Friday, October 28, 2011

How much money should i make in my first paycheck?

How much money should i make in my first paycheck?
I get paid minimum wage (7.50) in New Mexico. I worked 49 and a half hours. That includes taking off for 35 minute breaks when I work 6 or more hours. Considering how much they take for taxes (for living at home with parents still) about how much will I make?
Mathematics - 3 Answers
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about half of what you expect
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If it's your first paycheck and your still looking for help solving basic word problems, you shouldn't be working 49.5 hours. Unless that is for 2 weeks. Do you get time and a half for OT? Premium for weekend or nights? How many times in that pay period did you take the 35 minute break? If there are no unknowns, at face value, 49.5*7.5 = $371.25 You can probably drop that a bit due to breaks, so lets just say $350. Depending on how you filled out your tax forms, multiply that by .7 to account for the 30% the government will take (remember that when you start voting...) and your looking at about $245-$260. Oh, and if your as young as I'm guessing you are. Save that money. At least 10-20% per check, of the gross amount. If your company offers ANY 401k matching or anything like that, jump on it. It's going to suck saving large percentages of your money today. After all that work only having about $200 left or less for yourself. But in 10, 15 years you can e-mail me your thanks after you've discovered the wonderful world of savings and compound interest.
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wow! I think it's very small wage..I really don't know how much you can make with that.



Friday, October 14, 2011

Should the US taxpayers send more $$ to Mexico to fight drug trafficking?

Should the US taxpayers send more $$ to Mexico to fight drug trafficking?
There are plans within the Bush admin to send more money to Mexico to fight drug trafficking. Do you think that more money is needed? Do you think there is a way to stop drugs from being shipped through Mexico to the USA? Will more money make the corrupt officials that allow the drugs through to become less corrupt?
Law & Ethics - 8 Answers
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No, and I think it is just a payoff to try to get the Mexican government to help with border control, and we ought not to be doing it.
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No, the illegals who are here alreayd send enough of our money back home.
3 :
No, I think the president needs to fix our own broken country. A way to fix it? A great big high fence all along the Mexico, US border with robot survillence and armed guards at certain checkpoints. And when the border guards apprehend and shoot drug offenders, do not send the guards to prison for protecting our country.
4 :
Heck no. It's interesting what the Republicans like to throw money at, isn't it? Programs that don't work or benefit friends in high places (low places).
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Sounds like another hole our government is throwing tax dollars down. The War on Drugs has been an ineffective boondoggle since the Reagan years. As you implied, we'll only be lining the pockets of corrupt Mexican officials.
6 :
NO
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Better to fight drugs over there than to fight drugs over here.
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I am for that in a round about way. We can spend money on well placed bombs in Mexico, I would support that. Bomb the suppliers and makers, problem solved.



Friday, October 7, 2011

How might a person in Mexico spend his or her money?

How might a person in Mexico spend his or her money?
How much money does the average family make? Whats the average income for the household? How do they spend their money and in what?
Personal Finance - 2 Answers
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i dont know the average income, but like in this country there's all income levels, even though there's more poor people than wealthy, and they spend their money like everybody else essentialls first then wants or luxuries
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4k ditto needs == wants == special wants


Saturday, October 1, 2011

Mexicans have money and Land in Mexico,Which is Close to the U.S.Why Don't they build they country up ?

Mexicans have money and Land in Mexico,Which is Close to the U.S.Why Don't they build they country up ?
Together Mexicans Have lots of Money and Skills , SO why is Mexico not a place most of them in the U.S. want to be ? How Come most of them do not work to make Mexico Better since its so close to where they come from ?
Sociology - 1 Answers
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Mexico is actually a fairly violent and corrupt country. The violence right now is worse than ever - there are drug wars going on down there. Innocent people are being beheaded for essentially no reason (including women and children). As to corruption, well, it's always been bad. American businesses won't invest there because their property can be seized by the government at any time for any reason. The same is true for Mexican 'citizens' also. Get too rich down there and you BETTER be paying bribes (big ones) to whoever is 'top dog' in that city - or you and your family will be murdered. They might start by just killing your wife or your youngest child so that you will know that they mean business. There is no welfare system in Mexico and nothing like the USA's Social Security system. Right now, they are 'shooting themselves in the foot'. Tourism is (or was) a big part of Mexico's economy. Nowadays, most sane people are staying away from Mexico. They are losing all their tourism dollars.