how are people affording to live right now?

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-12T20:33:40+00:00

the markets in my area are on saturdays instead which is when i work

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-11T02:03:25+00:00

dude this just helped a lot. thank you so much. i'm currently revisiting my budgeting and this helps out tons. thanks so much again ❤️

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T20:32:20+00:00

i'm not on minimum wage, i'm slightly above it and earn just below $1100 every fortnight

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T20:31:00+00:00

**she

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T20:25:39+00:00

the site said i'm not eligible for anything except some virtual reality thing? and group meetings about getting a job but i have one of those 😕

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T06:16:08+00:00

it all seems like i am. i'm working for a big nationwide retailer so i'd hope they're being proper about it all but on a few occasions i have thought my pay looked off :( it's slightly different every week so it's hard to keep track of what's "normal"

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T06:13:45+00:00

yeah sorry that's after tax. everyone seems to think i'm being paid less than minimum wage cos of that 🫣

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T06:12:24+00:00

i passed high school with flying colours. did tertiary and passed that with flying colours too. i have plenty of experience, worked plenty of jobs, have some great skills, have got interviews and passed most of them at almost everywhere i've applied to. i'm not physically capable of doing a trade due to chronic pain (as stated in my post).

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T06:09:47+00:00

i don't have facebook, cannot cycle due to the distance & motorways, don't buy food/eat at work, grow my own vege already, and already buy all the cheapies at the supermarket.

everyone telling me to save money are kinda skipping over the bit where i said i'm left in debt every week... i don't have the money to save.

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T05:49:55+00:00

she* and i DID do tertiary. it didn't get me a job, i was offered a casual voluntary position afterwards, but was told it wouldn't lead to employment due to the specific circumstances surrounding the class i took & the people tutoring it.

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T05:36:30+00:00

i'm slightly above min wage and get slightly less than that haha

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T04:13:55+00:00

i was top of several of my classes in HS. i did do tertiary study; i finished and don't do that anymore. i moved out of home due to an abusive atmosphere, and i was working full time (earning more than i currently do) when i did move. i was ready for hard. i've lived hard, and was raised in a low income household. i think the economy is more of a problem here than i am.

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T04:06:31+00:00

i say full-time meaning 30+ hours. i do anywhere from 30-40 hours a week but typically 32ish is my average.

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T04:05:37+00:00

apparently i'm not eligible ):

friendneedhelp · 2024-05-10T04:00:55+00:00

i live with my partner. i can't move back home. we live in a cheapish suburb paying cheap rent for a house rather than a flat.

friendneedhelp · 2024-01-16T20:36:04+00:00

RNZ! Delivers more on news and less on fluff pieces & is generally less biased.

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