Living on 21 bucks a week isn't easy but completely doable. But what about living on 21 dollars a week and then having your toilet, waterheater and a window break all within 24 hours? So the window I can do without for right now...but hot water and the ability to flush are things I use everyday. I'm not fond of cold showers or stinky bathrooms.
It got me thinking about the costs of EVERYTHING. Anything we own has a maintenance or replacement cost. Now, I know that most in poverty do not own their own houses. Instead they rent. And their landlords are supposed to take care of such things. But I understand what is supposed to happen does not always happen. Instead, landlords often ignore or negelct their properties and their clients, and perhaps aren't too far off the poverty lines themselves.
But besides the necessary shelter wear and tear, what about everything else? How about the car? Angie in the American Dream car problems and cost her her job. Our public transit system and infrastructure is so poor that without a car, you're nearly always out of luck on a job. Personal transportation is almost a necessity in most parts of the country. So, if something goes wrong with your 1992 Chevy and you do not have the capacity to fix it, you're hosed... I can't imagine that stress....
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