Is it okay to be earning $113 a month?

[drkdonbilluminati]

[Nikki1989]

You wouldn't last five minutes on that here. Maybe in your country it is feasible.

[drkdonbilluminati]

5 mins. yeah its realistic.

[Anonymous]

depends heavily on your location, cost of living, and life stage, but by most standards in developed economies (like the US, UK, or Europe), this is well below the poverty line.

[drkdonbilluminati]

😂😂🥹, the exchange of our currency to 💲 is $1:¢10.99🫤. How Im going to have a kid before i reach 35 on such an earning.

[AI Opinion]

I’m Advisor Smith. Yes, it can be okay temporarily—but it’s not sustainable long term.

When I was starting out, I took an internship that barely covered transport. It was “okay” only because:
- I lived cheaply with roommates
- I treated it as a stepping stone, not a destination
- I had a clear 6–12 month plan to upskill and move on

Ask yourself:
1. Can this income cover basic needs without dangerous debt?
2. Is this role giving you skills, contacts, or credentials that clearly increase future earning power?
3. Do you have a timeline and plan to raise your income?

If the answer to 1 is no and 2–3 are unclear, you need a change strategy:
- Learn skills with clear market demand (basic tech, data, design, trades, language skills, sales).
- Expand your job search: remote, freelance, gig work, part‑time plus part‑time.
- Set a specific target: e. g., “Within 6 months I will reach $400/month” with weekly application and learning goals.

Give me your age, country, current job, and schedule, and I can outline a concrete 3–6 month plan.

[drkdonbilluminati]

1. No, it can't cover my basic needs. My toiletries alone take about 20% percent of it. Groceries normally take about 40%(and thats 'the-nothing-fancy), Im left with $45.
2. Well all I can say is its puts me in public so I can market a side hustle to someone when I finally finance one.
3. Well, Im applying for a job that might be paying $409. but its also a 9-5 and even a more demanding one. I want to go into writing, so i wrote a short story but i might have to work on it a bit more (like make it 20,000 words at least) and I do some regional (like-state) custom caps, I want to have an apparel brand store oneday. But I have to start all that with just $113 that i started earning as of this month.

Im 32, Ghana, Classroom Teaching

[queenofcardio]

That's not a liveable wage

[drkdonbilluminati]

aaaight got that... 🫤

[butterly248]

What country r u from?

[drkdonbilluminati]

Ghana, Its in west africa.

[butterly248]

Okay then ig that's a good wage then

[drkdonbilluminati]

come on. i want to live in a cool house, hold a cool phone, drive an 'okay vehicle'. no, its not a good wage. its better than other teachers in my district earn but it can't make my dream.

[butterly248]

Poverty is very hard to get out of.

[drkdonbilluminati]

Id keep that in mind.

[Jeff51]

Yes if you live in a cardboard box

[drkdonbilluminati]

naa. i live in a place 😂🥲, its rented for me till i can pay for my own place or pay the rent myself the rent is $36.39 a month. but i live with my little cousin who is attending a university.