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Originally Posted by tacoma man.
well for over the past year i have been working making 5.50 and hour,
i usually get around 50 hours a week. and i maybe draw 490-520 every 2 weeks, after taxes. after i pay my tacoma payment and insurance i have maybe $75 to live on til the next payday. im tired of it, im sick of worrying about how im going to make it til payday, i dont spend anything on myself. my truck needs new tires that will cost 600 or more
the starter is giving me trouble, i had to take the insurance off of my camaro so that i could buy groceries. i cant get a better job because there arent any. unless you work in an under ground coal mines, then i could make --15-17 an hour. i am a certified underground miner, but my dad was nearly killed in january over a boss that needed to get his quota in for the month and he was told to go out into un supported top to clean the miner off and was nearly crushed by a huge piece of slate rock. it broke his leg in two places. so im not going back in there ever again. but i just wish things would work out for once. im 22 and still live with my parents, i cant afford to go to college. i like my current job, but i work for a security outfit and work at a company the people here are nice and i dont want to leave them. i just dont know it sometimes
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My only advice to you is, join the Military. You still live with your parents. Join the Military. You can't afford college. Join the Military. Your only making minium wage. Join the Military. You have to cancel your insurance on your camaro just so you can eat. Join the Military.
Now, these very reason (minus the camaro thing and living with the parents) are the very reason why I joined the Navy for four years. I was living in a shitty studio apartment that was costing me $500.00 a month. My car insurance was a whooping $279.00 a month and all I was making was $500.00 every two weeks. Then you add in little things like food, gas, cigarettes (which I need to give up already), cell phone bill, clothes, etc.. I was broke all the time. Then I took a good look at my future and realized that if I didn't try to better my situation I will be working dead end jobs for the rest of my life.
In order to better myself I needed college. I don't have the money to go and I didn't want student loans to haunt me for the rest of my life. So I joined the Navy. I got the G.I. Bill and the Navy college fund. Also, the Navy (so does the Marines but I'm not sure what the Army and Airforce are doing. I would guess the same thing.) has a 100% tution assistance program. This means, if you can make the time, while serving the military will pay for you college class without you having to use the G.I Bill. All you'll have to pay for is your books (just as long as you pass the class).
Plus, while in the service, the military will always put a roof over your head by putting you in the barracks or paying for your rent (depends on your command and rank if you get to have your own apartment). If you do live in your own apartment,the service will also give you a monthly allowance to pay your bills (water, electric, heat, etc). The service will always put food in your belly. If you live in the barracks then you will be eating at the Galley/Mess hall. If you live out on town you will receive another monthly allowence for food.
Look, you may not join the service for whatever reasons but its a viable option for you. I never wanted to join the military but I decided to make some sacrifes in to better myself. Plus, theres always the coast guard.