Nope, I lived in a very liberal state (Connecticut) where even as a business owner I was "treading water". Between higher costs for food, insurance, electricity, heat, rent, etc, I was treading water personally netting anywhere between 50-65k a year. I only worked between 7-8 months out of the year because my industry is seasonal. Was sole provider in my house hold, also responsible for a 470$ a month alimony payment.
We moved to wisconsin and our cost of living is about 1/3 of it what it was in Connecticut. Currently, our mortgage (home/landlord insurance included), utilities, cell phones, car insurance, food budget, is just under a 1000$ a month.
It doesn't cost a lot to move. You can literally get a bus ticket almost anywhere in this country on the cheap. If I were just by myself and making the same move from Connecticut. This is how much it would have cost me for travel.
From ledyard Connecticut to New York
http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-r...ny#fare-search 15$
From New York to Chicago
http://www.gotobus.com/new-york-to-chicago-bus/ 55$
Chicago to Fon Du Lac, WI ( or appleton same cost)
http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-r...wi#fare-search 25$
http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-r...wi#fare-search
Room on Craigslist
https://appleton.craigslist.org/roo/6095823853.html 80-100$ a week (First month) 240$-400$
Food budget for 4 weeks (2200 calories) 125$
Total cost to move from Connecticut to Wisconsin, secure 4 weeks of lodgings and food= 620$
Kwik Trip offers full time + overtime + starts at around 11$ and change an hour, 12 for 3rd shift.
600$ is not a lot of money. Even if you made 0$ in 2016, chances are you'd still get at least 500$ from a federal tax return file.
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I used to live in CT so I know how fucked you feel