We scraped by on $50k for 4 people. It's doable, but you end up on a beans-n-rice diet and wash your clothes at the laundrymat. It's okay.
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Ya, quite a lot of corners to cut and sacrifices to be made. That's enough motivation to keep aiming for more.
Taught me to work hard, yes.
I think it's unwise for men to keep their wives that poor for very long, tho. Unless she's ugly. LOL