900/ 40= 22.50 per hour. 1300 / 40= 32.50 an hour.
Not bad, not good. I have a shitty job, making $21 an hour. Every 2 weeks I'll work anywhere from 96 hours to 160 hours. Overtime flows like wine. I've cleared well over $2400 a paycheck, and this is in a country where I lose 30-45% in taxes depending on the amount. My shittiest paychecks tend to be about $1500 every 2 weeks, take home. I live in a two bedroom apartment, and drive a 1998 beater that works well. The rest goes into an investment account, my kid's RESP, life insurance, car insurance, saving's account, and bills.
It seems there is barely any time to do much more then work, work out, play with the kid and fuck the wife. I go out with the boys once a month, watch a football game and hit the strip joint. Where I live a half decent house runs you 600K+. $1300 is good for a 40 hour week, but I'd need a second job to survive on that money in general. I think in North America, anything under 70K a year and you're not living too well. Of course it depends where you live. 70K in Manhattan, or most of Cali, gets you a card board box. In some redneck county somewhere you might be able to live ok on it.
