What part of your current income do you need to live on?
[pollid:465]
Note: The idea about the last two options is that high-school and university students are not socially expected to live on their own income. So the last option is for those who are not expected to live on their own income, and the previous option is for those who are socially expected to live on their own income, but they can’t.
By “current income” let’s assume the average for a few months, not some exceptional income or a temporary loss of income that happened yesterday.
I am a PhD student, and I live on about 60% or 70% of my scholarship (though my parents do still pay for e.g. my car insurance; if I also counted all the money my parents spend on me, it’d be higher, but probably still not close to 100% unless I’m forgetting lots of stuff). I picked “about 75%”.
(EDIT: Just noticed that the poll said “need to”—well, I could in principle reduce my expenditures, but it wouldn’t be anywhere near trivially easy for me to do so by a substantial amount.)
I should note that I could save money by moving back in with my parents and not paying rent, municipal taxes, food, etc., but it’s socially expected that I won’t do this.
What part of your current income do you need to live on?
[pollid:465]
Note: The idea about the last two options is that high-school and university students are not socially expected to live on their own income. So the last option is for those who are not expected to live on their own income, and the previous option is for those who are socially expected to live on their own income, but they can’t.
By “current income” let’s assume the average for a few months, not some exceptional income or a temporary loss of income that happened yesterday.
It’s worth noting that the results of this poll could be skewed by the fact that it’s much easier to for students to give an answer.
I am a PhD student, and I live on about 60% or 70% of my scholarship (though my parents do still pay for e.g. my car insurance; if I also counted all the money my parents spend on me, it’d be higher, but probably still not close to 100% unless I’m forgetting lots of stuff). I picked “about 75%”.
(EDIT: Just noticed that the poll said “need to”—well, I could in principle reduce my expenditures, but it wouldn’t be anywhere near trivially easy for me to do so by a substantial amount.)
I voted 50%, which is correct +/- 10%.
I should note that I could save money by moving back in with my parents and not paying rent, municipal taxes, food, etc., but it’s socially expected that I won’t do this.
Probably most of us could spend less or earn more, if we did some changes in our lives.