change in direction

How much money do you make?

Is $20 an hour a livable salary?

I have been going to college for a few years now and am set to earn my AA degree by the end of this semester. I have taken mostly science classes, bio, chem, O chem, math, physics, genomics. I had planned on doing something in the animal science field. Lately i have been unsure if this is the best path for me.

When i graduated high school i had planned on going to a tech school for machine tool tech. I took a lot of shop classes in high school like welding an mechanic classes. I was raised on a farm and am mechanically inclined. But during the summer after graduation i decided to do the animal sciencey thing.

I have been thinking about getting my AA degree and then going to a tech school to do the machine tool thing but looking at the average salary of an expirienced machinist being only $20 an hour i dont know if that sounds like a good plan.

Can a person live COMFORTABLY on that kind of money. keep in mind that 20 after taxes is more like 15 or 16.

Depends what is your idea of comfortable.
Yes, you can.

catmando said:

Is $20 an hour a livable salary?

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depend's on where you live and cost of living in your area

dude i live very comfortable on 682 a month. you dont need a lavish hood to rent in. or a new car. or the nicest clothes. there are lots of cheap places. but one thing is true, one day you will buy a house. so my advice is instead of blowing all the money on renting. rent cheap save hard and buy when you can because in time a foreclosure for 18,000 will get you 50,000 or more. i saw a cnn video a 15 yr old who couldnt drive but owned 2 of such properties. 15

silasraven said:

dude i live very comfortable on 682 a month. you dont need a lavish hood to rent in. or a new car. or the nicest clothes. there are lots of cheap places. but one thing is true, one day you will buy a house. so my advice is instead of blowing all the money on renting. rent cheap save hard and buy when you can because in time a foreclosure for 18,000 will get you 50,000 or more. i saw a cnn video a 15 yr old who couldnt drive but owned 2 of such properties. 15

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$682 a month wouldn't even get you a studio where I live

Dr. Greenhorn said:

$682 a month wouldn't even get you a studio where I live

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We rent out our Mother in law apartment (one b/r, one bath, kitchen, l/r) for $1100.
And that does not include phone & cable.
Paradise does not come without a price.

GreatwhiteNorth said:

We rent out our Mother in law apartment (one b/r, one bath, kitchen, l/r) for $1100.
And that does not include phone & cable.
Paradise does not come without a price.

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How much of a discount if you do not remove mother-in-law? cn

cannabineer said:

How much of a discount if you do not remove mother-in-law? cn

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I will gladly relinquish ownership of said model to the first eligible bear.

I love the Navajo solution to Mother-in-laws. It's taboo for the mother-in-law to be in the same room with her son-in-law. If one of them walks in the other leaves. No one gets hurt.

20 bucks an hour sux.I've been there for 2 long.One slight mishap in life and you're sunk.No,it isn't enuff

do something you enjoy, if at all possible.

i want to get involved in the mmj industry, that is truly what i would enjoy doing for a living. Although it seems tough to get into the industry without having connections.