is 1800$ a month good income for a 20 year old?

Depends on where you live. What's the average rent there?

il, prolly 400$.

Go for it. I warn you, though. Factory jobs are very boring and monotonous.

if you have no bills, start putting it away..at least half of it. 1800 is a LOT of money if you don't blow it all in bars and have no bills. It's poverty if your trying to raise a family

From 18 to 30 if you invest 2K a year in IRA sensible funds and never invest another dime, by 65 it will be worth 1.5 million or something like that.

$1800 before or after taxes?

That's probably more than half the people on GLP make.

Lol no.

But it's a start

after taxes

If you have to ask here..... NO.... ITS TOO MUCH!!!! ha ha

$11.25/hour isn't bad for a 20 yr old... I would suggest a trade school if you want to do better. Something in IT would be smart. Do not go to college. Huge waste of time.

This.

Trade school. Not college

After tax, yes
Before tax , no

I know you all say that but being in IT and commonly interviewing new hires most places will never look at his resume UNLESS he has a Bachelor of Science degree.

THIS is where college pays off
I am told to trash all other IT resumes.

It's $1,800 a month more than I make now.

Where the F do you live in IL that rent is $400 a month?!?!

I live in the suburbs of Chicago and can barely make ends meet. I need to get the hell out of here.

If you're making that kind of money at a factory they're going to expect that you be a good employee. They probably also offer good benefits and vacation/sick days. Don't go missing work. Be a good worker.

For the right person factory work can be lucrative, especially in the long run.

I myself could never do factory work. My early years were spent in construction where I had changing tasks that required decision making and a certain level of involvement. My first factory job was to run a piece of sandpaper down chair legs before they got chromed. I quit that job after 2 hours.

My second factory job was at a box factory. I packaged boxes on an assembly line. I made it 3 days there.

I am not suited for that kind of work. It's too robotic for me.

Get hurt once on the job and let us know what it cost you.

It depends on how many blowjobs you have to give.

no heres why I say the if your renting a apartment the rest starts at 500.00 doller and up depending where you live are what part of the town or city you live in .


2 to 300.00 for food
if you have a car depending if its payed off or making payments including inc on the car or truck or bike
200.00 or higher payment
gas
where and tier
repairs

and mis stuff that you may need like cloths shoes ext.ext.
900.00 every 2 week wont cover your base it needs to make it out on your own. not even close

The question is, is it enough for you? You control what you are worth...

This is my favorite answer.

OP just come to grips with the fact you are a broke loser

i once tried 12 hr factory job shift work.. I walked out on about the 3rd or 4th day. Fuck jobs like that that want to take over your life..

Working right through the weekends rotating day and night shifts. fuck that!

You wouldn't be able to live of that wage here.

And those boring monotonous jobs can be a blessing sometimes.

Let me guess--quality control tester at the butt plug factory?

Eminem?

Just got my first check at a new job and after taxes, child support, and insurance for me and three kids I'm making $2k a month. Sucks.

Sorry if I'm hijacking the thread.

Even being able to pay your bills is good for a 20 year old.

Society is collapsing, so consider yourself lucky.

I think so,
Be wise with your expenses, and live within those means.
Then seek opportunities to learn new skills as time goes by so that you can move onto something else in a while.

True. But if op is smart work hard save as much as he can for the next step in life.