!!! With the cost of gas prices, oil changes, car insurance, new tires, inspections, rent, ultilities, health insurance, and food, etc. I have nothing to show from pay check to pay check. I sold my gas guzzling pick-up truck, shut off my cell phone, cancelled the satellite TV, I only buy food that is on- sale. Any more suggestions on how to save money in this struggling world??? Do you consider yourself middle class?If your paying taxes you can claim exempt on your form or go 1099 so you dont have to pay Social Security or Medicare tax.
Make sure you have a credit card to pay the taxes at the end of the year.
The main thing you need to do is make more money too. Start your own business and advertise on Craigslist.Do you consider yourself middle class?I went shopping with a friend one day. She had clipped every coupon in three newspapers. She bought about 200.00 dollars worth of groceries for 50.00 dollars.
I ride my bike to school, and sometimes to work.
Whenever I find a fast food (like Starbucks) that I like, but can't afford, I look online for the recipes and make my own.
Cigarettes and alcohol are out. They are way too expensive.
I would check with the state, and see if they have any state funded insurance. My co-workers and I qualified for CICP, which means that I don't have to pay for insurance.
Check with your utility companies, and see if they have any advice for cutting the bills (like covering the windows/sealing the doors.)
Consider getting a roommate. It would cut your bills in half. Even if you have a family, roommates are not out of the question.
Do you consider yourself middle class?No I do not since I earn around $30K annually. I do have an education and I am looking for a better opportunity. By combining my income with my girlfriend's income we together become a lower middle class family.
I feel for you but in today's society if you do not have at least a degree of some type than you will always be on the poor side. That is just the facts their are fewer high paying factory jobs because they have all moved to the South, the West or if it is an American company they moved a lot of theirs overseas because of the Unions.Do you consider yourself middle class?Wow, guy, that sounds like tough row to hoe. Are there any ways you can enhance your skills to up your pay, or have you thought of relocating to a another location? I do admire your tenacity and sacrifice and wish you the best.Do you consider yourself middle class?The middle class is under attack and about to become extinct.
There will just be 'haves' and 'have nots' in the New World Order- a scientifically based cold post-modern type of hegemonic surfdom void of any kind of compassion.Do you consider yourself middle class?Yes, we all buy food on sale. You need a better education or to learn to live below your means. It's just that simple. Get a second job if necessary. We all face the same challenges.Do you consider yourself middle class?Not any more. When my income does not increase but my grocery bills keep rising tremendously.I worry.
And when rich people around me are complaining about the cost of Food, I know I am getting into deeper trouble.Do you consider yourself middle class?Gone the way of dinosaurs. Doesn't exist any more. Extinction started I-2000 and the last known living one died last week. Do you consider yourself middle class?You are doing the right things. Now, you do need to find a job that pays better. Keep looking and perhaps take some training courses.Do you consider yourself middle class?Based on my income yes I am middle class.
