Jerboy, lets play... LETS MAKE A BUDGET!
Want to know what a normal slighly conservative budget is?
Family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children) Average monthly budget
$1000 Mortgage on Home
$150 Utilites (High fuel cost area, heating, a/c, computer usage)
$45 Telephone
$40 Cell Phone
$40 Cable Tv
$50 High speed Internet Access
$450 Car Payments (Assumes no 2nd car or 2nd car paid for)
$100 Auto & homeowners insurance
$500 Groceries, eating out a couple of times a month
$100 School lunches for kids @ $5 a day for both kids.
$100 Clothing
$50 Credit Card
$80 Misc
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$2705 a month = $32460 a year
Estimating the government takes out 30% in federal, state, local, and ssi taxes a family has to make about $47,000 a year.
This is what just a normal family spends a month.
Now lets look at a lower income 2 adult, 2 child family and what they spend.
$600 2 or 3 bedroom apartment
$130 Utilites (High fuel cost area, heating, a/c, computer usage)
$40 Telephone
$35 Cell Phone
$35 Cable Tv
$20 Dial up Internet Access
$200 Used car payments (Assumes no 2nd car or 2nd car paid for)
$80 Auto & renters insurance
$350 Groceries, eating out every couple of months
$100 School lunches for kids @ $5 a day for both kids.
$60 Clothing
$50 Credit Card
$50 Misc
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$1750 a month = $21,000 a year
Estimating the government takes out 30% in federal, state, local, and ssi taxes a family has to make about $30,000 a year.
Note: My figures may not be correct, if you correct them, don't eat me alive please.
Based on these rough figures, if any free or reduced lunch kid has parents making less than $30,000 a year, they are not cheating anyone to do so.
Unless I miss my guess, your parents make much more than the average family if your bitching about your parents not getting you a $30,000 sports car.
If your school district is allowing parents who make more than 30k a year to get this you may have valid reason to complain, otherwise quit your griping, not everyone can get jobs that pay great.
Most jobs out there pay less than 30k a year.
As for the snack line, if I had kids I'd sacrifice something so my kids could get something from the snack line now and then.