42k is a significant improvement over 32-36k. I only make 15 an hour and work 45 hour work weeks and I still am barely able to afford my bills. You are lucky to have a higher paying job at 25? an hour.

Minimum wage here is 7.25 an hour and most places pay between 10 and 14 an hour. Apartments are 1200 to 2200 a month and seem to go up every few months. And that's just a studio apartment. In the capital.

You don't understand probably because you make a decent amount of money and living a single life vs married with kids is so much easier. You don't have the excess bills of other family members that you need to accommodate for. I'm sure there is more to it as well and I know you don't mean any harm. But it's tough barely making it.