household budget

I was very surprised to find how much money we had left at the end of our budget. Much of the money that was left over would probably been taken for State and Federal tax, which we could not reasonably determine based on the information given. We were very lucky to find that Lowell Housing Authority offers section 8 housing with all essential utilities included for 163.00 dollars a month. I know from experience that housing is not usually that cheap, but the information we gathered on housing was legitimate. We were also lucky in that we found a way to get free health care. Had we not found those two loopholes I don’t think we would have been able to create as realistic of a budget that we did.
I was also very surprised at the things that I never had even thought about. I still being a dependent of my parents never really thought about the cost of toiletries and utilities. While the monthly cost ...