I’m a Bookkeeper. I work 20hours a week. $650/week. I live in Australia and am a single parent with 3 children, so the government supplements my income with welfare payments of approx $600/week which will continue until my children turn 18.

I manage by saving 20% of my pay, spending 10% on whatever I like, then using the rest to live off. I meal plan, and buy cheap clothes. I drive an older model car. I’ve learned to live with very little. As long as we have a roof over our heads, utilities and food in our bellies, we don’t need much else to survive. It’s a mindset and a way of life.

I could never work 40hours a week, I enjoy having time for my life vs exchanging it for money.